Freaking Cam Cover gasket
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:34 pm
My Cam Cover gasket has been weeping for a while so I thought I'd do a thorough job & reseal it.
Started off by reading all the threads here about what is best to use, came to the conclusion it would be Wellseal for the Cork Gasket to the Cam Cover & grease between the cork & the head.
Took Cam cover off, cleaned off cam cover & top of cylinder head with paint thinners to get them perfectly clean...
Then applied Well seal to the Cam Cover, laid the gasket carefully on top & let it sit for about 4 hours. Applied a smear of grease to the head face & then assembled the cam cover on it. Added Selocs & flat washers, then barely nipped the 1/4" Nylocs up...
Went for a drive noticed that the cork gasket has extruded itself at the very narrow section at the rear of the head near the Oil filler cap. Why would it be squeezed out in one direction?
p.s. Dies Well seal go off? I was expecting it to "glue" the gasket to the Cam Cover, after 24 hours it's still sticky like treacle.
Started off by reading all the threads here about what is best to use, came to the conclusion it would be Wellseal for the Cork Gasket to the Cam Cover & grease between the cork & the head.
Took Cam cover off, cleaned off cam cover & top of cylinder head with paint thinners to get them perfectly clean...
Then applied Well seal to the Cam Cover, laid the gasket carefully on top & let it sit for about 4 hours. Applied a smear of grease to the head face & then assembled the cam cover on it. Added Selocs & flat washers, then barely nipped the 1/4" Nylocs up...
Went for a drive noticed that the cork gasket has extruded itself at the very narrow section at the rear of the head near the Oil filler cap. Why would it be squeezed out in one direction?
p.s. Dies Well seal go off? I was expecting it to "glue" the gasket to the Cam Cover, after 24 hours it's still sticky like treacle.