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| Mueller |
 Mar 18 2003, 11:20 AM
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After doing a valve adjustment on my "loaner" 2.0, I installed the valve covers with brand new cork gaskets. Fired the car up last night and the passanger side cover leaks like someone opened a faucet. Is there a sure fire method to insure the gasket does it's job???
Could my cover be tweaked? |
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Mueller Type IV valve cover issues...leaky SOB's Mar 18 2003, 11:20 AM
MarkV I always seem to have the same problem w/ the pass... Mar 18 2003, 11:28 AM echocanyons I assume that they could warp like the 356 valve c... Mar 18 2003, 11:41 AM echocanyons To tell for sure put the cover on with no gasket a... Mar 18 2003, 11:42 AM Lawrence914-6 Yep.. a couple of VERY small dabs on the inside of... Mar 18 2003, 12:33 PM Mike D. It's a conspiracy! "THEY" are actually mak... Mar 18 2003, 01:02 PM porschewiz You may want to be carfull with making wedges, the... Mar 18 2003, 01:12 PM Mueller Are silicon gaskets available like they have for t... Mar 18 2003, 01:21 PM Dave_Darling Even if they are, they won't do squat if they ... Mar 18 2003, 01:27 PM Mueller Hey Dave...
Yep...I'll bet there Thursday nig... Mar 18 2003, 01:39 PM Zeke Yes, there is a "rubber" gasket available. Check y... Mar 18 2003, 01:41 PM Mueller Hey Zeke,
No luck at my local VW repair place....... Mar 18 2003, 01:48 PM Dave_Darling The all-rubber ones don't work that well, from... Mar 18 2003, 03:47 PM anthony The guys at my local air cooled VW shop recommende... Mar 18 2003, 04:23 PM Brad Roberts Glue the gasket to the cover Mikey. After you get ... Mar 18 2003, 04:43 PM cha914 This is a trick that Mr. Raby told me for this pro... Mar 18 2003, 04:58 PM Brad Roberts Tony is dead on.
I run the VW logo upside down an... Mar 18 2003, 05:03 PM Mueller great.....I went out of my way to ensure that I mo... Mar 18 2003, 05:05 PM brant 2 tricks I have been using for the last 5 or 6 yea... Mar 18 2003, 05:07 PM Brad Roberts Brant,
Do the NAPA valve covers gaskets have rubb... Mar 18 2003, 05:13 PM Bruce Allert I tried the rubber ones my first time adjusting th... Mar 19 2003, 12:24 AM mr914 I use Indian Gasket Compound to stick my cork gask... Mar 19 2003, 06:49 AM brant brad,
the napa ones are just cork..
only differe... Mar 19 2003, 06:35 PM Evill Ed Rog914 Has anybody tried that PP techical artical "914 va... Mar 19 2003, 07:29 PM Evill Ed I welded a strip around the inside of mine. I weld... Mar 19 2003, 07:32 PM Brad Roberts Like this:
HPH sells these already done. We use t... Mar 19 2003, 11:42 PM Brad Roberts Here is a better shot. Pretty easy to install.
Oh... Mar 19 2003, 11:48 PM
Racer Chris I like that. By welding the strips up high it red... Mar 20 2003, 07:18 AM  |
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