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RE: Valve cover question

To: Andrew Errington <ame@synaptics.com>, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Valve cover question
From: John Steczkowski <stecz@Crossroads.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 08:41:35 -0600
I have the victoria british vented aluminum valve cover. the only problem I
had is that the original valve cover vent has a very small hole and the VB
one is the full size of the hose. I sealed the vent with JB Weld and then
drilled out a small size.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Errington [mailto:ame@synaptics.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 5:33 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Valve cover question
> 
> 
> > VB has a sale on aluminium valve covers and i thought i 
> would splurge for
> > one for the 69 ( 5 main block, 72-74 head, no emissions 
> equipment at all)
> > This needs a vented cover
> > George M is always good at beating VB prices with Moss but 
> apparently
> > Moss dont carry a vented cover - only non-vented
> 
> NW Imports carry an aluminium valve cover which "comes with a 
> vented cap"
> for $65
> 
> I have one and jolly nice it looks too.  It also came with a 
> pair of rubber
> seals and cup washers for the fixing studs.
> 
> One disadvantage of this style of cover is that it does not 
> have a groove to
> retain the gasket, like the standard cover, so you have to 
> make sure the
> gasket is correctly aligned before clamping down.  Once you 
> have torqued
> down the nuts it stays in place.
> 
> Andy
> 

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