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Subject: Re: [6pack] Valve Cover
From: Ted Schumacher via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:18:43 -0400
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Good discussion on sealing alloy valve covers. Use a cork gasket. Soak 
it in water and you can "stretch" the cork gasket to make it exactly the 
right size. Then install gasket on valve cover with a good adhesive such 
as 3M.  Finally, leave it sit over night then install on head using 
wheel bearing grease on bottom of gasket. Move gasket/valve cover around 
on head to even out the grease and bolt it down. Next time you want to 
remove valve cover, use an old table knife or thin putty knife under 
gasket. Ted


On 4/9/2015 6:55 AM, Robert M. Lang via 6pack wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Apr 2015, Yahoo via 6pack wrote:
>
>> I think my shiny alloy one looks high performance.
>
> No disagrement on the looks. Sometimes looks take a back seat, though.
>
>> Biggest plus is that you can tighten it down properly and cover 
>> doesn't deform.
>
> Well, not much to add here.
>
>> Cork gasket sealed to cover with gasket goop and no leaks.
>
> You may be just lucky on that one. I'm not sure I ever got cork to stay
> leak free for more than a year - the cork shrinks and the valve cover
> corners start leaking. Sometimes "in a big way".�
>
>> Think there might be a  silicone? valve cover gasket out there 
>> somewhere but  haven't looked into it. as what I'm doing seems to work.
>
> Alexander Racing Enterprises (www.the-vintage-racer.com) has these - they
> are awesome. Highly recommended!! For both the stock valve cover and the
> alloy. It is almost a set it and forget it part!! The fit on the alloy 
> cover is perfect as-is the fit on the stock cover. WORTH THE MONEY.
>
>> Bruce Simms
>
> Regards,
> rml
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>
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108 S. Jefferson St.
Pandora, Ohio, USA 45877
Fax: 419.384.3272 (24 Hrs.)
Phone: 800.543.6648 (US & Canada)
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Good discussion on sealing alloy valve
      covers. Use a cork gasket. Soak it in water and you can "stretch"
      the cork gasket to make it exactly the right size. Then install
      gasket on valve cover with a good adhesive such as 3M.  Finally,
      leave it sit over night then install on head using wheel bearing
      grease on bottom of gasket. Move gasket/valve cover around on head
      to even out the grease and bolt it down. Next time you want to
      remove valve cover, use an old table knife or thin putty knife
      under gasket. Ted<br>
      <br>
      <br>
      On 4/9/2015 6:55 AM, Robert M. Lang via 6pack wrote:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote
      cite="mid:Pine.LNX.4.62L.1504090649430.32064@isis.mit.edu"
      type="cite">On Wed, 8 Apr 2015, Yahoo via 6pack wrote:
      <br>
      <br>
      <blockquote type="cite">I think my shiny alloy one looks high
        performance.
        <br>
      </blockquote>
      <br>
      No disagrement on the looks. Sometimes looks take a back seat,
      though.
      <br>
      <br>
      <blockquote type="cite">Biggest plus is that you can tighten it
        down properly and cover doesn't deform.
        <br>
      </blockquote>
      <br>
      Well, not much to add here.
      <br>
      <br>
      <blockquote type="cite">Cork gasket sealed to cover with gasket
        goop and no leaks.
        <br>
      </blockquote>
      <br>
      You may be just lucky on that one. I'm not sure I ever got cork to
      stay
      <br>
      leak free for more than a year - the cork shrinks and the valve
      cover
      <br>
      corners start leaking. Sometimes "in a big way".�
      <br>
      <br>
      <blockquote type="cite">Think there might be a  silicone? valve
        cover gasket out there somewhere but  haven't looked into it. as
        what I'm doing seems to work.
        <br>
      </blockquote>
      <br>
      Alexander Racing Enterprises (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" 
href="http://www.the-vintage-racer.com";>www.the-vintage-racer.com</a>) has these
      - they
      <br>
      are awesome. Highly recommended!! For both the stock valve cover
      and the
      <br>
      alloy. It is almost a set it and forget it part!! The fit on the
      alloy cover is perfect as-is the fit on the stock cover. WORTH THE
      MONEY.
      <br>
      <br>
      <blockquote type="cite">Bruce Simms
        <br>
      </blockquote>
      <br>
      Regards,
      <br>
      rml
      <br>
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      <br>
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Ted Schumacher
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="http://www.tsimportedautomotive.com";>http://www.tsimportedautomotive.com</a>
108 S. Jefferson St.
Pandora, Ohio, USA 45877
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Phone: 800.543.6648 (US &amp; Canada)
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