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I have a 77 L82 and I took the aluminum valve covers off to clean and polish and noticed cracks inside the valve covers is this common or do I need to pitch these and get new ones? thanks vince
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Die cast aluminum stuff has lines in the surface that look like cracks...but they don't go thru the material. If you are concerned, turn the cover upside-down, and put some soapy water in it. Let it sit a while and see if it leaks. If not, it won't leak oil splash (which is all it will see). If you have an air compressor or a can of compressed air, you can shoot some at that [wet] crack to see if any bubbles show up.
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Thanks guys , I'll take some pictures and try to post them but they sure look like cracks. I showed the guys I work with and they thought that it was cracks also. thanks vince
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