95boostedGSX
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- Jul 7, 2011
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Gering,
Nebraska
Hey there i was wondering if i took my valve cover off, would there be a gasket that i would need to replace?
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Valve cover gasket, real cheap to buy, kind of a pain to line up just right
$48 bucks for 30" of rubber, I didn't think that was cheap.
...when replacing the VC gasket if RTV is used, is there any chance of the extra goo putting pressure and bending the gasket one way or another when the cover is torqued back down properly?
Just use a tiny amount of RTV in each corner next to to the round "humps", and across the half moon (as per the FSM). Any more than that is unnecessary and just adds more work for the next time you pull the VC.
Don't forget to replace your oil cap gasket, which leaks when is toast and makes a big mess inside your valve cover (spark plugs compartment).