... try doing what I do. Get the RUBBER valve cover gaskets. Put a bead of the 3m Weather Sealant you see below on your valve covers and place the rubber gaskets on. Put the valve covers on the car and squash them down with your hands; do not tighten them down. Let them sit for 24 hours. Remove the valve covers (with the rubber gaskets now thoroughly bonded to them) and put a glob of grease on your finger and run it around the rubber gasket. Install your valve covers and torque to 5 ft/lbs. Then put a glob of the black rtv on your finger and swab your finger in the manifold/head spot and along the back of the valve cover where it meets the head. Let it sit for another 24 hours. Remember, three drops or less on an FE is considered "bone dry."
