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> Valve Cover Gaskets ..., How do you know if they are bad/old??
vesnyder
post Mar 16 2006, 05:28 PM
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My vave cover gaskets are leaking so I thought I would replace. When I removed the valve covers, they seem good, albeit a little brittle. Is that a sign they need replaced? Any prep I should do to the mating surfaces? The old ones seem to be glued into the valve covers - what should I use to seal them?
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post Mar 16 2006, 11:01 PM
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QUOTE (Cap'n Krusty @ Mar 16 2006, 07:42 PM)
Replace 'em if they're brittle. Use Gasgacinch on the cover and the side of the gasket that amkes contact with the valve cover. Let them air dry for 5 minutes before slapping them together. NO sealant on the head side of the gasket! The Cap'n

Do what the Cap says. An old geezer at my local bug shop gave me the exact same advice. My current set of cork have 12K miles on them and have never leaked. I don't change them every time I adjust the valves either.

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vesnyder   Valve Cover Gaskets ...   Mar 16 2006, 05:28 PM
ClayPerrine   When they leak, they are old. Replace them. The...   Mar 16 2006, 05:30 PM
newto914s   Get them at Stoddard's. I was really impresed ...   Mar 16 2006, 08:14 PM
Cap'n Krusty   Replace 'em if they're brittle. Use Gasga...   Mar 16 2006, 08:42 PM
flesburg   Everytime you set valves on a T4, which I always d...   Mar 16 2006, 09:04 PM
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