The Rusty Chicken
Joined:
Nov 2011
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
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About three weeks ago I replaced my leaking valve cover gasket. It had the cork style installed and the kit I purchased had the blue rubber gasket with the upper and lower intake gaskets Felpro VS50043 R-1. Initially it seemed to be doing the trick, and then a new leak developed around the cam block seal. I thoroughly cleaned and stoned the mating surfaces of the head and valve cover, and properly torqued the fasteners prior to installation. So I pulled it apart yesterday and noticed that the rubber gasket had two ribs on the top of the cam block sealing area, as if it there were grooves in the mating surface of the valve cover, but their are no grooves. So I pulled it out and installed the cork version Felpro VS50126. This one had two holes on the vertical cam block seating area, as if being set on dowels. Both packages listed the Ford Truck Model Years but nothing about the TC. I am quite sure these are getting incorrectly cross referenced by everyone as the corect gasket. I did intall the cork gasket and so far so good. Anybody else run across this?
Chris L. Klein
'72 Chevy Malibu
'88 TC
'92 Chevy Corvette
'08 Chevy Silverado
'08 Buell 1125R
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Pete D
Joined:
Apr 2001
Northern OH
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I've been using the blue Felpro for years w/ no problem. Even had the cover off and on several times. I think the groves you mentioned are to keep the gasket centered under the VC.
These are PNs from 2002:
Felpro Part# 50043 R-1, comes in a set with part# VS 50043 R-1
Most people prefer the Ford rubber gasket even though it is more expensive.
Make sure the valve cover isn't warped. It has happened.
Pete Dunham
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Stang8u
Joined:
Dec 2012
Apple valley CA
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Yeah I just used the blue felpro one I like it
I would never use cork anything and I can't bring myself to spend $50 for a ford one lol
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BJL
Joined:
Apr 2001
Williamstown, New Jersey
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i had been using the blue felpro for years, but i had issues recently with it. the metal dowels were getting stuck on the valve cover and making indentations. so i had a big leak. i ordered ford one and even tho its twice the price the quality is superb. no dowels its basically a metal gasket covered in silicone to seal. been on a year without an issue.
Brian Larkin
88TC 330,000 miles
Slightly Modified
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Jeff K
Joined:
Apr 2001
Milwaukee, WI
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^^^^ +1 Part # is F57Z-6584-A. I have had that gasket on mine for 11 years and zero leaks. Not even a seep..... 100% dry. The Ford gasket can be removed and replaced several times and still be as good as new. Actually cheaper in the long run.
Jeff Korn
88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
11 Crown Vic Interceptor
14 Toyota Camry (wifes car)
95 Taurus GL Vulcan winter beater
67 Honda 450 Super Sport - completely customized
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Not B Anymore
Joined:
Apr 2001
Nokesville, VA, USA
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Jeff K Wrote:^^^^ +1 Part # is F57Z-6584-A. I have had that gasket on mine for 11 years and zero leaks. Not even a seep..... 100% dry. The Ford gasket can be removed and replaced several times and still be as good as new. Actually cheaper in the long run.
:agreed:
Brian Leavitt
'86 TC 5-Speed -- MS2x w/COP | 83 lb. injectors | T3/T4 50 Trim Stage 3 .63AR | Full 3" Exhaust - No Cat | Motorsport FMIC | Ranger Roller | Ported E6 | Walbro 255HP | Kirban | 20psi | 120-amp 3G | 8.8" 3.55 rear | '03 Cobra Wheels
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teal95
Joined:
Dec 2002
Grass Lake, MI
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The Ford ones are so durable I usually get them from the JY when I am getting the roller cams and followers.
steve
'83 & '84 GT turbo EEC-Tuner
'85.5 & '86 SVO twEECer
2x '87 & '88 TC QuarterHorse
'93 LX 5.0 notch Moates chips
3x '95 & '96 GT
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With the part #F57Z-6584-A you guys putting on silicone on these things at all ? Or you put em on bone dry?
88 5 speed TC
-3" DP,lowered, 255 Walbro, Gillis valve, Cobra R's, bondo/rust, Stinger's PIMP Ecu
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Jeff K
Joined:
Apr 2001
Milwaukee, WI
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Bone dry!!!!
Jeff Korn
88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
11 Crown Vic Interceptor
14 Toyota Camry (wifes car)
95 Taurus GL Vulcan winter beater
67 Honda 450 Super Sport - completely customized
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