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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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Default F.a.o people using 1.8 rubber rocker gasket

Just wondered, did you file dwn the ''teeth'' on your rocker cover so it gets a perfect squash down onto the wider rim of the gasket. People who have one will understand my random explanation of the fiting there lol.
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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never used 1 on a standard rocker cover i only use them with alloy rocker covers, but i know what you mean, i'd imagine you can file down the bits that stick out.
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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Its been so long since ive seen under the bonnet of mine i cant remember
Will have a look in a bit
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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Just bolted mine on, never modded it
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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I suspect mine will be the same as daves
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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just bolted mine down too although Im using a PE rocker cover
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 11:25 PM
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i'm on a burtonpower alloy rocker cover and just fit it on.
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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Please excuse the stupid question here, and i admit i havent properly looked at it yet, but what way up does it go? It has a lip on it, does this face upwards or downwards, i noticed there is a 'grove' like line that runs around it so it fits down and over the top rim part of the head, or does it sit over the rim part of the edge of the rocker cover.
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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My groove is rocker cover up, works fine for me lol,

And i just kept the tabs on the cover, doesn't hurt anything. Gasket works a treat well recommended!

Rob,
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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Cheers Rob,yeah i went out to garage today and had a look and yeah it seems the edge of the rocker cover sits in the groove outline on the rubber gasket. I to had heard they're good plus also heard they dont need replacing everytime u remove the rocker cover unlike cork ones.
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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No worries mate, yea looking at it, won't need to change the gasket when i take the cover off, and if your still on mfi it looks like it will give a better air tight seal.

best of luck

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