sealing valve cover on 3020 engine

Posted by '71/3020 on June 01, 2006 at 19:58:46 from (24.180.143.24):

Clutch job turned out great. Thanks to the guys who answered my questions. One more, I took the valve cover off to set the valves, got the gasket surfaces perfectly clean. I've seen this job done before, I set the valve cover upside down in the vise, coated the flange with silicone, stuck the gasket to it, and used the screws to align the gasket to the cover. I left it sit like that for about 20 minutes, set it on the head, and tightened the screws as tight as I could with a nut driver. This resulted in oil seeping from the front right corner after a day hauling chopper boxes. I then tightened the screws evenly to 25 in-lbs, as I could not find a torque spec and didn't want to overtighten them. I still have a small seep. Any advice on getting it sealed?

Replies:

• Re: sealing valve cover on 3020 engine G/MAN 07:36:29 06/02/06 (0)
• Re: sealing valve cover on 3020 engine johns48b 04:54:01 06/02/06 (0)
• Re: sealing valve cover on 3020 engine Bob 21:22:15 06/01/06 (2)
  • Re: sealing valve cover on 3020 engine Mike Aylward 06:05:50 06/02/06 (1)
    • Re: sealing valve cover on 3020 engine ET 06:42:47 06/02/06 (0)
• Re: sealing valve cover on 3020 engine Larrystn 20:35:25 06/01/06 (0)
• Re: sealing valve cover on 3020 engine msb 20:05:21 06/01/06 (0)

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