[Healeys] Rocker Cover Poll

[Alan Seigrist]

That's a great suggestion, I'll have to try it next time!


On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 9:40 PM, <warthodson at aol.com> wrote:

> First, check the valve cover to be sure it is flat. Many of them are
> distorted due to over tightening of the two hold down nuts.
> I attach a cork gasket to the valve cover only. To do that I use a Thin
> bead of silicone gasket adhesive on both the cover & the gasket face.
> Then set the combination of cover & gasket on a very flat surface to dry.
> The goal is to make sure the gasket is in contact with the flat surface &
> correctly aligned with the cover.
> I have never had a leak when this procedure is used. I never use any
> adhesive between the gasket & the head.
> Gary Hodson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au>
> To: healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sat, Apr 7, 2018 7:37 am
> 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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