Hey Ned.
You probably won't need anything but a good quality gasket. I'm only
considering the silicone sealant because I'm using older small block
Mopar style valve covers and they're a slightly different shape than
the Magnum head. I'm using good quality gaskets and I'm hoping thats
all I'll need. Yours should be fine.
The load spreaders should also be unnecessary due to the fact that the
Magnum valve covers use 10 bolts with evenly distributes load around
the perimeter.
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Hi folks-
Sean Wrote: <SNIP>
>"If necessary I'll silicone the gaskets to the heads (pain in the butt
for
>removal but no oil leaks)."
You wrote:
>Save yourself the headache. Don't glue the gaskets to the heads. You
>should Glue them to the Valve Covers instead.
Fill me in a little here... you're talking about using silicone to "glue"
the gaskets to the valve covers? Does the kit call for this silicone
application?? Have others on here (Jules, Kuk) done this before and how
much of a tendency do they have for leaking?? With or without silicone
or?? I don't have my FSM handy, how much do you torque the valve cover
bolts down??
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