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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal> I used to get the gaskets from an independent VW repair shop. These were to small and to thin and were the color of cork. I would have to use contact cement to get them to fit the covers. I found the ones autozone sells are much better and are dark like some mix of rubber and cork , they fit perfect and are thicker yet I used Permatex 2 to hold them to the cover . Just a thin coat on the gasket which was still messy stuff because I tried to put it on the cover and gasket first try. </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> From what I read on Samba many use some sort of seal on the cover only. I never though of using oil on the head and gasket yet it makes sense .</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>William</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org">Jim Adney</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, August 16, 2018 8:09 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [T3] Valve Cover</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On 15 Aug 2018 at 19:25, Jeff C wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> What is the current way to ensure the valve covers are sealed?</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I use a small dab of sealer in the middle of each long side, between the </p><p class=MsoNormal>gasket and the cover. That keeps the long side of the gasket from "drooping" </p><p class=MsoNormal>inward. If the gasket you use is the right size, that's all you need. NEVER </p><p class=MsoNormal>glue the gasket to the head!</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Late valve covers have a little dimple pushed inward on the top to prevent </p><p class=MsoNormal>that "droop" on the top, but I've seen gaskets creep upward along the </p><p class=MsoNormal>bottom.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Berg recommends keeping a spare set of covers on a spare set of heads, so </p><p class=MsoNormal>the sealant will be dried/set when you need them. I've never done this, but it </p><p class=MsoNormal>sounds reasonable because wet sealant could still allow slippage.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On the head side of the gasket, I run my finger along the full length of the </p><p class=MsoNormal>mating surface of the head, to make sure it's smooth. Then I wet that finger </p><p class=MsoNormal>in some old oil from the head or cover and wet both the mating surface of the </p><p class=MsoNormal>head and the head side of the gasket.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I find that the gaskets last thru many valve adjustments. I replace them only </p><p class=MsoNormal>if I can no longer push a fingernail into them. There seem to be 2 common </p><p class=MsoNormal>types of gaskets: black or beige. The black ones are good, but the beige </p><p class=MsoNormal>ones, that seem to come in the gasket sets, are undersize and don't fill the </p><p class=MsoNormal>cavity in the cover. I understand that they can be expanded by a minute or </p><p class=MsoNormal>so in boiling water in a small frying pan, but I've never done that. (I </p><p class=MsoNormal>remember seeing mechanics doing this in the 60s at my dealership. There </p><p class=MsoNormal>was a hotplate on one side of the shop that everyone used. I didn't </p><p class=MsoNormal>understand what they were doing until Russ explained it.) </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Don't ever try to get away with a gasket that is undersize. Either boil it, or get </p><p class=MsoNormal>a better one.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- </p><p class=MsoNormal>*******************************</p><p class=MsoNormal>Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>Madison, Wisconsin, USA</p><p class=MsoNormal>*******************************</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>VWType3.Org mailing list - type3@vwtype3.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org</p><p class=MsoNormal>If you need more help, contact: gregm@vwtype3.org</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>