[Syty] Valve-Cover Gaskets...?

[Dave Goodhue]

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> Not to be critical, Dave, but RTV is a GASKET-*SUBSTITUTE*, not a
> gasket-sealer/adhesive.  Depending on one's plans for eventual or repeated
> disassembly of a gasketed part, he should use something on the spectrum from
> Hylomar to "Gorilla Snot" 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive....  Using RTV for a
> closed-groove gasket would generate a lot of cure-gas and weaken the contact
> points where the original "set" took place as the vapor tried to escape.
> I'd *never* use RTV-silicone for that application; besides, the curing and
> subsequent re-heating outgases tend to foul, coat, and prematurely disable
> oxygen sensors!  Just a thought....
>

I know it wasn't the right application, I had used only dabs in 6
places.  The RTV didn't stick to the metal valve covers anyways, and I
didn't reuse those gaskets.

It was a time of desperation, I had already slice two of my fingers trying
to put the valve cover while trying to hold the gasket in place & it hot as
hell, with sweat dripping in my eyes.  The valve covers had been leaking, I
was doing this at night in my garage and I was getting ready to make a
500 mile each way trip to a meet the next day, so I had to start trying
something, I ned the valve cover on that night.  On the trip, one of the
covers still leaked and I ended up redoing it and using those binding clips.
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