Valley Gasket

[RCA]

Anyone done one?? Any tips??
cheers
Rich

[TT Tim]

Take your time and watch the rubber pieces each end, it's a bugger to fit and get oil tight.

I haven't done one on the TVR but did rebuild a P5 RV8 prior top dropping it into a Land Rover

Is it a OE spec valley cover?

Tim

[Boosted LS1]

Easy enough to change but be aware there are two types of gasket. The older tin one and the newer rubber coated item from the cross-bolted engines. The later gaskets also have slightly different end rubbers but I've used late gaskets with early rubbers without a problem. Oil can leak from the rear of the gasket if not careful so I always put a gob of silicone under the corner of the head adjacent to the ends of the rubbers. I do that on all 4 corners and it seals it nicely. Make sure you torque the intake bolts down properly and follow the correct bolt torquing procedure. Think it's 35lb/ft. It will help to drain the heads of coolant before you start

[thornogson]

It might help you to put it all back together right if you take some digital picks of the engine and it's ancillaries before you start dismantling.

[fastkwak]

valley gasket is pretty easy!
use a dollop of silicone sealant under the the end rubber gasket (between the block and head). once the rubber end seals are in place, silicone from the end up onto the head and around the waterways, then bolt the end plates down then bolt the manifold down whilst the silicone is still wet. this will be fluid tight!