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My motor is a 1911 I got used. It has a carb cam of unknown spec. It runs pretty good. The valve adjusters are a swivel foot style adjuster and the top of the adjuster whacks the inside of the valve cover. This does two things. First, it eventually breaks a hole in the cover. Second, the tapping causes the valve cover to lift ever so slightly from the head, allowing the gasket to buckle a little and leak oil.
I assume I could swap out the adjusters with stock ones or I can cut the adjusters to make them a smidge shorter and re-tap them to make sure I can still use them. I was wondering if there is an option for a taller valve cover of some sort? I've seen screw on covers, but I am not sure how those work or if they provide any more clearance. Here is a picture of a busted valve cover from the last time this happened. ![]() TIA |
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Mike Ginter ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 16,086 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains ![]() ![]() |
I'm no expert, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the problem (and the solution) is probably not the valve cover but your valve train geometry.
Check out this recent thread: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=81975& |
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