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Apply Permatex Black to cover. Install gasket. Hold down with masking tape for a couple of hours. Install cover. Voila! No more leak! "Dont'cha love it when a plan comes together?" David V. Nelson ----- Original Message ----- From: "JBRIGS" <jbrig@enter.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 1:19 AM Subject: [T3] Oil and Smoke! > I cleaned the surfaces very well before replacing the gaskets. I scraped off > any old material and used a wire brush to get a nice clean surface. The > thing is, I seem to have oil on the underside of the engine and it's leaking > from both sides. The air ducts underneath are also getting coated with oil. > Doesn't it sound like this is more than just the valve covers leaking? > > > > Joel > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org >