you can buy this online at www.summitracing.com
they call it gasgacinch by edelbrock I have used this for years on all the
gaskets on the motor and trans and have had no leak problems
Bill 53-3600 hot rod (project again)
Channahon,Ill.
website
www.hotrodstogo.com
Go ahead and take risks....just be sure that everything
will turn out OK.
----- Original Message -----
From: <mark@noakes.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Valve cover leaks
> I sometimes have to look around for the Aviation Permatex, but I've found
it at parts places like Pep Boys, Advance Auto, Autozone, etc. . .
>
> They never have much of it on the shelf.
>
> Mark N
>
>
> On Wed, 15 August 2001, "joe" wrote:
>
>
>
> >
>
> > That glue can be picked up at your local Foreign auto parts store or
Machine
>
> > shop. If you have a parts store or shop that deals with VW they use
the
>
> > same product to assemble their engines. Just look in the adhesive
section
>
> > for a little 4" tall bottle "sometimes called Gasket Cinch"
....Spelling?
>
> >
>
> > To help those metal valve covers seal what you can purchase some longer
>
> > metal tabs that fit on the valve cover right under the bolts. Those
longer
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> > tabs are 4 to 5" longer than the stock 1/2" metal tabs the factory
supplies.
>
> > They really help disperse the load of the bolt and seal the valve
covers.
>
> > What you need to do first when the valve cover is removed is to hammer
the
>
> > area of the bolt flat again because it's usually dimpled in toward the
head
>
> > from over tightening and if you just put on a new gasket you won't get
the
>
> > required pressure on the gasket a it will leak.
>
> >
>
> > Joe
>
> > -----Original Message-----
>
> > From: Byron Schluter <b_schluter@yahoo.com>
>
> > To: mark@noakes.com <mark@noakes.com>; oletrucks@autox.team.net
>
> > <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>
> > Date: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 12:47 PM
>
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Valve cover leaks
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > >Mark,
>
> > >
>
> > >Where did you purchase the Aviation Permatex sealer?
>
> > >I have an 84 3/4ton Silverado Pickup with the 350 and
>
> > >the standard leaky valve covers. In fact my family
>
> > >has owned mostly Chevy products over the years and
>
> > >they all had leaky valve covers. I am interested in
>
> > >trying this idea on my 84. I go through about 1 qt of
>
> > >oil per week due to this leak. I'm also going to buy
>
> > >a pair of after market cast aluminum covers. They are
>
> > >much thicker, especially around the gasget surfaces,
>
> > >than stock stamped tin covers.
>
> > >
>
> > >Byron
>
> > >--- mark@noakes.com wrote:
>
> > >> I'm sure this is a heresy that will stir the ire of
>
> > >> several on the list and I agree that the most
>
> > >> important first item is to make sure that the metal
>
> > >> surfaces that the gasket mates to are as flat and
>
> > >> clean as possible and I also agree that the regular
>
> > >> gasket sealer goo isn't much good, but WHEN ALL ELSE
>
> > >> FAILS. . .
>
> > >>
>
> > >> I drove Corvairs for almost 15 years (and still have
>
> > >> my first one--66 Monza since July 1974 but it's
>
> > >> restored and rarely driven now) and learned how to
>
> > >> deal with pesky oil leaks. I brushed a thin coat of
>
> > >> aviation permatex on both sides of the gasket and on
>
> > >> the head and on the valve cover (oil pan, etc. . .).
>
> > >> I went years w/o any leaks. It works ok with cork,
>
> > >> paper, or rubber gaskets. It has a slight gluing
>
> > >> effect, ie, it will hold pesky gaskets in place so
>
> > >> you can bolt things down, but not so much so that
>
> > >> you can't pry things loose with light effort. Done
>
> > >> right, you shouldn't even see it from the outside.
>
> > >>
>
> > >> I'm sure I'll get rebuked for this one, but I've
>
> > >> used it for years sucessfully.
>
> > >>
>
> > >>
>
> > >> Mark Noakes
>
> > >> 58/56 Chevy Suburban
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> > >> 59 GMC Suburban
>
> > >> Knoxville, TN
>
> > >>
>
> > >> On Wed, 15 August 2001, MKlepp4335@cs.com wrote:
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> > >>
>
> > >>
>
> > >>
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> > >> >
>
> > >>
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> > >> > Do all reproduction (chromed) valve covers leak?
>
> > >> I have talked to several
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> > >>
>
> > >> > people with varying degrees of leaks. I have a
>
> > >> Chrome 216 cover on my 235
>
> > >>
>
> > >> > but am not happy with the fit. Does anyone have
>
> > >> an original 216 cover that
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> > >>
>
> > >> > doesn't/didn't leak for sale? Let me know how
>
> > >> much and where you are.
>
> > >>
>
> > >> > Thanks.
>
> > >>
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> > >> >
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> > >>
>
> > >> > Mike Klepp
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> > >>
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> > >> > '48 3100
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> > >>
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> > >> > Wichita Falls, TX
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> > >>
>
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