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Re: [Fot] Valve cover gasket sealant

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Subject: Re: [Fot] Valve cover gasket sealant
From: Ted Schumacher via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 09:17:10 -0400
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Use wheel bearing grease on cylinder head mating surface. Easy to lift 
valve cover and a quick wipe to reseal gasket to head.  Any good sealant 
to bond gasket to valve cover. Ted


On 8/31/2023 3:07 PM, Doug Mitchell via Fot wrote:
> 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.
>
> Any recommendations as to a sealant to keep the oil inside the valve 
> cover? Or is that gasket going to be enough?
>
> Regards,
> Doug Mitchell
> dbm.spitfire@gmail.com
>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Use wheel bearing grease on cylinder
      head mating surface. Easy to lift valve cover and a quick wipe to
      reseal gasket to head.  Any good sealant to bond gasket to valve
      cover. Ted<br>
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      On 8/31/2023 3:07 PM, Doug Mitchell via Fot wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="auto">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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        <div dir="auto">Any recommendations as to a sealant to keep the
          oil inside the valve cover? Or is that gasket going to be
          enough? <br>
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          <div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Regards,<br>
            Doug Mitchell<br>
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Ted Schumacher
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