Front cover, no gasket
11-25-03, 12:21 AM
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Front cover, no gasket
Just curious if anyone else has tossed the front cover gasket and just used silicone sealer on the front cover? I still used the nylonbackup ring and the o-ring on an engine I just rebuilt.
My thinking is that w/o the gasket, the front cover will hold the backup nylon ring and the o-ring in place better. Plus I had to deal with a front cover leak before and that was the worst job to fix with the motor still in the car.
What do you guy's think?
My thinking is that w/o the gasket, the front cover will hold the backup nylon ring and the o-ring in place better. Plus I had to deal with a front cover leak before and that was the worst job to fix with the motor still in the car.
What do you guy's think?
11-25-03, 02:10 PM
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i never use the front cover gasket. i had 3 oring failures before contacting racing beat and per their recomendation not reinstalling the gasket, just silicone. just be careful not to plug the metering pump oil hole.
11-26-03, 12:29 AM
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a trusted fd mechanic says use a gasket with silicone on both sides. the nylon and the o-ring are definitely required. another mechanic told me you dont need the cover gasket thought. not sure what i am going to do on mine yet.
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