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Re: [Fot] Valve cover gasket sealant

To: Philip Gott <vfracing@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Valve cover gasket sealant
From: Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:21:42 -0400
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I use permatex black, but that=E2=80=99s with a cork gasket on an alloy =
cover - and it is good for a season or two.  Not sure what adheres to =
silicone.

On Aug 31, 2023, at 5:37 PM, Philip Gott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> =
wrote:

Just glue the gasket to the cover and you=E2=80=99ll be good to go. Easy =
on and off. Seals every time.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 31, 2023, at 5:08 PM, Doug Mitchell via Fot =
<fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> In the attempt to get my Spitfire back on the road this year, I =
changed the oil and filter. As I was pouring oil in, I noticed that oil =
was pouring out at the back of the valve cover. Since I have an alloy =
valve cover, I ordered a silicon gasket.
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> Any recommendations as to a sealant to keep the oil inside the valve =
cover? Or is that gasket going to be enough?=20
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> Regards,
> Doug Mitchell
> dbm.spitfire@gmail.com =
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">I =
use permatex black, but that=E2=80=99s with a cork gasket on an alloy =
cover - and it is good for a season or two. &nbsp;Not sure what adheres =
to silicone.<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Aug =
31, 2023, at 5:37 PM, Philip Gott via Fot &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Just glue the gasket to the =
cover and you=E2=80=99ll be good to go. Easy on and off. Seals every =
time.<br class=3D""><br class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Sent from =
my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D"">On Aug 31, 2023, at 5:08 PM, Doug Mitchell via =
Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">In the =
attempt to get my Spitfire back on the road this year, I changed the oil =
and filter. As I was pouring oil in, I noticed that oil was pouring out =
at the back of the valve cover. Since I have an alloy valve cover, I =
ordered a silicon gasket.<div dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Any recommendations as to =
a sealant to keep the oil inside the valve cover? Or is that gasket =
going to be enough?&nbsp;<br class=3D""><br class=3D""><div =
data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature" dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Regards,<br =
class=3D"">Doug Mitchell<br class=3D""><a =
href=3D"mailto:dbm.spitfire@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">dbm.spitfire@gmail.com</a></div></div></div>
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