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Old 12-23-2006, 03:11 PM
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Doing the VC gaskets soon. Any advice?
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Old 12-23-2006, 03:47 PM
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Make sure you torque them properly upon reinstallation or they will leak. 10 Nm (7 ft lb).
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clean the surface really good and put a small dab of rtv in the sharp corners
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Are the RTV beads go on the valve cover or on gasket or on the head???
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Default thin layer on the head just in the tight corners,
it should not bleed out when torqued down, if it does you put too much
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