Part number found (was RE: need part #)

[sad_rocc at yahoo.com (Dan Smith)]

I have the plastic plate in place already, so all set
there. To clean the screen, I blasted it with a whole
can of brake cleaner, then sloshed it around is soapy
water and let it soak overnight. Now half my valve
cover is nice and shiny, while the other half is dirty
brown. I was really hoping for the car to be drivable
ASAP. I was planning on driving it as is, as long as
the leak is pretty low, then swapping the seal for
minimal downtime. However, if I have to remove that
part to see what kind of seal it has, I have a feeling
I won't be able to put it back on without a whole lot
of leaking. I guess my best solution would be to try
to get both the O ring and the gasket, since neither
is expensive... Thanks for the info!

Dan

--- Patrick Bureau <txrocco@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> the only way to know if it has a gasket or an o ring
> for seal behind that plate is to remove it..
> 
> the valve cover grill does not have a "filter" per
> say
> so I usually dip it in paint thinner for a few hours
> and rinse it out with high pressure hose nozzle and
> let it dry a day or so.. never had any problems
> 
> while you have the valve cover off you may want to
> try
> to find a cam splash guard plastic plate, it sits
> atop
> the cam bearings and prevents splashing of oil all
> over the place inside the valve cover and keeps it
> close to the cam where it shoudl be.. if you need
> one
> I can track one down reall quick.
>

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