Going to replace the valve cover gasket
02-26-2009, 07:48 AM
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Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6
Going to replace the valve cover gasket
Just got a rubber Fel-pro gasket and ready for the weekend project.
My question is: what else should I do when tear off the valve cover, should I clean any carbon deposit around the valve? If so, what solvent is safe to use?
Thanks.
My question is: what else should I do when tear off the valve cover, should I clean any carbon deposit around the valve? If so, what solvent is safe to use?
Thanks.
02-26-2009, 09:12 AM
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Year: 1992, 2- 1998 (All 3, 4 Doors)
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You can use any solvent on the cover, it's all gonna get wiped clean before install anyway. Get a good gasket scraper and a bunch of rags (rags for inside the head around the gasket surface) and scrape away everything that is on that surface, just don't gouge the surface. Those Fel-Pro rubber gaskets you install dry for valve cover apps.
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