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Straightening my bendy
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 2:45 pm
by Major_Tom
..any good ideas about straightening a warped rocker cover effectively? I bought a rubber rocker cover gasket last year and whilst it's great at being a gasket, it sticks to the cylinder head exhaust side and you basically have to butcher the rocker cover to get the bloody thing off.
Re: Straightening my bendy
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:00 pm
by D366Y
Re: Straightening my bendy
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:54 pm
by stevemarl
You could do with some 1/3" square bar so you can put a piece either side and crush it back into shape in a vice, preferably or a mole wrench, possibly?
Re: Straightening my bendy
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:50 pm
by Mc Tool
Once the metal has stretched ,which it must have if its buckled out of shape , its nearly impossible to un-stretch . Probly easier to just get another cover . If we are talking pinto motor ,so many of them have been wreaked ( being as how they are the worst motor in the world
Jason
) they must be stacked up pretty high by now . Any how , I believe Nick may have one he's not using
Shame about the gasket sticking so bad . Maybe a smear of hi temp grease ,like copperslip might help stop sticking .
Re: Straightening my bendy
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 12:13 pm
by Major_Tom
Thanks for replies.. will have a go at it and see how it turns out!
Re: Straightening my bendy
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:12 pm
by pbar
I'm pleased I've only ever used the traditional cork ones, those from CCI seem great.
Good luck with it though Tom.
Re: Straightening my bendy
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 7:40 pm
by Major_Tom
I only tried a rubber one because I thought it would help with the leak I had due to a warped cover in the first place
it worked great until it came to checking valvev clearances and couldnt get it off!
Re: Straightening my bendy
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 7:08 pm
by Fordoholic Nick
Re: Straightening my bendy
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:13 pm
by D366Y
Don't give Tom your address Nick whatever you do - there will be all sorts of things turning up!
Re: Straightening my bendy
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:44 pm
by Mc Tool
I was only joking Nick , but if your old one finds a good home .....
Things like this are good . I gave a small base guitar amp to some guy on the hunting and fishing website I post on , Di's brother gave it to me , beats me why as the only musical instrument I play is the stereo . Easy come easy go .
My friend gave me his left over lounge flooring wood , which was enough to do my kitchen .....so it works out
Re: Straightening my bendy
Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:28 am
by Major_Tom
PM sent Nick!!! Thanks a million!