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07-01-2007, 03:48 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,000
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Valve Cover Gaskets -- Flatout Recommendation?
Anyone run Flatout Valve Cover Gaskets on their FE? If not, are you running something other than what is listed below?
Fel-Pro Rubber: FEL-VS-13049R $17.69
Fel-Pro Cork: FEL-VS13049C $16.99
Fel-Pro Performance (Blue Stripe): FPP-1632 $16.95
Victor Gasket (NAPA) Tuff-Cork: VS50194HTC $21.99
Flatout Gaskets (Cork+Rubber): FOG-6012 $21.95
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07-01-2007, 04:06 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Cobra Make, Engine: era#671 Keith Craft Motor
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Ran the Cork and after a season noticed quite a bit of seeping, now switched to the Fel-pro Rubber and all is good.You might allready know this but using contact adhesive on the gasket will keep it steady and from creeping off later.
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07-03-2007, 09:52 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Klamath Falls,
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I'll agree with sgianino with the rubber gaskets. They do work great! Thats all I use. JMO
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Built Ford Tuff With Good Ford Stuff
03 F-250 Crew Cab 4x4 6.0 and 35's
64 Falcon X-Ram 428
55 FORD Truck 4-link Rides on air with X-Ram 428
2000 Yamaha V-MAX VMOA#4277
2000 Yamaha 700 Mountain Max
2001 Polaris 600 Edge X
2001 Polaris 500 SP
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07-05-2007, 05:01 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Senoia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 427SO with big twin autolite inlines on custom intake, jag rear, top loader, wembeldon white, guardsmen blue stripes
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I was surprised NAPA gaskets work quite well. Trim the lock tabs a little and turn the VC's upside down on your work bench, silicone the gaskets to the VC's overnight.
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Perry
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07-05-2007, 07:56 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
Posts: 22,000
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Originally Posted by 427 S/O
I was surprised NAPA gaskets work quite well.
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Thanks, I had heard that before but I couldn't remember where! It was either at a car show or one of the forums but when I did a search it turned up nothing. I have fluorescent dye in my oil and you can see the cork weeping around the covers -- the little tabs are bright green under the ultraviolet light. I only get a drop or two after a ride though and, IT IS WRITTEN, that three drops or less on an FE is considered bone-dry tight.  I have the Fel-Pro rubber gaskets (not the blue stripe) sitting around so the next time I pull the valve covers I'll toss those on. It just bugs me to see a drip, no matter how small it is. |
07-05-2007, 09:25 AM
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Join Date: May 1999
Location: Tyler, TX U.S.A.,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA, Ford 428 SCJ
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My FE leaks like the Exxon Valdez.
The valve covers being one of the primary cluprits. I've tried all of the gaskest recommended and found the Felpro cork variety the least leaky.
The damn things still leak however.
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07-05-2007, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by Traveller
My FE leaks like the Exxon Valdez.
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Funny ... but you know, a Ford FE Superfund Case has a nice ring to it.  |
07-05-2007, 10:18 AM
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Member of the north
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Join Date: May 2003
Cobra Make, Engine: A Cobra
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You may want to try this.
Pick the gasket of choice. RTV one side to the cover and let dry. When you are ready to install the covers, coat the engine side of the gasket with a good fibre grease.
Just a suggestion.
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07-09-2007, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: CARSON CITY,
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Cobra Make, Engine: REPLICA
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okay, so i'm really interested in the rubber gaskets. where can we find them? are they available for the 428?
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07-09-2007, 03:50 PM
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Join Date: May 1999
Location: Tyler, TX U.S.A.,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA, Ford 428 SCJ
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Yes, NAPA.
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07-10-2007, 11:32 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: CARSON CITY,
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Cobra Make, Engine: REPLICA
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Excellent. I'm Gonna Try A Set. Thanks For The Info.
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07-11-2007, 01:11 AM
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Beam Me Up Scottie
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Squantum (part of Quincy),
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF1049 Titanium w/black stripes, 351W with Trick Flow Heads, Tremec 3550
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I've found that the relative "flatness" of the valve cover is more important than the gasket material. Make sure the valve covers at the gasket area are FLAT, and clean, before glueing the gasket to the cover. And if the covers have a thin web at the gasket, use spreaders ... and do not overtighten.
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07-11-2007, 04:58 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Louisville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: I'm Cobra-less!
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The biggest deal with the FE is making sure the heads and the intake are perfectly flush with each other....because they make up the valve cover flange. Of course, a lot of this is done at assembly time. If you're trying to make up for a little step up in that area, I put some RTV on the joint and build it up a little if necessary. I've had good luck with the cork gaskets.....and the Felpro rubber gaskets work well too.
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07-11-2007, 01:53 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Nantucket Island 30 miles off the coast,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance#1325, Miller Machine FE
Posts: 487
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Never had a problem with Cork
The motor has to be put together right or they leak. If you have to much oil in the heads you can not keep it in.. Miller Machine in Haverhill MA did mine. Phill is an old drag racer and has forgotten more about FE motors than I will ever know.
I use permatex (red) to stick the gaskets to the Valve Covers, don't over tighten the the valve covers (the alumium covers are truer than the steel)
I run Diesel Motor Oil which I think is a component of the no leak FE.
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