I looked in my Haynes manual for a discussion of replacing the gasket.
Nothing really.
Do the screws that hold down the valve cover have to be torqued?
I have two big screws holding it down. Is that the norm?
At 05:08 PM 8/18/00 -0400, Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou wrote:
>Clean the valve cover mating surface REEALLY well.
>Also clean the gasket with some sort of degreasing solvent.
>Then glue them together with blue silicone.
>Finally, rub some grease on the lower surface of the gasket.
>
>The result: The gasket sticks really well to the cover, and
>not at all to the cylinder head. You can remove and replace the
>cover over and over without messing up the gasket.
>
>Doug Braun
>'72 Spit
>
>At 02:58 PM 8/18/00 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Thanks to Terry I now have the replacement valve cover gasket I need.
> >
> >I have a manual to help me replace it, but I have to ask.
> >
> >
> >Any special concerns or comments on replacing the gasket?
> >
> >Thanks.
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