[Fot] Valve cover gasket sealant

[Ted Schumacher]

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 at gmail.com
>
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