I hope this doesn't show up twice... I'm finally getting around to fixing the little things on my 85 CJ7. Replaced some tubing, hoses, cool air intake duct, etc. Finally gonna replace the leaky valve cover and fix the stripped valve cover bolt hole. Any opinions on the best valve cover and a CHEAP place to get it from?
I don't have any valve cover bolts on my plastic cover. Only the two nuts up top in the center. No leaks.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT'sJoe wrote:
I got a FREE one off my 85 CJ-7. Who wants it? Just pay shipping.
Joe,
You get what you pay for. There are a few covers out there you can get for a $100 but you have to drill a tap the head. I didn't feel comfortable about the drilling and tapping so I bought a cover from Westside Performance in L.A. it only uses the two bolts on top of the cover. No leaks, no drill,no tapping but it does run about $200
Steim CJ7
Mike,
No leaks? Mine has plenty of leaks?!
I'm about to work on my (very) leaking valve cover when I replace the vacuum lines you already know about.
How did you do it? Gasket?? or sealer?? or both???
What's the correct way to get your results?
Mike
Michael Pomeroy
I took mine off and cleaned it really carefully on both the engine and cover side. I think I had to bail some oil out of the way on the engine side in a couple places.
I then used a clean rag and wash down the gasket area with acetone, lighter fluid, carb or brake cleaner, any good grease cutter I can get my hands on. Last time I used Coleman fuel. Once dry I buff it with a clean cloth. One fingerprint and it will leak...
I then use UltraBlack RTV silicone and coat the head and valve cover with a skim and sandwich a cork gasket in between. I tighten down the two top nuts really gently and don't breath on the thing for 24 hours so the RTV cures. No hooking up hoses, nothing.
Works quite well.
The cork gasket does seep through it's body to swell up like it should, but never enough to cause a drip, just enough you can see it's wet.
I was thinking on drilling and tapping the head for bolts, but don't need to.
Mike
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