Hey Matt,
Like others will say; there are tons of methods recommended.
Here's my two cents.
- If the gasket is not deformed from packaging and
shipping, you can probably install it dry. To do so, you need to have both
surfaces perfectly clean.
- many times the gaskets are a bit deformed and
jump out of the groove when you try to do them dry. Again, make everything
clean as can be then cement the gasket into the valve cover. I have some odd
bits of plexiglas about so I use that flat surface to hold the gasket in place
until the cement is somewhat dry - and holds the gasket adequately.
- I would
not put sealant on the gasket-to-head connection - ever. If the gasket won't
seal, the problem is a bent cover or a dirty surface.
Best,
rick - lots of
valve jobs - lindsay
----- Original Message ----
From: Matthew Milkevitch
<mmilkevitch@yahoo.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2007
9:09:55 AM
Subject: [Mgs] valve cover gasket
Fellow Listers:
Quick
question: When installing a new valve cover gasket, should one put some
permatex sealant on one or both sides of the gasket (valve cover side and cyl
head side) or should the gasket be installed completely "dry"?
Thanks for
the help....
Matt Milkevitch
'74 BGT
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