Ok I couldn't resist when I saw this, I only ever use grease to hold the
gasket to the cover whilst I install it, it requires about two tea spoonfuls
of grease to do a six cylinder cover, smear it about in the groove then next
time you remove it wipe it clean and repeat.
Never had oil leak from the rocker cover!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: <AlumV8@aol.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: Value Cover Gasket?
>
> There is a common misconception regarding gaskets and its surface
treatment.
> The most important thing to do is to make sure the gasket surface(rail) on
> the Valve cover is flat, most people over tighten them and it causes the
> cover sheetmetal to dimple, this raises the cover away from head and
causes
> more leaking, then the "mechanic" will tighten even more. What you should
do
> is to take a block of wood and a metal hammer to straighten the cover
first.
> I use only a little bit of gasket sealer called "gaskacinch" it is more an
> adhesive to merely keep the gasket from slipping sideways, only apply to
one
> side. Gasket sealer is the huge ripoff myth that people buy into. The best
> seal has no gasket at all. The sure sign of a bush league repair is the
use
> of RTV all over the place.
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