Dumb newbie question
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From: North Coast
Dumb newbie question
Please bear in mind this is the first American I’ve worked on.
installing Felpro 12869 T valve cover gaskets and ARP valve cover stud kit.
the gaskets have ‘Pushrod Side’ printed on a little tab on one side of the valve cover gasket.
i take it to mean this gasket should be installed with the ‘pushrod side’ towards the top of the head closest to
the Pushrods.
my question is do I install the gasket with this writing facing up so I can read it, or facing down so I can’t?
sorry for the dumb question, maybe it doesn’t make a difference but I thought I’d ask.
installing Felpro 12869 T valve cover gaskets and ARP valve cover stud kit.
the gaskets have ‘Pushrod Side’ printed on a little tab on one side of the valve cover gasket.
i take it to mean this gasket should be installed with the ‘pushrod side’ towards the top of the head closest to
the Pushrods.
my question is do I install the gasket with this writing facing up so I can read it, or facing down so I can’t?
sorry for the dumb question, maybe it doesn’t make a difference but I thought I’d ask.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2009
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From: Thunder Bay
I had the same question the first time I installed those gaskets, but near as I can figure it doesn't matter if the writing is up or down since near as I can tell the cylinder head and valve cover are symmetrical from front to back.
