[tcb] Re: Valve gasket leak
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:40:30 -0800 (PST)
Trey: There's lots of oil in there and don't try driving with the valve cover
off. You will lose all your oil in short order. VWs are notorious for leaking
at the valve cover. Sometimes crankcase pressure will suck the gasket out of
place. Best cure is to use quality gaskets, make sure you have a good straight
valve cover, and bails that have sufficient tension. I normally don't but some
people always gasket seal the gasket to the valve cover prior to installation.
Sammie
treyjung@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Never knew how much a valve gasket can leak.
Had a really bad leak under my 71 and figured the worst, so I stopped driving
New Dee for 2 months. I started it this weekend and ran it (after I added about
a half quart) and then it started leaking bad. Pulled the valve cover off (the
right side) and notice that the gasket wasn't sealing at all on the bottom.
replaced it and ran the bus for about 20 miles and it's not leaking now.....
I was under the impression that there wasn't much oil in there (under the
valve cover) and that you could start an engine with the valve covers offs and
not much oil would accumlate in there. Am I correct?
If that's the case, then oil is in getting in there from somewhere (e.g. the
push rods seals? ) which might need more attention. Just wanted to make sure I
wasn't masking a problem with a new gasket.
Trey
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