What Projects do you have for the Winter?

[davids2toys]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Pull the valve covers, eyeball everything, look for something obviously loose or out of place, replace the gaskets (I use Open Gear Grease on them -- do a search on here to see specifics), and knock off early. No retorquing today.

OK, I searched the whole club cobra forum and could not find anything about open gear grease except your two posts in this thread . Would any type of grease work? Also, are you using cork gaskets? EDIT: I just saw you mentioned rubber gaskets

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by davids2toys

OK, I searched the whole club cobra forum and could not find anything about open gear grease except your two posts in this thread . Would any type of grease work? Also, are you using cork gaskets? EDIT: I just saw you mentioned rubber gaskets

Open Gear grease is used out in the fields on large, open gears that have to endure weather, heat, moisture, etc. You don't have to use the exact brand I use, just Google "Open Gear Lube" and you'll see there are various brands. The beauty of it is that once you put it down, it won't harden, it won't melt, it won't run, it won't be affected by oil, it just sits there -- and makes a beautiful seal for your valve covers. Plain old axle grease is good, but Open Gear grease is two steps past it. It will be exactly the same five years and 50,000 miles from now as it is today. Just don't get it on your skin and don't breathe the vapors.

[patrickt]

A quick Google and this stuff looks good: Open Gear Lubricants | Lubrication Engineers Whatever you buy, just make sure you get the grease, not a spray on lubricant from a spray can. You want to be able to dip your gloved finger in and smear it along the flat edge between the gasket and cover and head.

[davids2toys]

Originally Posted by patrickt

A quick Google and this stuff looks good: Open Gear Lubricants | Lubrication Engineers Whatever you buy, just make sure you get the grease, not a spray on lubricant from a spray can. You want to be able to dip your gloved finger in and smear it along the flat edge between the gasket and cover and head.

very nice explanation...thanks

just searched around, seems very expensive and all I would want/need would be around a pint, not a 5 gallon pail

[davids2toys]

Originally Posted by patrickt

A quick Google and this stuff looks good: Open Gear Lubricants | Lubrication Engineers Whatever you buy, just make sure you get the grease, not a spray on lubricant from a spray can. You want to be able to dip your gloved finger in and smear it along the flat edge between the gasket and cover and head.

I called Kaymen today, how about this, MOLYKOTE® 1122 CHAIN AND OPEN GEAR GREASE?
I can get an 11oz tub for 20.00. I read things about heat and formaldehyde poisoning??? This may also be synthetic

What would be wrong with a spray can if you were to spray it into a cap then dip your fingers into the cap and take what you need?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by davids2toys

I called Kaymen today, how about this, MOLYKOTE® 1122 CHAIN AND OPEN GEAR GREASE?
I can get an 11oz tub for 20.00. I read things about heat and formaldehyde poisoning??? This may also be synthetic

What would be wrong with a spray can if you were to spray it into a cap then dip your fingers into the cap and take what you need?

1122 is what I use, but it looks like they've changed the packaging a bit. Unfortunately, most stuff that really works well is replete with dire warnings. Although when my kids were particularly noisy, I would just open the tub and wave it under their noses and they would nap peacefully for most of the day. When you dip your gloved finger in to the 1122 stuff, it's like dipping in to wet mud. It never hardens, it never runs, it never melts (unless you go over 600 degrees); it just sits there and keeps a nice seal. I don't think a spray would work as well because I just don't know how it would come out of that little spray hole to begin with.

Here's my older 1122 stuff:

[davids2toys]

Sounds good Patrick, I will order some. I think 11oz will last the rest of my life...LOL

I hear you on the works great but not good for you. For years I washed multiple times daily in MEK and Triclor...GOOD STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for the advice