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#1
11-09-2011, 11:32 PM
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Re: Valve Cover Install
I usually glue my cork gaskets to the valve covers then use a thin film of white lithium grease to keep it from sticking to the cast iron head.
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11-09-2011, 11:59 PM
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Re: Valve Cover Install
Ditto on the grease...make sure the covers are clean and straight...use sealant to affix gaskets to the covers. Let them dry for awhile...I then use a light coat of wheel bearing grease on the surface that goes on the head...always works for me....don't over tighten!
wilma
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11-10-2011, 12:28 AM
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Re: Valve Cover Install
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ditto on the grease...make sure the covers are clean and straight...use sealant to affix gaskets to the covers. Let them dry for awhile...I then use a light coat of wheel bearing grease on the surface that goes on the head...always works for me....don't over tighten!
wilma </div></div>I would love to see those fingers get greased up Tommy. ha ha ha!
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11-10-2011, 07:00 PM
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Re: Valve Cover Install
Sammy...at least I wash my hands!!
wilma [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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11-10-2011, 07:09 PM
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Re: Valve Cover Install
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ditto on the grease...make sure the covers are clean and straight...use sealant to affix gaskets to the covers. Let them dry for awhile...I then use a light coat of wheel bearing grease on the surface that goes on the head...always works for me....don't over tighten!
wilma </div></div> Yeah, listen to the old guys. They'll give you tried-and-true advice gleaned from years and years of experience. Did I mention that they're old? And that they have many, many, many years of experience? And that they're OLD! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]
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11-10-2011, 11:50 PM
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Re: Valve Cover Install
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ORIGLS6</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: WILMASBOYL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ditto on the grease...make sure the covers are clean and straight...use sealant to affix gaskets to the covers. Let them dry for awhile...I then use a light coat of wheel bearing grease on the surface that goes on the head...always works for me....don't over tighten!
wilma </div></div> Yeah, listen to the old guys. They'll give you tried-and-true advice gleaned from years and years of experience. Did I mention that they're old? And that they have many, many, many years of experience? And that they're OLD! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] </div></div> Plus....they're OLD!
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