First, I'd like to tender my gratitude to Ovr Fovnder for resurrecting the
list. It's been a long, hard Fall without it.
I recently ordered from The Roadster Factory a ribbed aluminum valve
cover for my Spit 1500, because I was tired of the paint chipping off my
stock cover. I was disappointed for the following reasons:
* The breather tube, a pressed-in affair, was not sealed tightly, and in fact,
came loose with minimal handling.
* There is no groove to hold a stock valve cover gasket. I'll have to squidge
on
a gasket from a tube eack time; the stock one would be very hard to align.
* The bosses for the two hold-down nuts are as-cast--not spotfaced! This will
cause an oil leak unless I get them machined smooth.
What gives? This apparent lack of attention to detail is disturbing from such
a reputable (and big buck) supplier. Have they sold out?
Tim Drabik
Georgia Tech Optoelectronic Computing
and sports car design
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