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Yes I replaced my plastic one couple years ago with a aluminum one and a felpro gasket. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you If you get a chance different angles would be appreciated. Still not [emoji817] % sure I have it correct. Kind regards M. David (GaTnMason) 1990 Soft Top YJ Wrangler 2.5L XJ 4cyl. with aluminum valve cover conversion from a 92 wrangler, 31” tires back space 4” for wider base. 220,00 miles

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Thank you Jeep Driver My motor is a long block with less than 30,000 miles on it. I did not have all the oil blow by until a tune up about a year ago. They changed vc gasket from a small leak around the back of vc. After that was done the blow back as appeared and gotten worse with time. Vc came with brass orfice fitting. Just unsure where to route it too. The plastic valve cover and gasket was replacement was a crappy job as the bolts were over tight , vc was cracked around every bolt hole, gasket and rtv they used was brittle when I took it of. The areas circled is what I’m referring to. The one with arrow does run too air box thru the tb metal tubing under the tb. Hope this helps explain my problem solving better. Kind regards M. David (GaTnMason) 1990 Soft Top YJ Wrangler 2.5L XJ 4cyl. with aluminum valve cover conversion from a 92 wrangler, 31” tires back space 4” for wider base. 220,00 miles

Well got everything done and put back together and she’s running. Still have to clean oil off from old vc. Now the question is where to plumb vc lines too ?? Old vc had 2 lines 1 pcv and 1 ccv that went too metal tubing around and under the throttle body. New aluminum valve cover has brass port on side of front and 1 pcv elbow on back of valve cover. 1. I could plumb pvc and ccv together with a tee and run to pvc elbow and plug the front brass fitting ? 2. Where previous pcv was connect to brass port on front of vc and plumb back 1 previous ccv to the new pcv elbow ? Any comments or suggestions welcomed will be doing that tomorrow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Kind regards M. David (GaTnMason) 1990 Soft Top YJ Wrangler 2.5L XJ 4cyl. with aluminum valve cover conversion from a 92 wrangler, 31” tires back space 4” for wider base. 220,00 miles Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well got everything done and put back together and she’s running. Still have to clean oil off from old vc. Now the question is where to plumb vc lines too ?? Old vc had 2 lines 1 pcv and 1 ccv that went too metal tubing around and under the throttle body. New aluminum valve cover has brass port on side of front and 1 pcv elbow on back of valve cover. 1. I could plumb pvc and ccv together with a tee and run to pvc elbow and plug the front brass fitting ? 2. Where previous pcv was connect to brass port on front of vc and plumb back 1 previous ccv to the new pcv elbow ? Any comments or suggestions welcomed will be doing that tomorrow. Kind regards M. David (GaTnMason) 1990 Soft Top YJ Wrangler 2.5L XJ 4cyl. with aluminum valve cover conversion from a 92 wrangler, 31” tires back space 4” for wider base. 220,00 miles

Hey Matt, The bolts and bushings I got at Ace Hardware. Bolts are Grade 8 flange bolt 1/4”x 20 x 1” Plastic bushings are 1/2” x 1/4” with a collar around the top. I trimmed 3/16” off the length so they would be flush on bottom of valve cover when inserted. Like I said in previous post O rings I got at Advanced auto. 3 of the bolt holes I honed out to use original stud top bolts for mounting heater hose looms and tubing bracket on back of valve cover. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well started on replacing the plastic crap ola valve cover with aluminum valve cover today. Man at the oil cleaning to be done in engine compartment when I’m done. Who’s brain storm idea at Chrysler was it to put a plastic valve cover and rubber gasket on [emoji3166]. Have new to me aluminum valve cover and old school cork gasket ready to go on in the am New longer bolts, bushings and O rings (that was a surprise cost) 1/4” O rings .89¢ each. They were worn out so they get replaced also. Found bolts an bushings at Ace Hardware. New bolt, bushing, O rings I came up with .... All this will go together with the blue pro permatex not that brittle crap I cleaned off. So hopefully by end of day tomorrow she will be back on the road and leak free. Weather permits I don’t have a garage to work out of, got a bit chilly after sunset tonight. I’m retired from printing industry and we also used cork gaskets and the good permatex On all kinds of printing presses, printing deck gear boxes, planetary gear box’s, machine heads , etc. That brittle crap that was on it and plastic valve cover was a terrible combo. But still got to get oil cleaned up after installation tomorrow. I try to get a pic or two of the final product. My two helpers sleeping on the clock [emoji23][emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Where did you find an actual cork gasket at ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Kind regards M. David (GaTnMason) 1990 Soft Top YJ Wrangler 2.5L 4cyl. 31” tires back space 4” for wider base. 220,00 miles

So were did you reroute ccv and pcv to?? Kinda hard to tell in pictures. Found this on eBay with some help from another forum. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Kind regards M. David (GaTnMason) 1990 Soft Top YJ Wrangler 2.5L 4cyl. 31” tires back space 4” for wider base. 220,00 miles

Big shout out to “Jeep Driver” over in the Comanche Forum. Sent me a link to one he saw on eBay [emoji106]. Bought will be here next week. That and a new gasket should stop the oil leak from the plastic one. It’s ome off a TJ 2.5L 4 cylinder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Kind regards M. David (GaTnMason) 1990 Soft Top YJ Wrangler 2.5L 4cyl. 31” tires back space 4” for wider base. 220,00 miles

Looking for a aluminum valve cover for a yj 2.5L 4 cylinder ?? No luck with this , plastic leaking. Who can find one now days? Thank you GaTnMason