Re: [Amc-list] Doh question again - valve cover gasket?

["Bruce Griffis" <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>]

Checked it. No gasket on the head, no rubber gasket in the valve
cover. Could be why I'm hearing more noise than I thought I should.
Anyway - valve cover gasket is on order.

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Glen Hoag <hoag@xxxxxx> wrote:
> 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)
>
>
>
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