SixOhh
EPA unfriendly
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A lot of threads about leaky covers, i know....
Everyone and their mom has a tappet cover available, which is fine, but no one wants to go thru that job just to have a machined cover leak.
I have had customers bring me unbranded or ebay covers just to have them leak and i would like opinions on fit and finish v.s. the prep work people are doing.
I know that when doing this job "in frame" a lot of people do it without pulling the V.P. and some don't. A job like this is like welding = 90% is preparation i.m.o.
For those of you that have done a lot of these, are you seeing poor billet covers fitment from certain brands and are you ALWAYS using RTV gasket maker on top of the seal or are you trusting the aftermarket gasket alone?
thanks for any input.
Everyone and their mom has a tappet cover available, which is fine, but no one wants to go thru that job just to have a machined cover leak.
I have had customers bring me unbranded or ebay covers just to have them leak and i would like opinions on fit and finish v.s. the prep work people are doing.
I know that when doing this job "in frame" a lot of people do it without pulling the V.P. and some don't. A job like this is like welding = 90% is preparation i.m.o.
For those of you that have done a lot of these, are you seeing poor billet covers fitment from certain brands and are you ALWAYS using RTV gasket maker on top of the seal or are you trusting the aftermarket gasket alone?
thanks for any input.