4.3L to ?? swap.

[454cid]

Is that serious or sarcasm?

Serious.... it's just a simple piece of cork. They use to be cheap. I see the Felpro gaskets for my Buick are less than $10 from Rockauto, still. Even the molded rubber/silicone gaskets for my truck are a lot less than $31.

 

[texas tough]

alot more work than you would imagine.. pull your valve cover and check the drain hole in the corner of the heads, they like to gunk up and the oil will pool faster than it can drain.,,. if it had good compression, I would find them miss and fix it.. likely ignition related..

 

[Schurkey]

Oh really.

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Wild Guess with no evidence: You entered your vehicle into the Summit web site with the original V6. So Summit is telling you that V8 gaskets don't fit a V6 engine.

The Summit application notes obviously show that they fit the 5.7L V8, as I've already proven.

 

[454cid]

Wild Guess with no evidence: You entered your vehicle into the Summit web site with the original V6. So Summit is telling you that V8 gaskets don't fit a V6 engine.

The Summit application notes obviously show that they fit the 5.7L V8, as I've already proven.

No something is goofy, I checked too. Summit says they don't fit. It wouldn't be the first time thier catalog was wrong. Years ago, I ordered Goodyear HighMiler radiator hoses for my Buick and I think what I got were Chevy parts because they weren't even close. Thankfully they returned them with no problems.

 

[DeCaff2007]

No something is goofy, I checked too. Summit says they don't fit. It wouldn't be the first time thier catalog was wrong. Years ago, I ordered Goodyear HighMiler radiator hoses for my Buick and I think what I got were Chevy parts because they weren't even close. Thankfully they returned them with no problems.

AH! So it's not just me.

alot more work than you would imagine.. pull your valve cover and check the drain hole in the corner of the heads, they like to gunk up and the oil will pool faster than it can drain.,,. if it had good compression, I would find them miss and fix it.. likely ignition related..

Huh?

 

[smdk2500]

Huh?

Pretty sure he just read the title of the thread and didn't read the other 32 pages of whats going on.

 

[DeCaff2007]

So about those valve cover gaskets. They actually look a bit small.

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Uh huh. Top Quality Junk.

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They did, however, seem to fit the top of the heads reasonably well.

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So with that, I put the valve covers over top of the gaskets, smooshed them down and made the work. I guess we'll see how bad they leak.

 

[Orpedcrow]

I’ve never seen a cork gasket that DIDNT leak

 

[DeCaff2007]

I’ve never seen a cork gasket that DIDNT leak

Well, I get that. However, I've never had any luck with rubber gaskets. Especially ones that were too short to begin with lol.

 

[Erik the Awful]

That's normal for any cork gasket. Use gaska-cinch to secure it down to the valve cover before installation.
www.amazon.com/Permatex-80062-High-Gasket-Sealant/dp/B000HBGHB8/