Studs? Don't they interfere with the oil filter block?
My understanding was that the side plate was a hold over from the days when
side valves had to be adjusted, or something like that. If you are not
using a PCV, do you need the outlet? Someone once suggested that there has
to be an outlet for the pressure, even if it is not dumped back into the
intake manifold. But, isn't the chamber where the side plate is all part
of the same chamber that goes from the crank, up between the tappets, along
the push rods and to the valve cover, which is open though the vents in the
oil cap? (I have the earlier cap which vents out the bottom sides). If
so, why do you need the extra opening? Is the cap not enough? Will the
pressures in the engine pop it off?
Jay
GROSS(at)UNIT.COM on 11/21/97 04:08:00 PM
To: Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com
cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net (bcc: Jay Laifman/Legal/CF/CCI)
Subject: Re: Leaking side plate
Jay wrote,
>Ok, so how much will you charge for one?
I'd do it for you gratis if I had the time.
Sorry to say that I dont right now.
The piece is really easy, you just use a new gasket as a template,
the mark and centerpunch the places where the holes go.
You will have to put something like a 3/8 NPT fitting for
your PCV though.
Use a 1/4 inch plate of alluminum.
The lifter clatter will be reduced as a result.
I used studs all the way around the plate for ease of assembly
and to stop the oil from leaking from the top 5 cover holes.
Jarrid
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