Coolant leak

[peter at thescirocco.com (Peter)]

You don't put anything on rubber gaskets.
To re-use a rubber gasket you de-grease it by removing any oil.

Did you use shoulderless studs? The regular valvecover studs will not work 
with the rubber gasket.

Peter - 302.832.8989
http://thescirocco.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordy Stedman" <ydrogs@gmail.com>
To: <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 12:21 AM
Subject: Re: Coolant leak


> So I finally got around to changing the head gasket after a very 
> successful
> trek to the junkyard (scored among other things a flawless newer MK1
> windshield with tint strip along the top with a very spongy seal for only
> $15 bucks!).  So I bought a G60 rubber valve cover gasket because I was 
> told
> they were reuseable and would work on my standard 8V valve cover.  Well 
> the
> son of a bitch leaked oil everywhere along the gasket once it got running.
> I did lightly coat the seal with oil and tightened to standard JH torque 
> per
> instruction.  So I reused the old cork gasket for now and it sealed fine.
> After burping the cooling system and refilling I took it for a 20 minute
> spin for some taco bell and came back with a full radiator.  Yea!  Only
> problem now is that the oil that leaked out of the valve cover reached my
> clutch and it is slipping like crazy.  Rats!  Or as Dan would say, 
> "Balls".
>
> -- 
> Gordy
> MK1 x 4
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