dam it i sprung a leak
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From: cookeville, TN
dam it i sprung a leak so i drive theblakbyrd for the first time in 6 months and woudnt you know it a ******* oil leak
on valentines day
so i have a puddle under the passengerside rear of the block
im guessin here that its my stupid valve cover on the passenger side since i got a little bit of smoke from the header coming from undr the hood. i have to take it off to change my plugsince they are 3 inches tall and every tme i take this one off it does this the gasket doesnt align right or pinches or what ever it does and i get puddles
for the life of me sometimes i want to drive this thing in a lake
on valentines day
so i have a puddle under the passengerside rear of the block
im guessin here that its my stupid valve cover on the passenger side since i got a little bit of smoke from the header coming from undr the hood. i have to take it off to change my plugsince they are 3 inches tall and every tme i take this one off it does this the gasket doesnt align right or pinches or what ever it does and i get puddles
for the life of me sometimes i want to drive this thing in a lake
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From: cookeville, TN
Since they are aftermarkets with much larger bolts they are just tight. I had this problem before. When reinstalling them, the gasket has a tendency to well not seal
Torque wrench is a great investment.
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From: cookeville, TN
cant use one on the back 2 bolts remembr 3 inch tall valve covers so its not exactly cut and dry. since they are so tall and in a very confined space as you slid thevalve covr over the rockers sometimes it snags teh gsket and puls it out of its groove so it s\usually leaksfter my 1st install on the back corner i described
they re also allen head bolts
now dont get me wrong i assume blame for this if its actually the gasket i think it is
but sadly when it comse to this car nothing is by the book
they re also allen head bolts
now dont get me wrong i assume blame for this if its actually the gasket i think it is
but sadly when it comse to this car nothing is by the book
