RE: Another trick...

["Woolston Craig" <cwoolsto@ladc.lockheed.com>]

>>From: "Woolston Craig" <cwoolsto@ladc.lockheed.com>
>
>>Checked the valves on the '71 Fastback this weekend and in the course of 
>doing so noticed that it was time to replace the 
>>gaskets.  When I install a new valve cover gasket, I de-grease them and 
>scrape any old gasket off with a razor blade.  Then I 
>>apply a light coat of Form-A-Gasket to the inside of the cover where the 
>gasket goes.  Let this tack up and then set the gasket in 
>>place.  Then I apply a light coat of multi-purpose grease to the surface of 
>the gasket.  I find that by doing this I can go 2-3 valve 
>>checks (3000 miles each) before replacing the valve cover gaskets and not 
>have them develope any leaks.  Just some tricks I 
>>have learned over the last couple of years.  Was wondering if anyone else 
>did this or had some other helpful tricks...
>
>I tack the gaskets to the covers in 4 corners and the middles of the two 
>long sides.  Grease is fine; I use oil.  DOM"T GLUE THE GASKETS TO THE 
>$#$^%$^ HEADS! I reuse gaskets until they are too hard to make a depression 
>in them with my thumbnail.  Yes, as someone mentioned, the black rubberized 
>ones are the good ones; they are almost twice as thick as some of the 
>cheapies which are too small anyway.
>

Yea, I forgot to mention NO gluing to the heads.  I also guess I have not shop for valve cover gaskets in awhile/more closely, as 
I only thought the cork ones exsisted (I have about 100 of them, great XMAS gift by the way) and this was my technique to make 
them last.

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Craig Woolston
'70 Sqback and '71 Fastback (stuck plugs :(  )
cwoolsto@ladc.lockheed.com