[Mgs] alloy valve cover

[Richard Ewald]

Unlike the factory cover the alloy doesn't have little pinch channels to
hold the gasket in place.  You need to hold the gasket in place on the
cover.  Here is what I have done in the past and had it work.
I would use a gasket cement like Gaskacinch to hold the gasket to the
cover. When that is dry and ready I  would smear a light coat of RTV
silicone on the exposed face of the gasket.  Assuming you have the mating
face on the head clean this should seal with minimal pressure from the
thumb screws.
Rick

On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Paul Root <ptrmgb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Last year I got an alloy valve cover, and a new valve cover gasket. Along
> with
> thumb screws to hold it down.
>
> I couldn't get it to not leak. The gasket just wouldn't sit straight on it.
> And the thumb screws kept coming loose.
>
> I tried some lock tight on the screws and use a slip joint pliers on them
> to
> get it tight. However, the gasket still was bad.
>
> So, I pulled by old stock valve cover back on, but the rubber grommets have
> perished, so I can't get it tight either.
>
> I'm going to go to Quality Coaches in Minneapolis tomorrow and get a new
> gasket and grommets, etc.
>
> Anybody have any hints on getting that gasket to fit on the  alloy?
>
> Thanks,
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