side cover gaskets

[Guest jjmorrse]

It is about valve adjusting time again. Last time I ordered gaskets from Kanter, and it took a long time, and the $ felt high. Although they worked well, I would like to find a more convenient source. Who do you all get your gaskets from? I know NAPA carries a lot of parts, but the local guys don't have much luck finding stuff unless I have a part number.

Also, I appreciate all of the input from members. It has kept me from re-inventing the wheel several times.

J.M.

[Guest rockabillybassman]

www.oldmoparts.com

[Guest Nile Limbaugh]

They're easy to make yourself. Get a sheet of cork at the local parts store and cut them out with a sharp shop knife. Nothing to it.

[TodFitch]

Ditto to Niles suggestion: Make your own valve cover gaskets from sheet cork. Quick, simple and the will not have shrunk or gotten stiff from age sitting on some warehouse shelf.

[Young Ed]

I'm sure you could go to napa and get ones quite cheap. I bought a pan gasket set for my 48 there and it was like 5 bucks. Much easier then trying to cut your own.

[1just4don]

I am sure I will be regarded appropriately as a stupid newbie for asking this. How often do you/should you/adjust the valves on flat head motors??? I drove them for years (in my youth) and NEVER known that cover to be off ,ever, on any of the cars I drove. My thinking is once they are in adjustment they stay that way!! BUT I have been wrong, often,and severely before and will be again!!! So how often 'should' they be adjusted?? And how often are 'you' adjusting them???

(I guess I ask cause I DONT know!!)(and WANT to)

[Guest Nile Limbaugh]

The only time I've ever adjusted any valves (except for Chebbys) was after doing a valve job. Most of these hobby cars don't get driven that hard or that much.