Valve Covers

[SwaintaN]

so anyone know a good place to get some valve covers? mine are rusted bad and since i had to take off intake again because the new fuel injectors are leaking.. figured i would look at valve covers as well...

also any tips for seriously rusted bolts in the covers? ive sprayed and sprayed and sprayed pb blaster...

also looked on ebay notta...

 

[EMG7895]

I may have a couple spares laying around, shoot me a pm and I'll see what i can dig up.

 

[corkey]

Turdle has some 1st gen valve covers that are powdercoated real pretty,, , ,

 

[SwaintaN]

lol who? ill check em out

 

[jd4242]

Yea get the powder coated ones.he does GREAT WORK.member name is turtle

 

[jd4242]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2795718

 

[SwaintaN]

i found him after i asked, already emailed him. i know my driver side is bad, there is a rust hole in it, pass. side look ok dirty dingy kind of thing but driver side is a scary thing to look at

 

[jd4242]

Xeek has a set from him and they look great.wish i would have gotten him to do mine

 

[SwaintaN]

<--- it says elite under you name if i got the money after his quote ill get em

 

[jd4242]

Yes sir im a winer. He can do any color you want also.

 

[SwaintaN]

haha i voted for ya , yeah i got a hold of him, those i would just want a shiny silver coat on, so there isnt to much green, it started raining so im screwed till it stops again to work on the ex. know a truck for rusted hardcore bolts thats been effected by ohio weather

 

[jd4242]

Pb blaster and heat.just be careful with a torch up in there.i have a little tool that grabs rounded of bolts but its to big to fit.i used vise grips before also.rust down here is really bad to especially with beach 4x4ing;( ps thanks for the vote

 

[SwaintaN]

ive been soaking them in pbb, didnt really wanna take a torch to it since i had a gas leak..... but i could get a pen torch to it i guess and see if that would help.

 

[Xeek]

i dont really have any good pics. my intake is coated also. black chrome is what mines called. similar to gunmetal. turdle does amazing work, highly recommend him for this.

 

[SwaintaN]

i like that look for exterior parts but not motor parts.. not being mean.. but it makes it look dirty all the time.

 

[Xeek]

it looks much different in person.
talking about dirty, you dont want to see my engine bay right now lol

 

[mr cribb]

^^ Jon's sunlight pics make the black chrome look different.

I would do ford blue, but I'm only slightly partial (OK a lot) toward blue.

 

[SwaintaN]

Ill be getting shiny silver from Turdle, already talked to him... now Im scare though... because the ex is a 93 Ohio car.. lots of rust.. so afraid them bolts are gonna snap... just delt with this and a friends car.. took us 9 hrs to drill out one bolt and didnt even get it done...

ended up taking Vice Grips and tons of sealant and gasket maker

 

[jd4242]

Another trick i like to think works is to tap on the head a little first then slightly tighten it first a very little if any.then loosen it.bit those things aren't in there very tight to began with so they shouldn't be to hard to take out

 

[SwaintaN]

So soak em in PB, Tap on them, try to go both directions.. I thought about trying to get a torch to it so it would soak the pb blast in, but with gas leak.. thinking open flame... not a good idea, lol.