Timing cover gasket or RTV?
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Timing cover gasket or RTV? I am in the process of a doing a heads and cam swap. I was wondering can I use high temp RTV on the timing cover instead of the timing cover gasket? And Everyone on here seems to say just put a dab of RTV, but on Ls1howto.com says to put a bead along the bottom of the timing cover. Which way is better?
Use the gasket. If you have ripped out any of the rings around the bolts you will need a new one, as it will definitely leak. If you take that gasket spacing out of there your front crank seal may not work properly.
You only NEED to put a line of RTV on the corners, right where the block and pan intersect.
You only NEED to put a line of RTV on the corners, right where the block and pan intersect.
The key thing is to center the cover on the crank, and measuring with a 6" metal rule works better then using the pulley. There is no guarantee it is centered using LS1howto's method.
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