Hi folks,
It appears that I am the only person to permanently glue the gasket to
the head instead of to the cover. I do this because the gasket provides
a very effective dam to stop stray oil from overflowing onto the rest of
the engine.
Dave Russell
BN2
BJ8Healeys wrote:
> RE: valve cover oil leak-your solutionCorrect-o-mundo, Colonel. Anytime you
> are going to use adhesive on anything, you can't have the surface too clean if
> you want things to stick for a while. Although I glue the gasket to the valve
> cover and not the head, I degrease the (valve cover) gasket surface thoroughly
> with 3M adhesive remover before attaching the gasket. For the head surface, I
> prefer to have it wiped clean but not degreased so that the gasket will seal
> but not stick permanently.
>
> Steve Byers
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