Valve cover bolts seals/gasket/grommet

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marcus_sho

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I need to purchase new valve cover bolt seals/grommet, I have searched a few places, but with no avail, do I have to purchase them with the new bolts or is there a new place that now has them available?

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Jeremy
 

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The grommets or seals are included with the bolts and are not available separately. Those bolts are about $20+ each when new. You may find a source of "not-as-used-bolts" that have more pliable seals attached.

If you want to try RTV on the bolt seals, be aware that the seals have two sides. You must not only apply RTV to the surface that contacts the valve cover, you must also apply it to the the bolt shaft/head side of the seal.
 

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Unfortunately I have broken some of them to have my valve covers powder coated and was assured that they came with the valve cover gasket set, but was wrong. Does anyone know of a good material that I can pour into a mold to make replacements? I was thinking maybe silicone (black gasket maker) but I also have some stuff I need to test how it reacts with oil and heat to determine if it will be viable.

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I recently went through this same problem.I needed the seals only,and was'nt about to pay $22 each for some plastic.I looked at firewall grommets(would'nt work)looked at rubber washers(too flat),looked at several plumbing stores with no luck.I even went as far as a plastic injection molding company,no good.So I looked to my fellow SHOforum peeps.Bought valve covers,bolts,washers and all for like $50.
(thanks RI-SHO)
 
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