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valve cover gasket 700 1985

posted by  someone claiming to be oleg on  Tue Nov 4 10:53 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Yesterday I replaced the valve cover gasket on my b230a 740. It stil leaks oil from under the valve cover near the back of the engine. Is this normal for a new gasket, or did I do something wrong.

I used some force, but not much, when I tightened the nuts. A friend told me to use little force, but I have a heavy hand. Is it correct that to much force will crack the gasket and make it useless.

I need to do this quickly, before the winter really sets in.

I'm almost 100% sure that this is not excess crankcase pressure, since I have cleaned the flametrap and surrounding hoses.

Thanks for any help :)



.. Sorry for double posting, just wanted to put this in the 700 forum where it belongs






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New valve cover gasket [700][1985]
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