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MG TD TF 1500 - Silicone valve cover gasket

What's the general opinion of using a silicone valve cover gasket?
david kirkpatrick

Work great, last forever. Regards, Tom
tom peterson

Mine has been on for almost 10 years, seal it down on one side only so you can get the covers off. no leaks so far and it both have been on and off a few times.
Tom Maine

I second the above opinion . Perfect no oil sweat at al.

Gerard
Gerard Hengeveld

Absolutely. Might be the last one you will buy. I love mine.
Bruce Cunha

I installed mine about 8 years ago,,, and have had the cover off many times,,, it still doesn't show any signs of leaking,,,
Excelent product

SPW
STEVE WINCZE

Perfect, changed to Tom Lange's Roadster Gaskets last winter, no more leaks.

Bill
Bill Brown

+ a lot. Solved my weeping problems from up there, and the side gasket as well.
L Rutt

I had a silicon gasket, but since I tend to tighten the valve cover knobs too much, the thing would squish out of position and I was always fighting leaks. I ended-up making one from a sheet of high temperature 1/8" rubber/cork-looking stuff from a parts store. Not that I care, but it looks a bit more original than the silicon. With the valve cover off, I made a paper template that allowed me to take advantage of the whole surface so I could beef-up the amount of gasket in contact with the head. It has proven to be a lot more stable and stays in position no matter how hard I torque down the valve cover. As I recall, the material was about $10.

Here is the gasket material that I used:
Fel-Pro - Gasket Materials. Part #: 3019. UPC: 84113855658.
Cork-Rubber 1/8" (10" x 26") Sheet. Recommended for Use on Valve Cover & Oil Pan Gasket Applications

Good luck.
Safety? Fast?
Scott Ashworth - '54 TF
S. R. Ashworth

Scott,
Just courious,,,, How can it "squish out of position" if it was properly glued to the block????
SPW
STEVE WINCZE

The pressure on the cover pushed the gasket out from under the valve cover lip toward the outsides. Then after a point it became unattached from the head in places. Most certainly a case of operator error with the amount of pressure I must have been applying. I used a silicon gasket for a long time but am having better success with the one I made.
SRA
S. R. Ashworth

I include full instructions with my MGT Roadster Gaskets, which have been very successful in curing topside T-series leaks (as the unsolicited testimonials above prove).

I have just received another 100 sets, and am happy to provide them. See mgtrepair.net for ordering instructions.

Tom Lange
MGT Repair
t lange

Tom did you ever get the LOGOS done?
Tom Maine

I expect to have them in hand late this week. I'm eager!

Tom
t lange

This thread was discussed between 28/10/2013 and 29/10/2013

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