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I sealed up the valve cover
01/18/24 at 20:26:49
 
i followed the German picture that we have posted on the head plug seal how to.
Heres a real life picture

Even this much RTV is on the heavy side.

I used Motorcraft RTV silicone sealant (let’s see what happens)
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Re: I sealed up the calve covers
Reply #1 - 01/19/24 at 02:46:29
 
Yes, that is a bit heavy and likely squeezed out a significant amount.  The stuff that oozed out does not provide any seal - you can cut it off and make the appearance better.  I use Suzukibond on black engines and Hondabond4 on silver engines......when the color matches it blends in better and is not so noticeable.

A thin bead is all you need.

The lobes on your cam appear dry - I applied a cam lube with moly grease to provide lubrication at start up.  Be sure that you fill the tray under the cam with oil before you start the engine - you can fill it from the exhaust valve inspection port once you have the engine back in the frame.


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Reply #2 - 01/19/24 at 03:52:52
 
Thanks for the comment dave, I applied lube on the cam shaft thats but not on the lobes.
This morning I cleaned up all the rtv that oozed out and the silicone i used is a nice blue color so doesn’t look bad at all , thanks for that idea!

I also applied some paste to the exposed cam that I could see through the inspection cover and put a swig of oil in there then rocked the motor around
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Reply #3 - 01/19/24 at 07:35:06
 
I have used a tiny brush to apply a small amount and then come back and spread/thin it a bit more.  I like the syringe method though and plan to use that if I ever need to repeat the process.
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Reply #4 - 01/19/24 at 11:43:41
 
I use a gloved finger. Less chance of material run-away. But yes, less is best. It's not what you have to clean up on the outside, its that a similar amount is now inside that you can't clean it up.
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Reply #5 - 01/19/24 at 15:56:26
 
To be honest I didn’t know how much rtv to put and didn’t want to put too little and have it leak
I read a post and someone wrote to make the bead the size of a pencil, it looks fine, not much ozzed outside so inside must look the same.

I removed all the excess around the outside and removed what I could remove inside the valve covers.
I think it looks good.

Hope all is fine, I’ll keep y’all updated
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Reply #6 - 01/20/24 at 03:29:14
 
Yoshi wrote on 01/19/24 at 15:56:26:
I read a post and someone wrote to make the bead the size of a pencil, it looks fine, not much ozzed outside so inside must look the same.



Should be the size of a "pencil lead"....not the whole pencil! Wink
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Reply #7 - 01/20/24 at 06:20:52
 
A freshly sharpened pencil or a dull pencil?  A regular pencil or a jumbo pencil?  

How about a 2mm wide bead?  Is 3mm too fat?  

Having recently done this, my OCD went through the roof...    Grin Shocked Wink  I had about a 1mm oooz of extra unneeded RTV squeezed out on the outside when I was done (so probably about the same amount on the trouble-maker inside that you can't see as Gary in NJ noted).  For a rookie, not bad IMO.  We'll see what the dissected oil filter says in a couple months.
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