[T3] Valve Covers

[Jim Adney]

On 28 Oct 2011 at 20:35, Know One wrote:

> What do T3 folks use to prevent leaks at the valve covers?

Carefully clean off the sealing face on the head. Clean the mating 
surface of the cover as well.

Use good gaskets that fill out to the full size of the valve cover. 
Then put a dab of gasket cement in each corner as well as at the 
center of each long side.

If leaks persist, you may want to look around for thicker gaskets, 
but persistent leaks are often caused by valve cover bails which have 
been stretched and are not tight enough. They usually get stretched 
if someone trys to pry them down instead of up, to remove the valve 
cover.

If they are stretched, they can be bent back with some difficulty, or 
just replaced.


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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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