[Healeys] Rocker Cover Poll

[Earl Kagna]

Patrick:

All good suggestions for ensuring that the rocker cover is flat / straight.

I’m surprised that no-one has mentioned the old British mechanic trick – glue the gasket to the rocker cover and then coat the bottom of the gasket with any suitable all purpose grease – no sealant. (I use wheel bearing grease).  As long as the mating surface on the head is not damaged, it will do the trick.  I re-grease the gasket every time the rocker cover is off for maintenance.  The gasket will last for many years with this method.

Isn’t it fun!

Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BJ8, BT7 tri-carb

From: Patrick & Caroline Quinn 
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 4:32 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net 
Subject: [Healeys] Rocker Cover Poll

Hello

 

Having a lot of fun trying to stop a leak from the rear of the rocker cover of the BN3.

 

It’s a standard early C-series six-cylinder and pressed steel rocker cover with dome shape nuts.

 

The question is whether the accepted practice is to stick the cork gasket to the rocker cover with no jointing compound between the gasket and cylinder head. OR is the accepted practice to apply jointing compound to both surfaces?

 

Hoo Roo

 

Patrick Quinn

Blue Mountains, Australia



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