Re: Finally a valve cover gasket worth a damn............

cletus66 March 3rd 2011, 11:46 pm

Thanks for the info !!! Cool

342g March 4th 2011, 1:19 am

Richter, wash your hands before you go to dinner. Laughing

res0rli9 March 4th 2011, 1:25 am

bbf-falcon wrote:
richter69 wrote:
bbf-falcon wrote:
richter69 wrote:I've used about every gasket there is out there and these Cometics Lem sent me are the cats ass...............

Never had a problem w/standard ones,I guess I just know what i'm doing. You will work it out some day

Engines I build for myself and friends dont come undone either so i guess i know what I'm doing...................

I prolly pull my covers of more than most to keep tabs on my valvetrain......besides this post was not about my issues with other types of gaskets but rather what a great product Cometic has and who you can get them through.

Boy are we testy today
Now don't get hard peter,just cause i'm playin w/you

HELL! I put cork gaskets on my 69cj with metal v/cs in 1970 when I bought it and the covers have been off more times than carter has Liver pills, and they are still on it today with no leaks. car sits now but I fire it up every other mouth and take the covers off to check things out befor I fire it up...like the rabbet still running and no leaks.
I musta been doing HeRo stuff before he was born..maybe I know a little toooo. Wink

res0rli9 March 4th 2011, 1:37 am

[quote="bb429power"]

Lem Evans wrote:
bb429power wrote:Just wondering, are they good to reuse or do they need to be changed every time you check your valvetrain? [/quote
Congrats...........you now have more post than me
Is that bad? Haha I wasn't trying, I just yap too much

Justin, its the value thats in the post that makes the diff. Wink

torkair March 4th 2011, 4:39 am

Lem Evans wrote:Aramid Fibers

Introduction

In the research labs at E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., in 1965 two research scientists, Stephanie Kwolek and Herbert Blades, were working in a corporate lab to create a new fiber. The technology they developed had enhanced strength, was lightweight and very flexible. The new fiber, called Kevlar, could be offered in many different forms. One of the most popular uses of Kevlar came in the form of bullet-resistant vests that police officers have relied on for over 25 years. The greatest attribute of the fiber was strength it provided in a very lightweight form, that was both comfortable and gave a wide range of movement to the officer. This discovery came from a very chemically similar compound called Nomex. The creation of this fiber gave birth to thermal technology, which combined heat and flame resistant properties along with advanced textile characteristics.

The production of aramid fibers known under their trademark names Kevlar and Nomex. have unique and beneficial properties. These two aramids are similar in basic structure and are sometimes produced in the same production plants. The difference is in their structure, Kevlar is a para-aramid while Nomex is a meta-aramid. An aramid is a polyamide where at least 85% of the amide bonds are attached to aromatic rings. The first aramid produced was called Nomex introduced by Du Pont in 1961.
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This what the gaskets are made of.

Kevlar VC gaskets...

Sounds bullet proof to me Very Happy

Lem Evans March 4th 2011, 9:51 am

bb429power wrote:Just wondering, are they good to reuse or do they need to be changed every time you check your valvetrain?

Yes....they can be reused.

Lem Evans March 4th 2011, 9:52 am

342g wrote:Richter, wash your hands before you go to dinner.

that picture was after he washed them Wink

342g March 4th 2011, 10:34 am

Lem Evans wrote:
342g wrote:Richter, wash your hands before you go to dinner.
that picture was after he washed them

He cleaned them up for the shoot huh, great, cheers

TravisRice March 4th 2011, 5:23 pm

Lem Evans wrote:
342g wrote:Richter, wash your hands before you go to dinner.
that picture was after he washed them

Washed them in green oil ............... ought to see his teeth when hes done brushing them ........... Smile

342g March 4th 2011, 6:38 pm

TravisRice wrote:
Lem Evans wrote:
342g wrote:Richter, wash your hands before you go to dinner.
that picture was after he washed them

Washed them in green oil ............... ought to see his teeth when hes done brushing them ...........

Great, I'm glad he cleans up good. Laughing

..........Love ya Jon. Very Happy

richter69 March 4th 2011, 7:18 pm

hands of a workin man..................I dont sit around typing or pullin my pud.............all day anyway............. Laughing

342g March 4th 2011, 7:22 pm

richter69 wrote:hands of a workin man..................I dont sit around typing or pullin my pud.............all day anyway.............

Man I got to do something this retired life is the oits, I was thinking about a part time job, then I realized I don't drink anymore, but it will soon be time to race, then I will be busy.

richter69 March 4th 2011, 7:25 pm

..........and them pecker tongs was washed.............its the idiots that go 10k miles on an oil change with a dpf system on a diesel (6.4) that makes um so bad.

That oil has to be the nastiest black substance known to man.

342g March 4th 2011, 7:28 pm

richter69 wrote:..........and them pecker tongs was washed.............its the idiots that go 10k miles on an oil change with a dpf system on a diesel (6.4) that makes um so bad.

That oil has to be the nastiest black substance known to man.

I hear ya Jon, I was just poking fun, don't pay no attention, this rain is brutal, but at least I don't have to shovel it. Laughing

richter69 March 4th 2011, 7:30 pm

we are in the worst drought here since the dust bowl..............send that ran this way.

342g March 4th 2011, 7:37 pm

richter69 wrote:we are in the worst drought here since the dust bowl..............send that ran this way.

Sure would like to, suppose to get about another 2 inches tomorrow, track will prolly fluid again.

Lem Evans March 4th 2011, 8:10 pm

richter69 wrote:..........and them pecker tongs was washed.............its the idiots that go 10k miles on an oil change with a dpf system on a diesel (6.4) that makes um so bad.

That oil has to be the nastiest black substance known to man.

And....do not pee on your hands clown

richter69 March 13th 2011, 12:17 am

no leaks, no loose bolts..........these be the real deal......... cheers

56Tbird March 13th 2011, 8:18 am

richter69 wrote:..........and them pecker tongs was washed.............its the idiots that go 10k miles on an oil change with a dpf system on a diesel (6.4) that makes um so bad.

That oil has to be the nastiest black substance known to man.

Harold knows all about getting those substances off off Twisted Evil

He's an old Pro...Told me he learned all about it in High School bounce

342g March 13th 2011, 2:44 pm

Yepppers, that's what I said, hey man can't live on chicken alone, variety is the spice of life. Cool

oh yeah, Rick told me this morning, that if you were any kind of friend, you could stretch the hood, something about resin, and fiberglass, I don't know what he was talking about, but he said it was easy. Idea

and you are the king

138 March 13th 2011, 3:27 pm

342g wrote: Yepppers, that's what I said, hey man can't live on chicken alone, variety is the spice of life.

oh yeah, Rick told me this morning, that if you were any kind of friend, you could stretch the hood, something about resin, and fiberglass, I don't know what he was talking about, but he said it was easy. and you are the

whats wrong with the hood?...and I have the gasket to the thing sitting here I forgot I took it out and put it up.