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> On 17 Jul 2001, at 10:04, Erkson, Toby wrote: > > > Interesting. I *always* wipe oil away from the head and cover before > > placing the cork gasket on. I treat a gasket like a [liquid] sealant > > and thus make sure both sealing surfaces are clean. Does 'dry' or > > 'wet' sealing a gasket make a difference or should it be done one way > > or another? Curious... > > I think some of the early VW literature I have talks about wetting > the gasket surface with oil. I assumed this would make the cork > swell up a bit to help it fill inperfections in the head surface. I really > can't justify it; I've just always done it. It works, but I don't see why > dry shouldn't work, too. > > OTOH, I really think it can be important to tack the gasket to the > cover in a couple of places (in the middle of the long sides) > because otherwise I've seen the gaskets bow up there and leak > badly. VW added a little protrusion the the topside of the covers > about '70, but they never did anything to the bottoms. This always > seemed like an oversight to me. > Jim Adney An old tech at my shop has at times used a thin layer of multi purpose/wheel bearing grease around the whole sealing lip of the valve cover and left the other side (toward the head) dry. Just another idea. Holds the gasket in place pretty well. Bob Myers ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/