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Looking for better oil cap for aluminum valve cover

Old Oct 2, 2016 | 09:35 PM
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Default Looking for better oil cap for aluminum valve cover

I got the aluminum valve cover like the one from 4 wheel.

The push in cap sucks.

Can I get a better one some place?
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 11:40 AM
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My 90 has a 1/4 turn cap. Perhaps a trip to the scrap yard could net a nicer cap.
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bad_idea
My 90 has a 1/4 turn cap. Perhaps a trip to the scrap yard could net a nicer cap.
Interesting.

Because the dumb cap that comes with these covers can be lifted off with your pinky. Oil always comes out it sucks.
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 02:52 PM
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I know for a fact that a 93 cap won't fit on a 90 easily (by that I mean you can't twist it on and go), when I first got my parts jeep I tried it because I liked the look of the 93 better. I would assume it wouldn't work when reversed either.
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by bad_idea
My 90 has a 1/4 turn cap. Perhaps a trip to the scrap yard could net a nicer cap.
http://cruiser54.com/?p=138
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 05:28 PM
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You lost me cruiser. Are you saying I need to put a thicker gasket on my oil cap? I'm not seeing any leak issues.
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 05:33 PM
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You lost me cruiser. Are you saying I need to put a thicker gasket on my oil cap? I'm not seeing any leak issues.
If it leaks, yes. If not, it's a miracle.
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 06:47 PM
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Ha! I couldn't tell you if it leaks. It looks like Valdez under the hood. The PO let a leaking valve cover gasket go for years, adding a quart a week. Oil everywhere. On an unrelated topic, I am open to suggestions on how to clean the entire engine compartment of oil.
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