HOrnbrod Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I have a question regarding the PCV vacuum "stacks" inside the valve cover. I'm changing out my valve cover, and when I removed these stacks to clean the vacuum metering valve, I noticed one cover (my new cover) had thin gaskets on each side of the reed plate, and the old one had no gaskets. Are these gaskets necessary? I can't even find them in my parts manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula69 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I had run intothem as well when I cleaned my valve cover, and they crumbled immediately upon trying to get them off. I re-installed my cover without them, and immediately started to have more oil fouling the lines. I pulled it back off and used black gasket silcone (Permatex Ultra Black, part # PX82180) on both sealing surfaces of the plates and the oil seepage stopped. In other words, I'd vote for yes :yes: :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 Thanks for the reply. Mine came off intact, so I'll reuse them. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robfg67 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Same story as Akula69. I used Permatex RTV and no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Me too. One crumbled, one didnt. Used black rtv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 Thanks guys. I reused my old ones (there were four of them, one for each side of the reed plate) w. a thin coating of Pernatex copper RTV on each. Here's a pic of the new valve cover installed. I did the prep work, and a buddy powder coated it the same color as my exterior paint, with polished natural ribs. I have to clean it up some more though........ :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Looks good Don :D :thumbsup: I really can't believe that you didn't have the powder coat done in Chrome though... :eek: :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdesigns Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Don, Whats that gray part behind the oil dip stick??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 That gray tank looking thing? It's the evaporative cannister. It's filled w. carbon granules that supposedly absorbs fuel vapors and recirculates them back into the intake system and is p/o the emissions system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdesigns Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 That gray tank looking thing? It's the evaporative cannister. It's filled w. carbon granules that supposedly absorbs fuel vapors and recirculates them back into the intake system and is p/o the emissions system. Must be a H.O. thing.. Mine dosnt look like that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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