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Valve cover gasket advice needed 1800

posted by  RepairmanJackal on  Fri Jan 20 15:50 CST 2006
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My P1800 with a B20E has a persistently leaky valve cover gasket. I was unable to find a cork gasket through my local autoretailer, so I ordered the neoprene gasket from IPD. I also have an older "IPD-Volvo" cast aluminum valve cover gasket on my 1967 Amazon's B18B. Since I got the P1800 for parts and the B20E will eventually go into the Amazon, I've little hesitation is switching the cast aluminum cover to the B20E.

So....
I know that there is a slight "fit" issue with the cast cover. On the Amazon, this has usually presented as a slow, but persistent loss of oil at the rear of the cover. I know others with the cast cover actually "glue" the gasket to the cover. Does this work? I plan on doing the switch tomorrow, but am unsure what sort of "glue" I ought to use. Is high-temp silicone effective with the neoprene? Should I use something else? Should I use nothing other than two very clean surfaces?

Any advice here is welcome as I'm about to loan the car to a desperate friend in need of transportation - one who is not especially mechanically inclined, but won't run the car to death either. I'd like to get it right the first time as it'll be out of my care for several weeks.



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1967 P220 Amazon, 1972 145S, 1976 245 DL, 1983 245 DL, 1986 745 GLE, 1990 745 GL, 1995 945....
You mean to tell me that Volvo makes cars that are *NOT* Wagons?!?
1971 P1800E... Not a wagon, but it's just a donor car for the Amazon..






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