I had it with valve cover gaskets!!!!

[cgarr]

Yep, two sets, drip, drip drip, then gush, gush gush, I dont know if you all ever got yours to stay in place but i have not, nothing worse than having a gasket slip when going down the H-way, a real smoke machine. I had it, My new gaskets now come in a tube and its blue, it works

Craig

[bmwloco]

Gaskets...there's a company in Oregon, I believe, that will make silicon gaskets from a sample you send in - they're aircraft quality and work.

They've been pretty common in the BMW motorcycle world for many years among the airhead set.

YMMV

[craign]

Check out the valve cover gaskets these guys sell. They are Felpro brand with a metal core so they can be used more than once and don't leak.

I am waiting to install on my next valve adjusment but I know others who swear by them.

http://www.356enterprises.com/EngineRebuild.html

Craig

[Green 912]

Craig is dead on! Those are excellent. You don’t have to glue them in and they last a long time. You pay more up front but compared to the hassle of the regular cork gaskets well worth the little extra. I have had them outlast track rebuilds.

BTW... 365 Enterprises is a great source for 356/912 motor parts. Vic Skirmants knows his stuff on our motors.

[cgarr]

Thanks for the info, Ill have to check out 365 Enterprises, they are only a few hours away from me, I was hoping to find someone local for engine work anyhow.

Thanks again

Craig

[Duke]

Have you tried tightening your valve cover arm? These can be adjusted for a tighter fit. Just a thought.

[cgarr]

The cover fits nice and tite but the gasket keeps slipping off into the valve cover, what have you used to keep it in place, I was thinking of putting tabs on the inside to hold it ...

craig

[Duke]

I have used Permatex #2. Messy but it holds the gasket in place & I don't have any leaks. You run a small bead around the rim then install the gasket & let it set for a awhile before installing it. Hold the top of the valve cover to keep it from moving as you raise the lever in place with a screwdriver. This has always worked for me but the old Permatex must be scraped clean when you change the gasket. It is also a good idea to check the valve cover to make sure it is true & not warped in any way.

[craign]

Here is another excellent source of 912 parts and very knowledable on the 912. Rod is the 912 guy to contact if you need any help with parts

www.partsobsolete.com

Craig

[Jones Low]

The stock cork gaskets do act limpy (technical term for not able to stand up). The Felpro gaskets sound like a good upgrade design. I've used Permatex and Gasket Cinch sparingly to help tack the gasket to the cover and to keep it in place while securing the cover to the head. A technique I've found that works for me is after tacking the gasket to the cover in a couple of places with Permatex or Gasket Cinch, carefully wipe the contact area on the head to remove all oil, carefully place cover on head making sure gasket is seated properly, then partly move the wire cover arm onto the cover, and then slowly finish moving the wire cover arm into the proper position. I've found that going through a slow step by step process like this lessen the possible gasket distortion which can later causes oil leaks. In the past, I've tried in one quick movement snapping/popping the wire cover arm into place and invariably the gasket would shift. Slow and steady has worked for me.

The wire arm should snap into place easily and if it takes too much effort, it usually means the cover is not seated properly on the head.

Jones Low
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