mainer311 Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, 530-521 said: Do you by any chance have the part # for the valve cover gasket??? It’s in my post a while back. Fel-pro VS26045A. Edited May 14, 2019 by mainer311 1 Quote Link to comment
530-521 Posted May 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 5 hours ago, mainer311 said: It’s in my post a while back. Fel-pro VS26045A. Thank you. Amazon’s Bringing me one on Wednesday. 1 Quote Link to comment
njp.18 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 On 5/13/2019 at 4:46 PM, mainer311 said: The crankcase vent is connected to the lower intake manifold where it normally goes. If you zoom in you can see it. Some people on here think that RTV silicone is the devil, but if used correctly, there’s nothing wrong with it. I put a valve cover gasket on my truck from Rock Auto that works really well. It’s like a weird waxy material. It’s a Fel-pro VS26045A. did you apply rtv when replacing your new gasket, if so, where? and did you torque the valve cover bolts or just snug them up Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 hour ago, njp.18 said: did you apply rtv when replacing your new gasket, if so, where? and did you torque the valve cover bolts or just snug them up No RTV, just the gasket. It tends to relax, so the bolts need to be snugged back up from time to time. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 17, 2022 Report Share Posted March 17, 2022 RTV IS the devil.... in the hands of GM owners. Take a walk through any wrecking yard and look at GM engines. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 I'd like to study this RTV thing. I think it's more of a midwest thing, and there tends to be lots of GM owners in the midwest. Or maybe just a rural thing. A Murica thing. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 A Canadian thing. If a 1/8" bead works and you are not confident in your redneck mechanical skills then a 1/2" thick bead will give 4 times more protection from leaks. Quote Link to comment
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