rdragoo said: (quoted from post at 16:59:10 05/05/08) Does anyone know what type nuts are used on the valve cover studs. It looks like they would need to be tapered in order to match the sheet metal and keep oil from seeping out around the studs that hold the cover down. Either that, or they had a fiber washer underneath the nut that provided sealing. Mine obviously has the wrong nuts on it. It's a 1974 key start 140. Thanks to the group.
Randy
I remember that they seemed to be brass, and yes there is a special washer for them. My mind is drawing a blank, but I seem to recall that they were some type of high heat plastic. But it seems to me that a fiber, cork or other washer would seal them up just fine.
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