----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Overman" <[email protected]> To: "grilled pickle" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:53 AM Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] make your own valve cover gasket?
> Good stuff but I wouldn't suggest it to replace a gasket for the valve > cover. It's good for replacing paper gaskets and such but not a thick one > like the valve cover. I recently did mine and also had to redo it. The > tricks are to clean well, only apply sealer (RTV) to the half moon plugs > (although I added the humps and the base of the humps as a critical area) > and the #1 trick is to "not overtighten". This will kill an otherwise well > done job. My instincts kept telling me to snug it up just a little more and > before you know it, LEAK CITY. The rubber will push out at the bottom of the > hump area and leave a nice hole for the oil to spray out of and coat your > timing belt as well as everything else. Stick to the torque specs and you > should be fine. > Torquemaster G > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "grilled pickle" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 9:55 PM > Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] make your own valve cover gasket? > > > > > > CHock another one up to the Permatex, used it on a transmission also, good > > stuff. > > > > >From: "Galen Bergthold" <[email protected]> > > >To: [email protected] > > >CC: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] make your own valve cover gasket? > > >Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 23:29:17 +0000 > > > > > >Brian, > > > > > >I have used the Permatex Ultra Grey Gasket Maker product. When I rebuilt > my > > >transmission I used this instead of the paper-type case gasket to put the > > >two halves of the transmission case together. The case doesn't seem to > have > > >any leaks where I used this product. There are other Permatex products > that > > >may be a better fit for what you are trying to do. > > >HTH, > > >GBergthold > > > > > > > > >> > > >>After my 2nd valve cover gasket, I'm looking for a better answer. The > > >>2nd one, my shop even sold me some sealant stuff that you're supposed to > > >>use on it, but it's leaking again. > > >> > > >>I'm getting tired of smelling burning oil when I turn on the vent. > > >> > > >>I think I've heard of people using RTV or some other make-a-gasket > > >>compound. Anyone done this and had any luck? > > >> > > >>Laters, > > >>Brian > > >>-- > > >>1989 GLI Wolfsburg Ed. > > >>_______________________________________________ > > >>a2-16v-list mailing list > > >>[email protected] > > >>http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > >>For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > > >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >a2-16v-list mailing list > > >[email protected] > > >http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > >For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. >
