I was amazed to find these original valve cover gaskets are steel, with just a thin inner lip of rubber. They adhered VERY well to the covers & heads. I'm seriously considering reusing them, if I can't buy identical replacements. The intake gaskets were graphite, which I know I can buy (
Mahle MS15202W). The end seals were molded rubber, which is also tempting to reuse.
Note the valley spider for the roller lifters.
The front 2 intake manifold bolts broke off due to rust.
Turns out these valve cover gaskets (
Mahle VS50203) ARE still available, but I reused these anyway, after cleaning & painting the steel frames.
![20180531_192600.jpg I was amazed to find these original valve cover gaskets are steel, with just a thin inner lip of rubber. They adhered VERY well to the covers & heads. I'm seriously considering reusing them, if I can't buy identical replacements. The intake gaskets were graphite, which I know I can buy ([url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005ETOYBS]Mahle MS15202W[/url]). The end seals were molded rubber, which is also tempting to reuse.
Note the valley spider for the roller lifters.
The front 2 intake manifold bolts broke off due to rust.
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Turns out these valve cover gaskets ([url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CLKMBO]Mahle VS50203[/url]) ARE still available, but I reused these anyway, after cleaning & painting the steel frames.](https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/1134137/fullsize/20180531_192600.jpg)