Poll
Question:
Hi all, I installed a new valve cover gasket using Gasket Shellac. Should I wait a day to let it set up, or run it now to hear her purr?
Option 1: Run it
votes: 4
Option 2: Wait for Shellac to set
votes: 1
I'm just wondering if you guys think a bit of extra shellac will hurt anything like the oil passages. I didn't goop a ton on there, just enough to make it stick so just a little squished out when I tightened it all down.
Wait... Wut?
AFAIK, the valve cover gasket is supposed to be lubricated with oil, and shouldn't need any kind of coating.
No, I didn't coat it, I used the sealer between the gasket and cover to make the gasket stay on valve cover like Kerry's vid said.
I voted run it. I did my first valve adjustments without any sealer but it was getting to be a pain in the butt keeping the gasket in place on the cover while I got the cover into place on the engine thru the cables, wires, etc so I started sticking the gasket to the cover with non hardening green Permatex on one side only of course. Much easier that way to stick a new one on and it stays there for a few valve checks. I change gaskets about every 30k miles when they dry out and start leaking, no sealer is required to seal it's just to keep them in place.
I use Yamabond on a couple of places on the gaskets. The factory service manual designates a couple of spots; the right angle parts of the cover, which tend to leak even with a new gasket for me. Yamabond is a little different than an RTV type seal, though either is probably fine.