On Sat, 15 Feb 1997, Jerry McDonald wrote:
> I'm trying to fix a few naggling little problems on CT1272L, one of which is
> a leaking valve cover. I have a fresh gasket to put on but as I was cleaning
> the mating surface I noticed that lip of the valve cover is somewhat
> inverted. This offers a very small area for gasket to contact. Is this
> normal, or has mine been badly over torqued by the PO? TIA
This is not an unusual problem... the lip aof your valve cover
has been bent up over the course of years. There are two fixes... no
three fixes for the problem.
1. buy one of the aluminum valve covers... It's the most
expensive route... It will look great in the engne bay and it
will quiet the valve train a bit too.
2. Place the valve cover on a flat wooden surface and use a
hammer and tap the lip to a more horizontal postition. Thus
allowing a larger contact surface.
3. I'll also recommend the neoprene valve gasket that is sold by
British Frame and Engine... You have to glue it to the valve
cover with contact cement (like gorilla snot). It works realy
well... Mine has been on my TR4 for over 5 years the only leaks
I get from it is when I forget to tighten the cover well enough.
Greg Petrolati
gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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