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Old 06-18-2018, 07:00 PM   #10
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Re: How long until an oil leak appears????

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Originally Posted by '70_402 View Post
it has to do more with the type and quality of your valve covers than anything... you can use an old cheap cork gasket with some nice thick alum covers with a good flange and you'll be fine for years!!
...yep, I put quality FelPro under my Bug valve covers without lock washers...and lost one cover on a steep hill in the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere!

Drilled holes in the Bug valve cover bolts and safety wired them.

I think I have cork gaskets under my aluminum covers on the Chevy...well they don't leak anymore than anything else does under that hood! HA!



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