Can I drive without valve covers?
Even though you will be fine to drive with a missing air valve cap, we recommend replacing it when you get the chance so that you can keep dust and debris out of your tires. Metal caps can corrode over time and fuse to the stem, and removing it will become extremely difficult when you need to refill your tires.
How do you keep valve cover gasket in place?
Permatex High Tack is popular for gluing the gasket to the valve cover. This holds the gasket in place during installation and keeps it attached to the cover during later removal for valve adjustment or other work. Permatex Ultra Copper Silicone RTV also works well in this application.
Is there a PVC valve in the valve cover?
Nope…no pvc valve on either valve cover or either breather. Just the breather out of the rubber gromet from the valve cover hole. One does get a little crankcase pressure, thats normal.. If you put your hand over the hole you will feel a little pulsing.
Where is the valve cover on a Camaro air cleaner?
The connector on the base of the air cleaner could be connected to the side where you are going to leave the breather. The ‘stock’ish set up would have been a PCV valve and one valve cover connected to the bottom of the intake. Carb base. You want the pcv valve going to the carb base and leave the breather in the other valve cover.
Why does the valve cover breather need to be replaced?
BUT that ‘air’ has to be replaced, hence why the ‘inlet’ is connected to the air filter so clean air is sucked into the crankcase thru the air filter. The last thing u need is unfiltered air getting into the crank case /oil/ and dust go thru the bearings and stuff.
What causes excessive pressure on the valve cover?
Excessive pressure can only come from cyclinder presure getting past the rings…worn or broken rings or they have not bedded in after a rebuild/hone… the latter less than the former. One does get a little crankcase pressure, thats normal..