Technical removing the rocker cover???

[Bushboy]

ok, i wanna remove my rocker cover so i can clean and spray it (a nice silver/chromy colour) but im unsure if its safe to rmove it. I dont know cause ive never done it before. Can i just take it off or is there anything i should do first or watch for as i take it off? as far as i can see its only a few bolts and its off. am i right?

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[arc]

you'll need a new gasket on refitting


Cinq Sporting - and yes, its broom yellow!

 

[Bushboy]

ah b*ll*x lol... lucky i didnt take it off then.... u sure? how much is a new gasket and is it easy to fit?

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[arc]

not 100% sure, no - but i assume it will have one and need replacing, as they tend to seep oil from there anyway


Cinq Sporting - and yes, its broom yellow!

 

[Bushboy]

well surly if its not broken now then it wont need a new one?

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[custard]

worth fitting a new one as they get hot and brittle so dont tend to compress when refit the cover,those gaskets aint that expensive.you could always polish the rocker instead of painting it ,if you feel like wasting some time

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[arseofbox]

Good way to waste some time....

Im fancying mine in red if \ when I do the K+N Bodge-on

Tom (AofB)

GrpN Catback Exhaust system is here...just need to get the bleeder on now!!

 

[Bushboy]

nah too much hastle to polish.. will just clean (and file a few bits) and then give a good coat of silver. was gonna do red but the silver will match my K&N

where cna i get a gasket then? and what sorta price am i lookin at really? and is it easy to do?

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[dawozere]

gaskets are about £2.50, u can normally get away with using the same one tho. How u sparying it? I wanna do mine but am a bit worried about the amount of heat its got to endure.

 

[custard]

use high temp paint to be sure ,if it gets too hot for that your engines on fire

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[GhostWKD]

spray the k&n red too

Abarth Cinq Sporting in Broom Yellow, The best colour

 

[Bushboy]

yeah ive got silver (well its called Aluminium) high temperature paint.

WHere can i get a gasket from? ive got all wednesday to do this and so i wanna know where i can get it just incase i do need a new one.

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[dawozere]

Any decent garage should stock one, there the same across many fiat engines. Fiat themselves if there is one near u, we have parkers motor sapres round here, but i think there only midalnds based. How much heat does the paint have to take? radiator paint do it?

 

[Bushboy]

well the paint i got can supposedly stand upto 500 degrees.

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[arseofbox]

Should be adequate.....I dont think* that area gets much above 100oC at most...

* - think. not true, just a guess!!

Tom (AofB)

GrpN Catback Exhaust system on...rattles like f**k, but very nice!!!

 

[stephens]

the engine should stay at about 90oC

 

[bananarocket]

halfords have the rocker gasket, 2.49 if i remember. easy job, any paint will work tbh, get it powder coated if your wanting it done properly. looks the biz, i got my peugeot done for 30 quid!.

companies who powder coat can do pretty much anything, just give it to them and specify colour, e.g. battery bracket, manifold cover, ecu cover.

hope this helps. p.s very easy job to change one, never re0use a gasket, as it will always leak.!

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[surfin_fella]

I bought a new gasket from Fiat last week. £4.70 easy to take off and refit, just make sure you get the throttle cable outta the way!lol

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[DJ_Bucho]

I've sprayed mine with heat proof exhaust panit, but it needs redoing, as I thought the heat from the engine would have baked it on, but it wasn't hot enough, so I need to clean it off and then put it in the oven (when my mum is out for the day of course ).

As if you don't cure the paint then it can start to come off and it doesn't say nice for long.

I hope that helps you out.

Brian

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[Liam]

You should also buy some liquid gasket in a tube to apply around the raised cam lobes at the right hand side as this will stop it weeping for a little while longer.

Liam

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