Losing alot of oil from my left valve cover, it's brand new, not warped, and don't see how I could have overtightened it. What are the torque specs for valve covers, my chilton's says 8 ft pounds?? Also, I used a cork gasket w/black rtv, should I just ditch the gasket and use rtv. Thanks.

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1984 Camaro Z-28 LG-4
Q-Jet, dual snorkel air intake, underdrive crank pulley, Hypertech Street chip, SLP y-pipe and 3" cat back with hi-flow converter, Edelbrock Performer intake,Accel ignition. Running better now.

 

BD,

8 ft/lb sounds about right, but dump the cork gasket, make sure the rocker cover rails are CLEAN and straight, and make sure the flanges on the head are clean. Find a pair of silicone rubber gaskets, like the newer SBCs use, and install them without any sealants. You can't use the newer stock gaskets on your perimeter bolt heads, but aftermarketers offer the same gasket for perimeter bolt heads. Fel-Pro Perma-Dry ribbed gaskets work well for this, too.

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there are several people that makes clips to spread out the clamping force of the bolts over a wider area too, you might want to look into that if you don't have them already.

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84chevy05

Number: 84-62

Section: 6A (VI)

Date: June, 1984

Subject: ROCKER COVER OIL LEAKS ON
SMALL BLOCK V8 OR 90~ V6 ENGINES

Model and Year: 1960-84 PASSENGER AND

TRUCK VEHICLES

TO: ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS


This bulletin is being reissued to correct part numbers and packaging information; the original issue should be destroyed.



Rocker Cover



New rocker cover gaskets and attaching hardware have been released for servicing vehicles equipped with Chevrolet produced small block V8 and 90~ V6 (200 or 229 CID) engines. The parts listed and the illustration on Page 2 can be used to service engines from current production back to 1960.

14082319 Viton Gasket (90~ V6) (2 req'd per engine)

14082322 Viton Gasket (V8) (2 req'd per engine)

14085816 Reinforcement Unit (2 req'd per engine)

Contains 4 - 14082321 Reinforcement
4 - 14082320 Stud
and 4 - 14051876 Nut

Torque nuts to 5.6 - 7.3 N-m (50-65 in.lbs.).

 

Don't you know if you run slick50 you can run without oil?? no oil = no leaks

seal the gasket to the valvecover first and let that sit and dry completely before you put the valvecover back on. That way the gasket is less likely to distort (allows you to run those cheapie cork gaskets we all hate).
Oh and put the torque-wrench and breaker-bar away when you go to install the covers. I just go by feel and watch the gasket as I'm tightening so as not to distort it.

 

8 foot pounds?! Try 45 inch-pounds, works for me, no leaks, no problems.

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--Steve S--
1984 Trans Am 305 LG4, 5 speed
Daily Driver, Flowmaster 80 Series

 

yeah, found out 8 ft lbs is way too much, bent the hold downs in the middle. Ended up using some black rtv for now, will let it cure overnite and hopefully it won't leak all the way to work.

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1984 Camaro Z-28 LG-4
Q-Jet, dual snorkel air intake, underdrive crank pulley, Hypertech Street chip, SLP y-pipe and 3" cat back with hi-flow converter, Edelbrock Performer intake,Accel ignition. Running better now.