keith eickert valve covers will they fit ???
 

looking at buying keith eickert 2 piece valve covers .question is will they clear my app .i have dart merlins w a jesel rocker system motor is gm bowti tall deck running gil exhaust .i called cp perf and they said they had some issues w jesels in the past .before i spend grand on cvrs thought id ask . as always THANX

They Fit !!!!!!!!

I run the jesel under mine with no problems I have dart pro 1 heads

They work with bb5's and jesels but they do not clear the blower intakes with out a mode to the intake

here is a pic of the bb5/632 tall decks I will post pics of the blower intake later

One thing I can almost gaurantee is that they will leak. Mine leak no matter what I have tried. The only way to stop mine from leaking is to run a bead of silicone around them before locking them down. The bad thing about that is you need dynamite to get them back off. So much for easy 2 bolt removing of the covers. :mad:

I believe the only ones that leaked were a bad run years ago that were produced by one of the buyers of Keith's business. This was before Hardin bought the company. Before you order from CP/Hardin/KEPP you might price the real Keith Eickert newest 2 pc VC system. They are OSO advertisers, Lightning Performance Group 386 793 6158. They appear to take this already nice product to the next level.
Ben

No leaks here they work just fine 2c

I have been using them for years with both stud mounted rockers and Jesel and T and D shaft rockers. I've put the on Dart's, Brodix, AFR's, etc. However, I have also had them leak.
I mill a groove in the base rail to help the oil drain from the rail. They have now come out with a rubber gasket that sits in the base. The cover sits down on top of it and should seal it up permenantly. I don't know if it can be put on older ones. I'm not sure if they are milling the base differently to accept the gasket. I will take some pics tomorrow of the gasket.
Eddie

I have Jesels on mine as well. And mine also leak.

I usually just run some RTV silicone around them, messy but it stops the leak. I never thought about putting a gasket on the bottom, I may make one up and try it out this season.

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