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valve cover question #250802 03/11/09 02:45 PM 03/11/09 02:45 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,037 hi sharpie OP Moparts Linguist
sharpie OP Moparts Linguist Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,037 hi	How hot do you think valve covers get? I ask for a an interesting reason

Re: valve cover question [Re: sharpie] #250803 03/11/09 02:52 PM 03/11/09 02:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,832 Eagle, Idaho Neil The Doctor is in.
Neil The Doctor is in. Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,832 Eagle, Idaho	Don't know the exact tempurature. Maybe 180 degrees? My aluminum valve cover is too hot to touch for the first few minutes after shutting the engine off.

Re: valve cover question [Re: Neil] #250804 03/11/09 03:08 PM 03/11/09 03:08 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida S scratchnfotraction I Live Here
scratchnfotraction I Live Here S Joined: May 2003 Posts: 15,487 Florida	and that reason would be?.. mine are 68 tin and get hot to the touch at op temp the duply coler paint cures in a day of driving

Re: valve cover question [Re: scratchnfotraction] #250805 03/11/09 04:01 PM 03/11/09 04:01 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,037 hi sharpie OP Moparts Linguist
sharpie OP Moparts Linguist Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,037 hi	I was looking into making some carbon fiber parts - like wire looms, laminating the oil cap with CF, etc. It looks pretty easy to do, as long as you get a kit with all the supplies.

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