Sean said:
>I'm not positive but the gaskets that came in your kit may be the same
>heavy duty gaskets that you mention. What is the material on the
>'kit' gaskets. The heavy duties are rubber with a steel core.
Actually, I haven't *got* the kit in my hot little hands yet... :-) So I
don't know... that's why I was asking if anyone knew for sure what the
difference was...
then Alan said:
>Guys, Guys. We are talking about valve cover gaskets, are we not? If
so
>whats going to blow out? Theres no preasure against them. Some of my
bolts
>were only finger tight when I took them out. I put the old ones right
back
>on and just barely tightened them down. No problem, no leaks.
You may have a point, but I could've sworn Kuk said something about
blowing his valve cover gaskets... I was looking for advice on which
ones to use... I suppose I'll use the ones that came with the kit, and
save my old ones, and if I have problems, I'll try the old ones, and if
more problems, then get the heavy duty ones. But why would there be
heavy duty gaskets if they weren't subjected to *some* pressure??
Alan also said:
>I have had mine valve covers off a couple of times doing my rockers, and
I
>just used the old gaskets each time with no problem. I just snug up the
>bolts when reinstalling (maybe 3-4 ft/lbs). So far no leaks.
According to the FSM they should be tightened down to 95 in/lbs.
Thanks all for the input!
Ciao!
Ned Vogler
(nvogler@rghosp.chime.org)
'96 Dakota SLT V8 5-sp 4x4 Club Cab
Gibson 3" Catback Exhaust/MPI FIPK-clone
MSD Ignition & MPI Super Street TBI soon!
P.S. Alan, I'll let you know about the oil baffles as soon as I get
'em... actually, you might e-mail Scott Vieth as he's already received
his...
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