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Looks like you have two driver's side covers. The passenger cover should have two holes - one for the oil fill/cap and one for the fresh air from the air cleaner for the PCV system.
The proper covers have oil drippers inside (which I'm not sure your covers have). You can see the drippers in this pic of the underside. Oil is splashed onto the "ceiling" of the cover and the drippers channel it to the ball pivot at each valve rocker. You can usually see the spot weld dimples for the drippers on the outside. If you have roller rockers or aftermarket valve train, you'd need to test fit to make sure the drippers are not going to interfere.
Last edited by barkingrats; Sep 21, 2024 at 03:53 PM.
Sir, I appreciate the information as well as the offer to purchase your chrome valve covers. Honestly, one of the things I disliked about the car when I purchased it was the chrome valve covers. I think I'll just order a pair of painted ones. Any suggestions on the best place to get Corvette parts?
Sir, I appreciate the information as well as the offer to purchase your chrome valve covers. Honestly, one of the things I disliked about the car when I purchased it was the chrome valve covers. I think I'll just order a pair of painted ones. Any suggestions on the best place to get Corvette parts?
(I deleted my offer to sell my extra set because I realized I needed them a bit longer for an engine rebuild while it's at the machinist's - not wanting my originals to go there.)
Any of the regular vendors carry them - Corvette Central, Zip, etc. but you know they're buying them from a repro manufacturer, so compare price/shipping with OER paintable covers. (True reproductions are pretty expensive ($400) as they have the proper holders and small clips for the spark plug wires at the lower edge.)
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Exactly. Just pull the tube out of the passenger side valve cover that runs to the air cleaner, put a funnel in the hole in the valve cover, and fill-r-up. No problem.
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