RE: better way to screw on cowl!!!!!!
Not sure if this is what Ken is talking about, but I like to use bonded washers. They are nothing more than steel washers with a rubber washer bonded to it. The best way I have found so far is to use them with either nyrod glued into the cowl mounts, or better yet, use blind nuts so you can snug down the cowl bolts. I picked them up at my local NAPA store.