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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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Question Valve Cover Gasket holes?

Can anyone tell me what these 4 shallow wells are for? they're not really "holes" since i can see the bottom. When I removed the valve covers, there was oil in all them, more so in other 3. Is this normal?

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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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Yes, it's normal and part of the machining. I don't know why they put holes in there, but may be its part of the designed or weight deduction or to reduce oil splash. Who knows.
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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Looks normal to me. What are you doing with your engine at 12:22 in the AM Your enigne looks really clean by the way.

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