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Post by bren on Apr 12, 2013 15:20:23 GMT -5
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Post by bren on Apr 12, 2013 16:29:49 GMT -5
Mike are you going to run splash?  Do it! We can actually set dial ins and practice race. |
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Post by bren on Apr 14, 2013 8:11:28 GMT -5
Snowing in Battle Creek. Unbelievable!
Track says they are still going to run today. Weather is supposed to break soon.
I am going to give it a try. Anxious to test my few changes. Plan to be there at noonish.
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Post by bren on Apr 14, 2013 12:09:36 GMT -5
They are drying the track now.
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Post by Ruffuss on Apr 14, 2013 16:56:39 GMT -5
So..... watched a soccer game at River Oaks(Galesburg) 3pm, dropped Karen at home and drove like a mad man,got to Martin about 4pm, paid $10. drove around the pits, to find out the Orange Bug left some time ago??? How you do???
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Post by bren on Apr 14, 2013 17:22:34 GMT -5
Well shoot. Sorry about that Kenn. I made one pass. Leaky valve cover gasket made it a short day for me.
I figured no one there by 4 so nobody was coming.
So I loaded up and went to the car wash then home to fix the car.
I must have just missed you too. I left right around 4.
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Post by Ruffuss on Apr 15, 2013 4:12:29 GMT -5
Next time? / Bren, funny thing is that I had a package of 10 valve cover gaskets in the PT, I hadn't taken out from last weekend. Did get to visit with a friend that lives near the track, wasn't a total bust. I even got my $10. back |
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Post by MadMike on Apr 15, 2013 5:59:21 GMT -5
Bren,Tip for leaky VC's Old stock covers with the tab in the middle of the top sealing surface,that helps with 3/4 side from sucking in  I clean with brake cleaner or your fav degrease ,then spray with 'Hi-tack (red sticky stuff) let it get tacky,, install ,let sit overnight,usually works ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by vwbugg2275 on Apr 15, 2013 6:38:00 GMT -5
or use the rite stuff wont leak ever they guarantee it thats what i used on my push rod tubes
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Post by MadMike on Apr 15, 2013 7:25:40 GMT -5
On the head side of the gasket I don't use the hi-tack so the cover comes off nice and clean and have even re-used the same gasket after a quick check of the rockers before,What is the rite stuff? silicone? I won't use it!!! seen too many motors with that crap,stuck in the screens, plugging coolers and such ,I do use the High temp copper stuff on exhast flanges but that's it,as for Push Rod tubes leaking? I've never had a problem with good Old STOCK tubes!!! but resently I got a set of uber cool JC's spring loaded but the guy gave me the wrong o-rings and they leaked,if I didn't need the clearance I would of used stock  Madmike |
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Post by bren on Apr 15, 2013 20:07:52 GMT -5
 This is what happened to mine. Sucked in at the bottom. Not sure why. Any ideas? |
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Post by MadMike on Apr 16, 2013 6:52:31 GMT -5
Cuz u got a superduper high revin VW Motor ;D ;D silicone let it slip!! I've dimpled/scored the sealing surface a little bit so the gasket has something to grip to,or weld some tabs to them,but the above method(High-tack) works 99% of the time |
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Post by bren on Apr 16, 2013 21:38:03 GMT -5
Was not silicone. What you see is water from washing the car at the 1/4 car wash on the way home. I did use a sealant. Don't recall what it was called though. High temp red stuff that you brush on and let tack up.
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Post by 81pumagtc on Apr 16, 2013 22:41:09 GMT -5
I saw some valve covers that had a small lip brazed on both the bottom and top inside the valve cover.
It was being run by a guy who hated using any sort of sealer.
They looked cool, and when you used gaskets with tabs, they were supposed to keep things in place.
I talked to him about about brazed breather tubes for the Pig of Plastic, but he wanted way to much money. I just got mine from Berg.
Dave
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Post by bren on Apr 18, 2013 2:59:30 GMT -5
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I clean with brake cleaner or your fav degrease ,then spray with 'Hi-tack (red sticky stuff) let it get tacky,, install ,let sit overnight,usually works ;D ;D ;D
Madmike
