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Re: recommended 455 valve cover gasket [message #329875 is a reply to message #329836] Sat, 10 March 2018 10:43 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Bullitthead is currently offline  Bullitthead   United States
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I've used same method as Ken since RTV came on the market, except I don't wait overnight. About 15 to 30 minutes will skin it and pin it to the cover, unless it is a SBPITA cover that has to be finagled into place against gravity for long enough to get cramps in your hand. Definitely let it cure as long as possible in that case. Almost always seal the gasket to the removable part/cover,unless it has a groove in its' design. Also notice that some gaskets have small metal spacers embedded in them which will be disastrous if they get into the engine oil intake. Some of them will fit through the screen! If you have to scrape the old cooked gaskets off, pack the whole internal area with clean rags before you pull the first piece off. Use a reduced vacuum to carefully remove the wayward scraps from the rags before you pull them out. You might want to count them before and after Razz

Terry Kelpien ASE Master Technician 73 Glacier 260 Smithfield, Va.

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