BBC fab valve covers

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Terry Cain

OK Chad,
How do you know?

do NOT use a cork gasket, as the sharp edge on the aluminum will eventually cut them in half, it then becomes like a faucet onto the headers. Even with coated headers, it will start a fire on the return road. Thank God dad was able to put it out before it damaged anything. We use the rubber/steel core gaskets now and there is no problem, of course we probably ran the cork ones way too long