964 Valve Cover Sealant?

pantera · 01-22-2009, 10:28 AM

I'm getting ready to do a valve adjustment on my 964. What's the best sealant to use on the inside of the valve covers for hopefully a leak free seal? Curil T?

Thanks in advance,

Dan

coxy · coxy's Garage

i use the race formula.

http://www.hylomar-usa.com/_resources/_html/products.html

pantera · 01-22-2009, 12:05 PM

Thanks Coxy. How hard is it to clean up afterwards when you need to put on another set of gaskets?

coxy · coxy's Garage

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Originally Posted by pantera

Thanks Coxy. How hard is it to clean up afterwards when you need to put on another set of gaskets?

Pretty easy, there is also a solvent spavailable specificaly for this job.

Hylomar Gasket Remover

pantera · 01-23-2009, 03:35 AM

Really appreciate the help.

Dan

lucittm · lucittm's Garage

Why not use the silicone gaskets that our host sells? You can re-use them and the forum seems happy with them.

Mark

Henry Schmidt · Henry Schmidt's Garage

964 valve covers use an o-ring style seal, so no sealant is necessary. If they leak there is something wrong.
BTW: If you have Curil T there is no need to buy Hylomar. The products are almost identical.

pantera · 10:38 AM

Mark, pretty sure during my search on Pelican that they don't make the silicon gaskets for the 964?

Henry, I didn't realize the the gaskets were O ring type. I haven't taken it apart yet. I was looking for some kind of sealant to hold the gaskets in their place while I put the valve covers on. Apparently its not needed. Any kind of tricks to tightening the valve covers down?

I believe the book says 6 lbs. I have a torque wrench but really don't trust it with such small increments.

Thanks,

Dan