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Old 09-06-2011, 08:49 PM
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I called a shop that does hot tanking. I want to hot tank my oil pan and valve cover. They said that if the valve cover is aluminum, there's a really good chance that it will just melt instead of being clean. Is the Renix valve cover aluminum or steel?
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Aluminum. Later ones are stamped steel.
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Aluminum. Later ones are stamped steel.

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