[s-cars] Valve Cover Gasket Question

[Douglas Fifield]

Brian, All,

Pulled the valve cover off again and looked at the gasket and the
mating surface on the head.  The gasket appeared to be in the correct
location all around.  I had worried that it was misplaced during the
cover placement and all of the fiddling around it took to seat it in
place.

There seemed to be a bit of discoloration on the corner where I
noticed the weeping.  I took some 400-grit sand-paper (finest I had)
and lightly sanded the corner.  I carefully replaced the cover and
snugged it down.  We will see if that was enough to dry things up.

D.

On Nov 28, 2007 6:12 PM, brian hoeft <qweblog at gmail.com> wrote:
> eh, might take a few weeks off its lifespan.. oh, and after thinking about
> it, 800 grit would speed things up and isnt overly abraisive,, just dont go
> too hard.
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> On 11/27/07, Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I can pull the cover back off and wipe things down.  Will brake
> > cleaner harm the gasket itself do you think?
> >
> > On Nov 26, 2007 9:33 PM, brian hoeft <qweblog at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Id say it really has to do with how its deformed.  roll the dice.
> luckily
> > > its not hard to re re-do the job..  This is why it is suggested by some
> to
> > > place gasket maker(thinly) goo around corners and trouble spots.
> > >
> > > Presuming you dont have any air tools you could put a buffer wheel on
> and
> > > clean up, you could get by with 1000 grit wet-sand paper.  Other than
> that,,
> > > maybe a little brake/carb cleaner on a rag.  Elbow grease!
> > >
> > > remember, you can fold the sandpaper to get into grooves.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/26/07, Douglas Fifield < douglas.fifield at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hedz,
> > > >
> > > > As part of my recent R&R project, I replaced the valve cover gasket on
> > > > my AAN.  It didn't seem to fit perfectly and I wasn't sure it sat
> > > > correctly all around.  I was correct in that I see a wet spot on the
> > > > front, passenger side corner.
> > > >
> > > > So, my question is, can the cover be removed, the gasket repositioned
> > > > and reused (assuming it was not pinched or otherwise damaged)?
> > > >
> > > > Second question is, how does one properly clean the mating surfaces of
> > > > oil prior to laying down the gasket?  If I wanted to use a little RTV
> > > > to help the gasket stick at awkward points (like the corners), the
> > > > surfaces need to be clean as per directions on the sealant.  So I
> > > > would need to degrease the valve cover and the gasket prior to putting
> > > > down a thin film of sealant.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help and advice.
> > > >
> > > > D.
> > > >
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Douglas in MN
95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank