Re: cam cover gaskets

[Alan Lambert <gerard@domain.elided>]

And how do you get the gasket and residual glue off when changing to a 
new one?


On Wed, 5 May 1999, bgillham wrote:

> I picked this tip up from Ivo Giuliani a legendary Italian Mechanic from
> Salem, Oregon, (now long retired). Ivo always cleaned up both sealing surfaces
> then wiped them with laquer thinner. He then roughed up the sealing surface on
> the cam cover with sand paper and re-wiped it. This is the different part: he
> coated one side of the cam cover gasket with a good quality contact cement,
> while it was drying, he coated the sealing surface on the cam cover with
> cement. He let both dry for 15 or 20 minutes. He then put a piece of clean
> paper on the cam cover just leaving the front edge exposed, positioning the
> gasket and sticking it down to the exposed cover as he then pulled the paper
> out. (you only get one chance if you want a good seal, so put it where it
> belongs before it sticks)! Ivo then set the cover, gasket side down, on a
> clean and flat surface and wieghted it. (I use my 50 lb Shot bag). He let it
> dry for the afternoon. When he installed it on the head the cam were nuts snug
> but not over tight. He always used new 1/2 moon gaskets too, I have seen him
> discard new ones that were old and hard, in favor of softer ones. His cam
> covers never leaked, neither do mine, I do it the same way!
> Ciao,
> Bill Gillham
> Black '59
> Red '61
> Dark Blue '62
> Red '65
> Green '67
> LeMans Blue '67
> Red '70
> 
> 

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Regards,
Alan G. Lambert___________________________________<gerard@domain.elided>
           *******Los Altos, California (office)*******

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