Re: 88 Wrangler - 4.2L with leaking valve cover
Take it to a self service car wash (late at night when the attendent
isn't there), cover the distributor and carb with plastic bags, and use the low pressure suds to clean the big chunks of grease off. They typically leak out the back of the valve cover, the oil drains down the back of the engine and all over the bellhousiing, tranny, and transfer case. I dropped the tranny support on my '87, the grease/dirt layer was 1-1/2" thick! Will wrote: > There are plenty of jeep valve cover gaskets out there, I just can't > find one for the 88 jeep wrangler with the 4.2L engine. I think I will > go with the permatex rtv route, sounds like people have had luck with > it. I suppose I will have to whip out some degreaser before I get > started; its lookin' pretty dirty under the hood. > > Thanks for the help guys... I'll have to let you know how it goes. > |
Re: 88 Wrangler - 4.2L with leaking valve cover
Take it to a self service car wash (late at night when the attendent
isn't there), cover the distributor and carb with plastic bags, and use the low pressure suds to clean the big chunks of grease off. They typically leak out the back of the valve cover, the oil drains down the back of the engine and all over the bellhousiing, tranny, and transfer case. I dropped the tranny support on my '87, the grease/dirt layer was 1-1/2" thick! Will wrote: > There are plenty of jeep valve cover gaskets out there, I just can't > find one for the 88 jeep wrangler with the 4.2L engine. I think I will > go with the permatex rtv route, sounds like people have had luck with > it. I suppose I will have to whip out some degreaser before I get > started; its lookin' pretty dirty under the hood. > > Thanks for the help guys... I'll have to let you know how it goes. > |
Re: 88 Wrangler - 4.2L with leaking valve cover
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:43B2A506.7439F49A@sympatico.ca... > > I haven't had any issues finding new gaskets. They make the cork ones > and a total rip off expensive rubber one that just plain don't work. I > think my last cork one was a 'fel pro' or something like that. To my knowledge, ... 'Fel_Pro' doesn't make a simple cork gasket for these things ....... I believe it's a cork/metal combination (i.e. a step closer to a 'life-time' gasket). I used to replace with a Clifford (as the valve cover is now a Clifford Al. replacement ... which actually keeps the engine oil IN the engine :), but I think that now the vendor I get them from is dealing in MOPAR covers / gaskets. |
Re: 88 Wrangler - 4.2L with leaking valve cover
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:43B2A506.7439F49A@sympatico.ca... > > I haven't had any issues finding new gaskets. They make the cork ones > and a total rip off expensive rubber one that just plain don't work. I > think my last cork one was a 'fel pro' or something like that. To my knowledge, ... 'Fel_Pro' doesn't make a simple cork gasket for these things ....... I believe it's a cork/metal combination (i.e. a step closer to a 'life-time' gasket). I used to replace with a Clifford (as the valve cover is now a Clifford Al. replacement ... which actually keeps the engine oil IN the engine :), but I think that now the vendor I get them from is dealing in MOPAR covers / gaskets. |
Re: 88 Wrangler - 4.2L with leaking valve cover
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:43B2A506.7439F49A@sympatico.ca... > > I haven't had any issues finding new gaskets. They make the cork ones > and a total rip off expensive rubber one that just plain don't work. I > think my last cork one was a 'fel pro' or something like that. To my knowledge, ... 'Fel_Pro' doesn't make a simple cork gasket for these things ....... I believe it's a cork/metal combination (i.e. a step closer to a 'life-time' gasket). I used to replace with a Clifford (as the valve cover is now a Clifford Al. replacement ... which actually keeps the engine oil IN the engine :), but I think that now the vendor I get them from is dealing in MOPAR covers / gaskets. |
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