New Head and Valve Cover gaskets leaking oil
07-03-2009, 01:42 PM
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New Head and Valve Cover gaskets leaking oil
We put a rebuilt head on recently and new valve cover gaskets, and a few of them are leaking 
?? They are pretty simple things and the bolts are right tight. any problems anywhere else that could be causing this?? Or did I just get bum gaskets?
?? They are pretty simple things and the bolts are right tight. any problems anywhere else that could be causing this?? Or did I just get bum gaskets?
07-05-2009, 01:03 AM
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Make sure the head is clean underneath the gasket. All the valve cover bolts I have come across are shouldered bolts, so you can't tighten the covers down to far.
07-13-2009, 04:30 PM
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I have the shouldered bolts, they just stop when they are tight, as for the head studs, we had it machined a little to let the valve covers sit down. Could that be the problem?? to much taken off??
07-13-2009, 11:10 PM
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