Date:         Sat, 27 Oct 2012 03:47:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brand new leaky rocker covers
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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that's cool,
I use The Right Stuff regularly,
though I hadn't though tousing it only on the valve covers.

I'll have to try that on a fairly fresh engine where I don't think I'll
be adjusting on the hyd lifters at all.
still though ..
cork VCG's are dirt cheap and they work well enough.
Hey ....it's been good enough for VW since about ....oh ....1948.
I pay about .....whatever ....10 bucks for 20 of them. I don't find them
getting hard and leaking for a long timethough, like a couple years at
least.
The Right Stuff though ..
in the 'caulking gun' style ..
that's like the 3rd Product I couldn't fix vans and cars withput  ...or
it's an upgrade/substitute for my No. 2 most important product ..good
ole high quality black silicone ( like Toyota's ) .
   But use The Right Stuff .it's awesome. More or less 'Perfect.'

my suggestions anyway.

S.



On 10/27/2012 3:41 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> The combination of those re-pop covers and cheap gaskets make for a bad
> combination. I just use the "right stuff" as the only gasket. Works great.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Don Preston
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 4:25 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Brand new leaky rocker covers
>
> Hi all,
>
> So, while replacing the exhaust system a couple weeks ago I also replaced
> the rocker covers, with new cork seals, as one of them was leaking. Thing
> is, now both covers have slow leaks, yay!
>
> Anyone run into this? Tried bending clips to get as tight a seal as I could,
> and made sure the seals are contacting properly. Ideas?
>
> Don
> '87 2.1 Vanagon GL ASI
>