Valve cover gasket alternatives to cork

[dcdoug]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

Torque lightly and let dry 5-6 hours. It took longer to type this than it will take you to do.

It took you more than 6 hours to type this message?

Thanks for the tips. I'll give it another shot soon.

And cork is better than rubber or composite, or doesn't matter as long as I fill the seam/joint and use the right grease?

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by dcdoug

And cork is better than rubber or composite, or doesn't matter as long as I fill the seam/joint and use the right grease?

Cork is what I have now (and in the past) and is working as stated. I have also tried all those other types, fibre, rubber, steel composite and linguine-they will all work with this procedure.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by dcdoug

... and use the right grease?

Yes on the grease. The stuff that actually works is "open gear" grease. It's the stuff that you put on big-ass, outdoor gears like cranes, and what not. Very sticky and it holds up to anything, including high temps. Finding that sort of stuff in small quantities is the tricky part.

[patrickt]

Dow Corning 1122 Chain & Open Gear Lubricant

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=200463637106

Just try not to breathe the fumes.



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[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Finding that sort of stuff in small quantities is the tricky part.

I just bought three caulk-sized tubes of the Mystik. PM me if you want one.