Hi Terry,
I have a hard time keeping my valve cover from leaking; I think the top
of the head isn't milled
flat. I glue the gasket to the valve cover with 3M trim adhesive (aka
"yellow snot"), then run a thin
bead of blue RTV on the side that mates to the head. Usually, I can
remove and replace the
valve cover 2 or 3 times before I have to replace the gasket. You have
to use the RTV
sparingly, and be careful not to let any chunks of it into the oil
system. When I have to
replace the gasket, 3M Adhesive Remover gets the yellow snot off the
valve cover. Yellow
snot also comes in black (black snot?).
bs
Terry Blubaugh wrote:
>Hi All,
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>The finned, aluminum valve cover on my son's BT7 has been leaking for some
>time. Can someone recommend a gasket sealer that works best for cork gaskets?
>I believe we used the Hylomar dressing last time. Thanks.
>
>Terry Blubaugh
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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