Hey, today i decided to paint the valve cover to match the car, sence the black was starting to beal, the guy i bought the car from said he got a new gasket and ive only have the car for about a month. I got it all painted and when i went to put it back on the car, the gasket seemed like it had stretched, and now i cant fit it back on. It will go into the grove in the valve cover, but falls out when i try to put it back on the car. I would just go get a new one but everywhere is closed, and i have to work at 7 tomorow morning, so i cant wait until tomorow. Im thinking about maby using silicone to hold it in place, or something else to hold it while i put it on.

just use a couple small dabs of silicone

Yup silly CONE works great...





Proud Owner of a few Check Engine Lights...I mean eclipses.

1997 Eclipse Gs Heavy mods
1998 Eclipse Rs Daily driver
1997 Eclipse GS ( 30 miles )Fresh Motor
1995 Talon ESI ( Parts Car )

I hit mine up with grey rtv sealant to get it to stick.

It'd be a bitch to do otherwise. I recomend you put a thin layer or a few dabs on your spark plug well gaskets too because you dont want those getting run through your valvetrain. You dont usually need it on those but i did it for peace of mind. You can strain yourself trying to lay the cover and watch the gaskets if you want though.

Well i had sconed everything up, had everything in and bolted up when i looked under the car for a socket and a seen one of the damn spark plug gaskets. So i had to take everything off and now i have to re scone it because its no longer sticky and do it all over again. I think i might have better luck making my bike work to get to work tomorow than my car.

Just be patient and go about it in a slow manner. If you don't rush the project it will be much easier and take less time.