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05-12-2022, 01:27 AM
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Valve Cover Gaskets
I got those fancy, blue, about 1/4" thick gaskets for my valve covers a while back. Now that the engine is running it's leaking pretty badly.
What I find strange is I snug them down, run the engine up to temp doing other things and I can get another 1/2 turn out of the bolts very easily ... this has happened about 3 times now. Does it take that long for these thick soft gaskets to compress? Covers are OEM, the bolt holes were worked back flat and the lip is in good shape. I am using flange head bolts (similar to stock except larger flange) that pull nicely on the vertical walls of the cover instead of bending the lip.
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