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Subject:simple question about valve cover and waterboxer NOT for sale
From:Bike Florida
Date:Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:20:45 -0400

I decided to put some love into the old van this weekend, I also decided not
to put the Subaru engine in, after lots of advice from list members, I think
my waterboxer might be better than an old used Subaru engine. Anyway, I had
a very minor drip from the left side valve cover, so I bought two new
gaskets and replaced both of them, I wire brushed the gasket mating surface
on the valve cover to remove any funk, although they were relatively clean.
That fixed the leak.. On the left side, not the right side leaks, I took it
back off, and put another new gasket in, this time with sealer between the
gasket and the valve cover, still dripping, very slow, but a minor drip
nonetheless. Any ideas what to try here? Have I opened the proverbial can o
worms?

Jerry