On a related subject, are all the cast aluminum valve covers from the
different sources the same quality or are some better than others?
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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 18:00:18 -0700
From: James_ <jattr6@hotmail.com>
To: im sloane <im_sloane@hotmail.com>
Cc: "6pack@autox.team.net" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [6pack] valve cover
Original color of valve cover: cast aluminum. Is available in high temp as
well.
?Sent from my Atari 2600?
> On Apr 6, 2015, at 7:30 AM, "im sloane via 6pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
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> I actually prefer the stock color for the OE valve cover and breather, but
to each his own.
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> Can someone remind me the best color match for the original grey. It seems
like it was a Ford color of some flavor.
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 06:55:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
To: Yahoo <brucesimms2003@yahoo.ca>
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Subject: Re: [6pack] Valve Cover
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,
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Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:18:43 -0400
From: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx@bright.net>
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] Valve Cover
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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