[DeTomaso] [BULK] Cleaning valve cover gasket cork off the heads?

[Asa Jay Laughton]

I hate cork.

Scrape as much as you can -away- from the interior of the head, then 
vacuum what you can, use a good rag to wipe up what won't vacuum, and 
then change your oil after a good warm up.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
[ASASCAT]
    
******************************     
http://www.asajay.com
http://www.351c.info
  



Mike Thomas wrote:
> I've pulled my valve covers to resecure the baffles (were making contact
> with the new roller rockers), and when I pulled the covers, there is quite a
> lot of cork left stuck to the edges of the head.  How do I clean this off
> without letting it fall into the head and subsequently into my oiling
> system?
>
> I tried putting a piece of masking tape over it to give it something to
> stick to, then scraping with a chisel, but that doesn't work so well.  The
> only other think I can think of is scraping the best I can, then getting in
> and vacuuming out the bits that fall in.
>
> Any other ideas are welcome.  Thanks in advance.
>
> Mike Thomas
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
>
> Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/
>
> DeTomaso mailing list
> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
>
>
>