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Gibby85 Member
Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 169 Location: Olympia, WA
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:06 am Post subject: Valve cover gaskets |
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Where's a good place for price to match my stock valve covers. I need new gaskets as one is leaking. I'm not concerned with replacing the whole covers, just the gaskets.
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Dewey316 The Lama
Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Posts: 7295 Location: Bringing the tech
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Just go to schmucks, napa, or whatever. Valve cover gaskets are dirt cheap. |
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Gibby85 Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Cool. Never bought a set so didn't know how readily available they are. Thanks. _________________
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Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 9191 Location: Auburn , WA
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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Buy rubber ones. You'll be able to reuse them. They are around $20 |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Ditto to that. NEVER buy the cork kind. They crap out on you like that. |
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Twilightoptics Hardcore (12sec Club)
Joined: 13 Jan 2004 Posts: 9191 Location: Auburn , WA
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Asdfga3 wrote: | Ditto to that. NEVER buy the cork kind. They crap out on you like that. |
Actually that's not true. I've had my tall valve covers for almost two years now and replaced the cork gasket once. Mind you, I've had the valve covers off close to 100 times for adjustments, and fitment things.
All you have to do is gaskecinch the cork to the valve cover, and then line the other side of the cork with vaseline. Seals great, and comes right off. I have to use cork with the tall valve covers, because the rubber isn't thick enough. Napa Metal center cork on each side gaskets. |
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aaron_sK Member
Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 8834 Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
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Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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The metal center ones might not be bad. The ones I've had problems with in the past seemed to be all cork. |
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Gibby85 Member
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