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GOLDBARBILL
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Frontenac Valve cover

Post by GOLDBARBILL » Fri Dec 23, 2022 12:46 pm

Does anybody produce a gasket for the Frontenac valve cover? Or, is there a need for one. I don't have my car yet but it has a Frontenac head.

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Re: Frontenac Valve cover

Post by RajoRacer » Fri Dec 23, 2022 1:17 pm

Never located one commercially produced - I've always cut out my own from 1/4" cork sheet.

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Re: Frontenac Valve cover

Post by walber » Fri Dec 23, 2022 2:36 pm

I cut mine from cork, works fine. I use sealer between head and gasket but leave the top clean so I can easily remove the cover for oiling. The edge of the cover is "as cast" and only slightly smoothed so excess oil can seep a little bit if you put too much oil on the felt but easy to wipe off and it's never worried me.


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Re: Frontenac Valve cover

Post by Allan » Fri Dec 23, 2022 8:06 pm

In days gone, my BMC minis, Morris minors etc use cork gaskets too, under a pressed metal cover. Any time the cover was removed, it generally meant a new gasket was needed on refit. I cut one from neoprene sheet of the same thickness, glued it to the cover, and never had to replace it again.

Allan from down under.

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