Oil leak

[FUNFER2]

Hey "Half-Ass member" lol

Pat, don't you lash your valves much having a solid flat tappet ?

I adjust mine twice per year. Sometimes, they have not loosened up at all but, I check anyway. Then I release the pressure on the valve train for winter storage. That's why I don't get too carried away with sealing the covers with sealant.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by FUNFER2

Pat, don't you lash your valves much having a solid flat tappet ?

I adjust mine twice per year. Sometimes, they have not loosened up at all but, I check anyway. Then I release the pressure on the valve train for winter storage. That's why I don't get too carried away with sealing the covers with sealant.

Once a year. The Ersons hold a lash very well and then when I put the valve covers back on I just run a fresh glob of black RTV along the back and let them sit for 24 hours. I really believe those black rubber valve cover gaskets that are now 3m sealed to the covers will last forever. But a good 50%, maybe a bit more, of the pundits on the FE forum prefer cork.

[D+10]

Its an FE and yes it still leaks.....but I have learned to love those drips on the garage floor where it's marking its territory. Thanks for the new hints....I will try some of those this year.

[Rick Parker]

You gotta check back more often.

[patrickt]

... Some of the folks around here might remember the P&G Valve Gapper of many, many years ago. There's a shot of it below. Well, you can't buy that tool any more but I found another tool maker that makes something quite similar. Click here to see it: http://www.precisionmeasure.com/valve4.htm I keep reminding myself to go ahead and buy it for the next valve gapping.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by patrickt

There's a shot of it below. Well, you can't buy that tool any more but I found another tool maker that makes something quite similar.

Sweet. I'll be needing one of those.