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Originally Posted by sand_man
Just wanted to provide an update: nearing 10,000 miles on my rebuild (see my sealing methods on page 1 of this thread) and no leaks! Knock on a large plank o' Porsche wood, that this continues! I should also add that the red silicone (re-usable) valve cover gaskets have been worth their weight in gold as I've had my covers on and off 1,000,000,000,000 times and they still seal perfectly!
The only issue I encountered were a few rocker shafts that "walked", and even with the RSR seals, leaked until I finally got them right. I attribute this to not having things dry enough (oil free) when I installed them...oil them after they're torqued.
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Congrats, sand_man! Excellent work!
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Dave
'85 930 Factory Special Wishes Flachbau
Werk I Zuffenhausen 3.3l/330BHP Engine with Sonderwunsch Cams, FabSpeed Headers, Kokeln IC, Twin Plugged Electromotive Crankfire, Tial Wastegate(0.8 Bar), K27 Hybrid Turbo, Ruf Twin-tip Muffler, Fikse FM-5's 8&10x17, 8:41 R&P
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