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Eric Tellier
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:03 am Post subject:
question about dress up kit...short and tall valve cover |
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Hi im about to buy a dressup kit, however they are talkin about short or
tall valve cover, how do i choose, it will go on heads that were on a monte
carlo 86, 305HO heads, 58cc combustion chambers, how do i differentiate
them?
Thx in advance
Erix
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el Diablo
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:52 am Post subject:
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"Eric Tellier" <etsi@videotron.ca> wrote in message
news:QFXHd.7358$P93.362195@wagner.videotron.net...
| Quote: | Hi im about to buy a dressup kit, however they are talkin about short or
tall valve cover, how do i choose, it will go on heads that were on a
monte carlo 86, 305HO heads, 58cc combustion chambers, how do i
differentiate them?
Thx in advance
Erix
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Tall valve covers are generally for engines that have very high lift cams,
1.6:1 rocker arms etc. Or just for looks if you desire.
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Sportster4Eva
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:33 pm Post subject:
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Eric Tellier wrote:
| Quote: | Hi im about to buy a dressup kit, however they are talkin about short or
tall valve cover, how do i choose, it will go on heads that were on a monte
carlo 86, 305HO heads, 58cc combustion chambers, how do i differentiate
them?
Thx in advance
Erix
When you're looking for valve covers take a look inside your old ones. |
See where the oil has been squirting up onto the top surface of the
cover? Valve covers are partially responsible for redirecting the oil
shooting out of the pushrods back onto the rocker arms, keeping the
balls and valve stem tip lubricated. Tall covers are quite a bit taller
than stock and may not work as well for redirecting the oil. If you have
a high volume/pressure oil pump the oil coming out of the pushrods will
squirt 6 feet with the covers off!...lol
Smokey Yunick told me so.
--
Paul
'91 XL1200
'77 GL1000 (W.I.P.)
"I feel more like I do now than when I got here"
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Eric Tellier
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Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:39 pm Post subject:
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thx for the info
Eric
"Sportster4Eva" <IvannaTinkle@dontspamme.org> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Eric Tellier wrote:
Hi im about to buy a dressup kit, however they are talkin about short or
tall valve cover, how do i choose, it will go on heads that were on a
monte carlo 86, 305HO heads, 58cc combustion chambers, how do i
differentiate them?
Thx in advance
Erix
When you're looking for valve covers take a look inside your old ones. See
where the oil has been squirting up onto the top surface of the cover?
Valve covers are partially responsible for redirecting the oil shooting
out of the pushrods back onto the rocker arms, keeping the balls and valve
stem tip lubricated. Tall covers are quite a bit taller than stock and may
not work as well for redirecting the oil. If you have a high
volume/pressure oil pump the oil coming out of the pushrods will squirt 6
feet with the covers off!...lol
Smokey Yunick told me so.
--
Paul
'91 XL1200
'77 GL1000 (W.I.P.)
"I feel more like I do now than when I got here"
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