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BLyke


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At some point in my CAC journey, I decided to put these B&M two piece valve covers on. 

They came off the Nomad SB that came on the monster truck i started with.

I was not sure if they needed a top gasket and since they were lat made in the early 80's was not able to find out much on how the top was to seal.

So i ran then fir a while in the garage and it seemed fine. Fast forward to a few weeks ago and actual driving...

Came home after each drive to find oil leaking. More searching of the internet, and leveraging off of fixing a sending unit leak on the wagon, decided to make my own.

It was a little time consuming but they seen to work fine.

My error in the original decision was to not consider what is going on inside the covers at highway speed and that when the oil hits the top gravity takes over with a slight leak.



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Bruce L. - Lakeville MN

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Nice job of cutting them out.

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I am part of the 5% of the Car Guy population that have no patience or ability to deliver that kid of fabrication detail.

We could discuss the % but I am "that Guy" who is incapable of delivering that kind of detail/outcome.
Great work Bruce!

My first thought was silicone and duct tape!!headscratch

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Very nice work Bruce. Love the valve covers!

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Thanks Guys!

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Bruce L. - Lakeville MN

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Nice work! I'm guessing the most difficult part was finding the raw gasket material... (Hasn't anyone told you that nobody "makes" anything anymore... you just buy new!?)

Several years ago I bought a set of hole punches at Car Craft. Cheapo off-shore, but gets the job done. 1/8" to 1/2" in 1/16 steps.
Most of the duty cycle has been the 1/8", punching holes in belts for my wife & daughter!

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John D wrote:

Nice work! I'm guessing the most difficult part was finding the raw gasket material... (Hasn't anyone told you that nobody "makes" anything anymore... you just buy new!?)

Several years ago I bought a set of hole punches at Car Craft. Cheapo off-shore, but gets the job done. 1/8" to 1/2" in 1/16 steps.
Most of the duty cycle has been the 1/8", punching holes in belts for my wife & daughter!

The raw material was readily available and i picked it up at Advanced Auto Parts. 

I also have a set of punches like you have that were purchased for something that was needed on the Nomad.

I was hoping to be able to buy them but, since they did not exist, it was nice to try it out and make some.



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