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Carbiz2
07-01-2007, 04:52 PM
A valve cover gasket is seeping a little dab of oil on my BBC 468.
Removed valve cover thinking it will be easy to find a THICK cork gasket. Wrong.
The parts houses have a rubber gasket and a thin cork gasket.
Has anyone used the rubber type gaskets? How well did they keep the oil in and water out?
Pre she ate it...
sleekcrafter
07-01-2007, 06:11 PM
I use the Moroso ruber gaskets with the steel shims, they work just fine for me, ain't leaked in ten years, on and off once a season.
Carbiz2
07-01-2007, 08:56 PM
Thanks.
I'll try that. The part # is 93040. $47.95 at Summit Racing.
The Big Al
07-01-2007, 09:05 PM
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Counter blowout or high-vacuum conditions.
Certain engines, such as small block and big block Chevys, can produce high-vacuum or blowout conditions that can be big problems for many valve cover gaskets. Fel-Pro Performance CorkLam gaskets are designed to deal with those challenges. They have a metal core for extra strength, with a special cork-and-rubber compound bonded to both sides. This produces tough gaskets that can deal with problem engines, while also providing a little extra clearance between the valve cover and the valvetrain.
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