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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: Pre95 on July 21, 2009, 09:00:27 am
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so i cant get it to stop leaking. Do the 8v gassers work?
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I have a pretty nice NA diesel valve cover that I'll let you have for shipping.
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I have a pretty nice NA diesel valve cover that I'll let you have for shipping.
Tempting, but if it's a stamped steel like this one Im going to have to pass. It looks like a lot of people run the cast G60 valve covers but I have heard it causes an airbox fitment issue...
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yea, it causes the NA air boxes to be in the way of that pretty valve cover. with the stock na intake, you get to use stock stamped steel pretty much.
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Just unwarp it ;)
http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=20037.0
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I have a pretty nice NA diesel valve cover that I'll let you have for shipping.
Tempting, but if it's a stamped steel like this one Im going to have to pass. It looks like a lot of people run the cast G60 valve covers but I have heard it causes an airbox fitment issue...
The only reason they would leak is if you don't reassemble them correctly. If you use the cork valve cover gasket, you need to use the studs with the shoulder (which prevents the gasket from moving), and then you make sure your metal strips are straight. Also, make sure you don't exceed the torque spec which is 7.5 ftlbs or 90 inlbs.
If you are going to use the re-usable rubber gasket then you will need to consult the correct Bentley to see the proper assembly sequence and torque spec.
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I have a pretty nice NA diesel valve cover that I'll let you have for shipping.
Tempting, but if it's a stamped steel like this one Im going to have to pass. It looks like a lot of people run the cast G60 valve covers but I have heard it causes an airbox fitment issue...
Well, those are your two choices... stamped original or the cast G60.
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I just went through a bout of leaky valve cover with my stamped one. I hammered it out and got it to seal with a cork gasket. It really wasn't that hard to fix. I just set it on my table saw to see where it was warped and then I placed a piece of 2" wide by 6" long by 1/4" steel in my vice and set the valve cover on it and tapped at it with a hammer until it was fairly straight.
With the help of this site I not only fixed the cover but they also pointed me towards German Auto Parts where I bought a rubber gasket without the shoulders that I will be installing when I hit 1000 miles after the head swap and will re-torque the head bolts.
They are fixable, just take your time.
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Do yourself a favor and use a rubber gasket. ~$7.00, I also use the metal strips (that are along the edges of valve cover) on the studs in such a way to add extra pressure at the ends. (curve up in center)
You can pop out the brass inserts on the rubber gasket at each bolt hole, OR you can insert studs without shoulders (or turn the shoulders off if you have a lathe). I have been known to use set screws for studs, just use loc-tite to make them think they are studs ;D