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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I use a sheet of window glass for a flat surface.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>George<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Flagstaff, AZ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Spaur<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Patrick & Caroline Quinn'; healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Rocker Cover Poll<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>John Vrugtman is right, you need to be certain the valve cover is flat. It can also be twisted which can be fixed by twisting in the opposite direction. Over or under tightening of the bolts can contribute to leaking. I use a silicon gasket adhered to the cover. They don’t dry out and shrink.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>John Spaur<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Santa Cruz Mountains, California<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Patrick & Caroline Quinn<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 7, 2018 4:33 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Rocker Cover Poll<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hello<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Having a lot of fun trying to stop a leak from the rear of the rocker cover of the BN3.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>It’s a standard early C-series six-cylinder and pressed steel rocker cover with dome shape nuts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hoo Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Blue Mountains, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>