<div dir="ltr">That's a great suggestion, I'll have to try it next time!<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 9:40 PM,  <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:warthodson@aol.com" target="_blank">warthodson@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font color="black" size="2" face="arial">
<div>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.</div>

<div>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. <br>
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.</div>

<div>I have never had a leak when this procedure is used. I never use any adhesive between the gasket & the head.<br>
Gary Hodson</div>

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From: Patrick & Caroline Quinn <<a href="mailto:p_cquinn@tpg.com.au" target="_blank">p_cquinn@tpg.com.au</a>><br>
To: healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
Sent: Sat, Apr 7, 2018 7:37 am<br>
Subject: [Healeys] Rocker Cover Poll<br>
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<div class="m_-6745938409812644284aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Hello</span></div>

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<div class="m_-6745938409812644284aolmail_MsoNormal"><span 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.</span></div>

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<div class="m_-6745938409812644284aolmail_MsoNormal"><span 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.</span></div>

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<div class="m_-6745938409812644284aolmail_MsoNormal"><span 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?</span></div>

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<div class="m_-6745938409812644284aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Hoo Roo</span></div>

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<div class="m_-6745938409812644284aolmail_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Patrick Quinn</span></div>

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