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Originally Posted by Rogviler
There's a newer, much better thread here:
Cam cover leak repair
I'm re-posting the missing image now.
-Rog |
Nice drawing! It shows that over tightening the cam cover nuts does not compress the gasket any further. I never have problems with leaky VC gaskets on the 617's. Don't know why so many have problems. I make sure the VC is flat, then tack the VC gasket to the VC with adhesive so it does not fall off, wipe clean the head mating surfaces of debris, install and torque to spec.
I did 3 valve adjustments for a forum member within a period of a few months last year. The first time the VC gasket was replaced with a new one. 2nd and 3rd time we re-used the same gasket. None of them leaked.