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Re: [T3] Valve cover leaking


On Fri, 2003-03-28 at 14:25, Everett Barnes wrote:
> My passenger side valve cover on my '65 has leaked since I bought it.  I
> tried a few things like a new valve cover gasket, tightening the bail, etc..
>  It reduced the flow but it still leaks a little.
> 
> The leak is 2-3" away from the bottom front corner of the head, under the
> #1 cylinder.
> 
> I was looking at it yesterday and I noticed there are 2 scratches in the
> head right where it appears to leak.  They are not deep scratches but you
> can definately feel them with your fingernail and they are easily visible
> to the eye.
> 
> I was thinking of getting a thin piece of wood and wrapping it in sandpaper
> to slowly smooth the surface out.
> 
> Opinions?
> 
Are you sure it is not a crack? It is rare that a good valve cover
gasket won't seal something you can just feel with your finger nail.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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