There is supposed to be a rubber gasket that fits in a slot that runs around the rim of the valve cover on the 195.6 engines. It would normally be retained in the cover, so you may not have noticed it. FelPro still makes it; P/N VS5268R, which includes replacement grommets for the hold-down screws. $5.99 at RockAuto. --Glen At 10:25 AM 3/14/2008, you wrote: >This is probably just a d'oh question, but, ... > >I popped off my valve cover and there was no gasket for it. After >looking around and going "gee whiz!", I popped the valve cover back on >and screwed down with the 2 screws with gaskets. I did not use a >gasket around the valve cover, nor did I use any RTV sealer or >whatever. > >So - the dumb question is: on the cast iron 196 OHV engine, do you use >a gasket for the valve cover? Do you use sealant? I'm thinking yes, >but wanted to show my ignorance in it's full ignorant glory. > >< ;-) (that's supposed to be a dunce cap ascii smiley) _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list