Tom aren't you afraid of when the what ever is rubbing against the inside of the valve cover is going to put metal particles in the oil? If you take the valve cover off you should see where the rub is. If it was me I would use my Dremil and grind a bit of a relief in each spot. How did the valve cover fit against the firewall by the wiper motor? My friend had a 78 Concord AMX with a 258 4 speed and when he had the engine rebuilt the shop doing the work installed an aluminum valve cover and it looked like they got out the BMF mechanic's hammer and beat the firewall to death at the body seam under the wiper motor. It looked like a real hack job. "Doc" _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.wps.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com