Parts store gaskets are fine. Yes you have to put two little dabs of silicone in the corners of the front and rear cam caps and on the head, not on the VC. Hondabond is best, Permatex grey or black silicone will work fine too.

I pulled my valve cover off a million times to screw with my motor, used the same gasket for 3 years, leak free.

 

I have a felpro on mine. Never use rtv or silicone on mine I just make sure both surfaces are squeaky clean and torque to spec. Pulled three times same gasket no leaks.

 

Felpro here too, no leaks

 

you know, I'm going to try installing it dry :jailbait:

it is always such a pain to clean off all the old silicone everytime...

I'll try dry and see how it goes

And, if that doesnt work, then I'll go with Sentry's suggestion...since it isnt that difficult to pull the darn thing.

thx guys

 

Hondabond or Black RTV anywhere there is a 90 degree turn.

 

okay, well it sounds like I need to do that then

and it sounds like the hondabond goes on the head side of the gasket, not the valve cover side....

okay, after I paint it, will do the above

appreciate it

 

The helms manual calls for using RTV sealant on those four corners. That plus a felpro gasket from NAPA have never failed me.

 

I have never used anything other than the gasket on my vc and I pull them often and never had one leak still using factory seal just clean and replace

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lol, okay, back to doing it dry then :bukkake:

 

Ive always installed dry. Never any sort of hondabond or rtv or sealant.

Treat the VC bolts/nuts like an oil filter. hand snug til the rubber kisses both sides, then go 1/8 or 1/4 turn. Run it through a ehat cycle and let it cool down, then run again to see if it leaks. tighten slightly more as needed

never a leaky VC!