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    Default Valve cover gasket..Dry or with sealant?

    Do you use a sealant on the valve cover gasket? Or do you install it dry?

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    I used sealant on the cover side but nothing on the head
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    dry, maybe a dab of snot at transitions to seal the crack
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    I installed mine dry and haven't had leakage at the VC edges. One of the front nuts started seeping recently though. Hopefully tightening it up will solve the problem. HTH

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