Valve cover leak

[Barry_R]

Victor has a cork faced valve cover gasket for the FE with a steel inner liner to keep it rigid and in place. Nice part that nobody knows about. Use the gray RTV - Motorcraft or alternative - the gray is oil resistant and dries firmer for a stronger seal. I try to snip off any gasket that protrudes above the rail. I use the RTV very lightly on both sides of the gasket. Can somebody please explain why they have three bolts on the upper side of the cover and only two on the lower end?

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Barry_R

Can somebody please explain why they have three bolts on the upper side of the cover and only two on the lower end?

To me, it apears that the bolts are evenly spaced around the rail, with the two upper outer bolts, on the end rail, just below the top rail, maybe to get better clamping on the ends, right near the head-intake transition, and then two bottom bolts for clamping on the bottom, like a sbc.