Leaving cam cover off overnight?


You have a very good point there, I appreciate your 2 cents, looks like I'm checking valve clearance
 
Oh wow, I had no idea that's fantastic. Thanks, I'm assuming pulling the plugs to take compression out of the equation? I don't have a manual yet there pretty expensive, well the paper copys are at least, so I'm not sure what way to turn that? Clockwise? And from the looks I remove that cap and it gives access to the nut so I can turn it? And should I be expecting oil to come flowing out when I open that cap? That is the one your speaking of right?
 

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You can use double sided tape as well and some emery cloth if the sand paper is not strong enough. I have used double sided tape many times when machining a surface flat. Also you can place the cover on the granite and use a feeler around it to see if it has gaps and by how much if it does. Scotch bright may remove the coating on the mounting surface.
 

Before I started sanding I put it on the surface plate and that thing had a pretty bad teeter... I press on the left cam side the edge that would be closest to the coolant reservoir and it would lift quite a bit ... I should have stuck a feeler under it to see how much but I wasn't thinking about it not that it would have mattered anyways, but after sanding and getting it to sit flat again the only spot found with a gap was on the same side the teeter was on but it was between the center bolt and the 2 ends... .007 thousandth of an inch, and I managed to get pretty much all the paint of and what was left was so smooth I don't think it will mess with the gaskets ability to seal right, at least I hope not ...
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Try this link for a free Service Manual. This PDF has 425 pages. You need a lot of paper and printer ink.

 
Id say 7 grand isn't enough for the gasket not to seal so it should be all good. Sounds like you did a good job if it was that bad to start with.
 
mo8414 said:
Id say 7 grand isn't enough for the gasket not to seal so it should be all good. Sounds like you did a good job if it was that bad to start wii appreciate
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mo8414 said:
Id say 7 grand isn't enough for the gasket not to seal so it should be all good. Sounds like you did a good job if it was that bad to start with.
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I appreciate that, on that side I know most say not too but I did put an extremely thin layer of visbella rtv just a strip about 1.5 inch long on the flat side of the gasket that mates to the cam cover... At the spot where there was a .007 gap, I let it skin up first so it will actually work like it should, it was such a thing about there was no squeeze out, I just wanted to close that .007 gap a bit more. I was using chat gpt as a resource for helping me and it was surprisingly helpful, the real test will be when I start it up in a couple days, I put a thin layer on the D and or U shapes on the cam ends about as thick as a piece of paper, I was pretty dang careful with making sure all mating surface was cleaned with brake cleaner non chlorinated, I am probably over thinking a lot of this but I'd rather over think than miss something simple. I appreciate all you input this forum is great you all are very helpful.
 
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this info is a little late to help you but may help someone in the future.
i do a lot of transmission pan gaskets
so when you have a rubber type gasket it helps to have a sanded type surface to hold that gasket in place like when we get a chrome pan we always do a sand job on it so the gasket don't get squeezed out
 
Remove all the plugs, this will allow to turn engine easier. If checking compression, remove only one plug per cylinder. Ground spark plug wire of plug that you removed from the cylinder.
 
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