Rubber or Cork gaskets for valvecovers?
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Champion
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From: Ft Campbell, KY/TN
It's funny you should bring up valve cover gaskets. I'm waiting for NAPA to get me a pair of their highest zoot fiber/rubber gaskets right now. Then I'm going to pick up enough allen head cap screws to go all around, some helical spring lock washers and flat washers, and use thread locker to keep them all in place. I like the allen head cap screws because it makes getting the hard to reach fasteners in and out easier by using a ball end hex socket or t-handle wrench.
I've done the same thing on the last several vehicles I've owned and never suffered another leaky valve cover gasket on any of them.
I've done the same thing on the last several vehicles I've owned and never suffered another leaky valve cover gasket on any of them.
I will also take a pic of the condition of the valvetrain undernesth to see if my frequent oil changes is keeping everything squeaky clean. I don't use risolene, just synthetic and I use lucas additive in the warm months.
As for the gaskets, the consensus is the rubber gaskets. Now that I think of it, I don't think the edelbrock gaskets are cork, I think they are fiber. They look like cork, but not the color. They are more of a gray color. I will try out what I already have on hand, and if I need to change them out then I will spend the extra cash.
Grand Champion
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From: Meeker, CO
If you're using the factory spark plug wire looms they'll have to go away, which is the only potential downside that comes to mind. I've always used aftermarket looms with this little mod.
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Nearly every kind of automotive fastener, and decent prices.
Grand Champion
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From: Meeker, CO
This is a suck.
Just a quick update: The high zoot gasket when it finally arrived is for LA heads, not Magnums. Five holes instead of ten. Sucks but not in a good way. So here I am with 20 fastener sets and no ultimate reality gasket to go with them.
Has anyone managed to find a nice thick durable valve cover gasket for one of these critters? I can't seem to find one anywhere.
Has anyone managed to find a nice thick durable valve cover gasket for one of these critters? I can't seem to find one anywhere.
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From: Arizona
valve covers i got the blue rubber fel pro, as far as the cork gaskets go, ive only used them with the intake gasket set i got fel pro and the front and rear intake gasket was cork, havent ran it yet to see if they hold up but im nervous about them.
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If you have a problem, replace the gaskets with this part #. Same #'s just has a dash 1 at the end. http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...RPGASKAMS_____
ok thanks, im hoping i dont have to tear it all apart again though..
