I would think that a metal/rubber valve cover gasket would be overkill, but who knows... The Fel-Pro o-rings were great. They too were very snug. I was worried about them shifting during the reinstallation of the intake, but they never moved. > -----Original Message----- > From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 12:29 PM > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DMCForum] FelPro valve cover gaskets > > Are stock item at Autozone so I'll refresh memory at lunch, but am > nearly certain were metal core. Forget a lot these days but those were > fairly recent installation. > > Re: O rings -- can tell you the industrial Vitons I put intake > manifold were significantly better than set DMC Houston provides. Ever > so slightly oversized on both sides of groove. Houston's rattle around > loose. If cross section truly circular would imagine seal top to > bottom better too. And material is firmer. > > How were Fel-Pro's? > > Is a really neat looking O ring with 4 clover shaped cross section. > Designed to give you two mating surfaces rather than one. > Unfortunately not available (McMaster Carr) in our size. Is Neoprene too. > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> wrote: > > I just installed an entire Felpro kit. Every gasket and o-ring you > can think > > of and that is what came in the kit. The ones I had were paper, at > least for > > the rocker covers and timing cover. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxx] > > > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 12:00 PM > > > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Re Polished valve covers and new belts > > > > > > Beg to differ: Fel-Pro #VS26090 are rubber faced metal core. Thinner > > > than big block Ford, but better than stock IMHO. > > > > > > Bill Robertson > > > #5939 > > > > > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> > wrote: > > > > > > > > The Felpro gaskets are the same, that thin paper-like material. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.3897168.5135684.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1732163/R=0/SIG=11n0nglqg/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?code= 30510&media=zone> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=194081.3897168.5135684.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1732163/rand=814846957> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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