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1986 2.9 Valve cover leak help

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Old Oct 14, 2024
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1986 2.9 Valve cover leak help

Hey all,

Thanks in advance for any help or advice you all can offer. As you can guess, my valve cover gaskets, (around 48K on my rebuilt enginge) are leaking. I want to ask what gaskets, process or (if possible) is there an after-market set somewhere that does a better job. The previous engine had this same issue, and, of course, these are the same valve covers.

Thanks so much. Wishing you all a great holiday season in advance.

Tony
 
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Old Oct 18, 2024
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Valve cover seal recommendation

I highly recommend fel-pro, I’ve run them for years over many platforms of vehicles and they’ve never given me a problem!
 
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Old Oct 22, 2024
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Originally Posted by Sena9122
I highly recommend fel-pro, I’ve run them for years over many platforms of vehicles and they’ve never given me a problem!
Thank you for the suggestion. I used what came in the gasket kit. I'll check out what Fel-Pro offers, as I believe the cork ones heat up and become useless. Thanks again!
 
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Did you solve your problem?
 
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