[6pack] Silicon Valve Cover Gaskets
Joe Alexander
n197tr4 at cs.com
Thu Apr 9 16:09:28 MDT 2015
Bob Lang,
Thanks for the strong endorsement on the silicone valve cover gaskets.
Justin Wagner shared with Sean his "secret two part formula" for a good Durometer of silicone.
Sean Alexander developed new mold cavities using a superior mold material.
The gasket design was engineered into Solid Works and the molds are produced by Sean with our new CNC equipment.
You bond the Gasket Innovations gasket to the cover and you are done. It will last indefinitely and the cover can be removed and replaced with no more than wiping the surfaces clean.
Cork is a throwback to the 1900s and labor intensive, frequently ineffective, and causes owners to over torque the valve cover to the point of distortion.
Anyway, thanks to Justin Wagner and Steve Downing, silicone gaskets are back for our classic cars.
They were available in the 70s, if not before, then they drifted way with decline and disappearance of British sports car production.
For your silicone valve cover gasket, see Moss, Victoria British, TRF, and Betaset in France. Or us.
Regards,
Joe Alexander
645 1st Street
Jesup, IA 50648
The-vintage-racer.com
Gasketinnovations.com
Cell: 319.464.4711
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> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 18:00:18 -0700
> From: James_ <jattr6 at hotmail.com>
> To: im sloane <im_sloane at hotmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [6pack] valve cover
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> Original color of valve cover: cast aluminum. Is available in high temp as well.
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> ?Sent from my Atari 2600?
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>> On Apr 6, 2015, at 7:30 AM, "im sloane via 6pack" <6pack at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> I actually prefer the stock color for the OE valve cover and breather, but to each his own.
>>
>> Can someone remind me the best color match for the original grey. It seems like it was a Ford color of some flavor.
>>
>> Sloane
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> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 06:55:34 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Robert M. Lang" <lang at isis.mit.edu>
> To: Yahoo <brucesimms2003 at yahoo.ca>
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>> On Wed, 8 Apr 2015, Yahoo via 6pack wrote:
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>> I think my shiny alloy one looks high performance.
>
> No disagrement on the looks. Sometimes looks take a back seat, though.
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>> Biggest plus is
>> that you can tighten it down properly and cover doesn't deform.
>
> Well, not much to add here.
>
>> Cork
>> gasket sealed to cover with gasket goop and no leaks.
>
> You may be just lucky on that one. I'm not sure I ever got cork to stay
> leak free for more than a year - the cork shrinks and the valve cover
> corners start leaking. Sometimes "in a big way".?
>
>> Think there might be a ??silicone? valve cover gasket out there
>> somewhere but ??haven't looked into it. as what I'm doing seems to work.
>
> Alexander Racing Enterprises (www.the-vintage-racer.com) has these - they
> are awesome. Highly recommended!! For both the stock valve cover and the
> alloy. It is almost a set it and forget it part!! The fit on the alloy
> cover is perfect as-is the fit on the stock cover. WORTH THE MONEY.
>
>> Bruce Simms
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> Regards,
> rml
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> Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:18:43 -0400
> From: Ted Schumacher <tedtsimx at bright.net>
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> Subject: Re: [6pack] Valve Cover
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> Good discussion on sealing alloy valve covers. Use a cork gasket. Soak
> it in water and you can "stretch" the cork gasket to make it exactly the
> right size. Then install gasket on valve cover with a good adhesive such
> as 3M. Finally, leave it sit over night then install on head using
> wheel bearing grease on bottom of gasket. Move gasket/valve cover around
> on head to even out the grease and bolt it down. Next time you want to
> remove valve cover, use an old table knife or thin putty knife under
> gasket. Ted
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>> On 4/9/2015 6:55 AM, Robert M. Lang via 6pack wrote:
>>> On Wed, 8 Apr 2015, Yahoo via 6pack wrote:
>>>
>>> I think my shiny alloy one looks high performance.
>>
>> No disagrement on the looks. Sometimes looks take a back seat, though.
>>
>>> Biggest plus is that you can tighten it down properly and cover
>>> doesn't deform.
>>
>> Well, not much to add here.
>>
>>> Cork gasket sealed to cover with gasket goop and no leaks.
>>
>> You may be just lucky on that one. I'm not sure I ever got cork to stay
>> leak free for more than a year - the cork shrinks and the valve cover
>> corners start leaking. Sometimes "in a big way".?
>>
>>> Think there might be a silicone? valve cover gasket out there
>>> somewhere but haven't looked into it. as what I'm doing seems to work.
>>
>> Alexander Racing Enterprises (www.the-vintage-racer.com) has these - they
>> are awesome. Highly recommended!! For both the stock valve cover and the
>> alloy. It is almost a set it and forget it part!! The fit on the alloy
>> cover is perfect as-is the fit on the stock cover. WORTH THE MONEY.
>>
>>> Bruce Simms
>>
>> Regards,
>> rml
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>> Bob Lang Triumph TR6!! | This space for rent
>> Former NER Solo Chair |
>> Voice:617-253-7438 | Cell: 339-927-4489
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