Valve cover gasket sweat

gordone
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Valve cover gasket sweat

04 Jun 2018 12:29

When I installed a new valve gasket I had grease on one side of the gasket, so it shall be easier to remove it for valve clearness check.
Is these the reason for oil is sweating?

When the engine is hot and I have driven for a while I can see some small bobbles also.

1981 KZ650-D4, with 1981 z750L engine (Wiensco 810 big bore).

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Re: Valve cover gasket sweat

06 Jun 2018 00:41

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thats probably the grease getting hot and coming out. It could cause the gasket to leak, usually you want gasket surfaces surgically clean. I use copper gasket spray for this. Its super tacky when you spray it so it helps align gaskets and after a heat cycle it makes the gasket pop off super easy. works great on head gaskets as well.

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Re: Valve cover gasket sweat

06 Jun 2018 02:48

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DoctoRot wrote: thats probably the grease getting hot and coming out. It could cause the gasket to leak, usually you want gasket surfaces surgically clean. I use copper gasket spray for this. Its super tacky when you spray it so it helps align gaskets and after a heat cycle it makes the gasket pop off super easy. works great on head gaskets as well.

Thank you, it will be intresting to see if the sweat stopping then after a while (almost all grease sweated out).
if not must I replace the gasket, and use copper pasta