CamaroZ28Coupe

ive done searches but i still havent got an exact answer

i have the earlier type perimeter bolt valve covers in my LG4

should i get cork
should i get rubber
should i just a bead of silicone

should i do some combination of silicone and other type

CamaroZ28Coupe

ok which one and why


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GASKET - VALVE COVER for a
1983 CHEVROLET CAMARO

FELPRO
5/32" THICK CORK VS12869 $9.99

FELPRO
7/32" THICK CORK VS12869AC $11.49

FELPRO
CORK VS50265C $15.49
HIGH TEMPERATURE

FELPRO
PERMADRY PLUS (HD) VS12869T $38.99

FELPRO
RUBBER GASKET VS12869R $12.99

ENGINE_SEAL
5/32" THICK CORK 84059 $2.99

which thickeness also?

CamaroZ28Coupe

aright i went out and took another look and noticed a few things

1) the places where the bolts are seem to be bent down (too much torque, probably why they are leaking) can i bend them back, i dont have a ball pien hammer can i use a regular one?

2)do i need to remove the vacuum tube and hose for the brake booster and the bracket for the AC or will i be able to get around them

CamaroZ28Coupe

i guess this is my own personal thread then?
c'mon guyi know im bein a pain in the **** but please give me some answers

Sitting Bull

Yes, straighten out the dents from overtightening.

Use the rubber ones because they can be reused.

CamaroZ28Coupe

which thickness should i use, and should i use silicone too?

IROC-T

If you use the rubber type do not use silicone ,use a regular gasket sealer,silicone(RTV) doesn't like to stick to rubber to well and will start leaking again. Also buy yourself a ballpeen hammer you'll need one sooner or later anyway and they aren't to expencsive either. When you bend the holes back ,you will want to over bend them a little too.

Damon

You don't need thick valve cover gaskets. Stock thickness (about 1/8") will be fine. If you plan on taking the valve covers on and off regularly you want reusable valve cover gaskets- ones with metal inserts inside a rubber gasket. Summit has what you need for about $20. Use no gasket sealer on them at all- install dry right outta the package, regardless of gasket type used.

A set of spreaders to distribute the force more evenly away from the bolts help quite a bit. You can buy a set just about anywhere for cheap. You might need slightly longer bolts than stock if you use these spreaders as they add about 1/8" thickness to the overall assembly. That's no big deal- hardware store bolts are readily available.

Last- DON'T tighten like crazy. Snug is plenty. They'll never really feel like they're "home" and get real tight on you. They'll always feel like there's some "give" left to them. Resist the temptation to keep cranking them down. It takes very little torque to seal up a valve cover. More torque won't help and will often CAUSE a leak by distorting the valve cover or gasket, making the situation worse (like what happened to your valve covers already).

Dave89IROC

if you get the fel-pro permadry gaskets, they are rubber over a metal core and the set I got came with the load spreaders

CamaroZ28Coupe

thanks guys
i bought a 12 oz craftsman ball pein hammer today and the felpro black rubber gaskets from autozone, i dunno if they have the metal inside tho and they diddnt have the load speaders at autozone, i gotta try another parts place tomarow are they absomlutely necessary?

so no RTV then, whats the difference in a gasket sealer?

Dave89IROC

the felpro ones I got were orange

CamaroZ28Coupe

which load spreaders should i get the long ones or the little tab ones?

IROC-T

Longer are better. The small ones are a waste of money with the exception of covers that have end bolts,and SBC's don't have them.