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Old 03-15-2011 | 07:00 PM
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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
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Old 03-15-2011 | 07:05 PM
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They Fit !!!!!!!!
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Old 03-15-2011 | 07:06 PM
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I run the jesel under mine with no problems I have dart pro 1 heads
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Old 03-15-2011 | 07:17 PM
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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
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Old 03-15-2011 | 08:45 PM
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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.
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Old 03-15-2011 | 08:56 PM
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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.
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Old 03-15-2011 | 10:00 PM
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No leaks here they work just fine 2c
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Old 03-16-2011 | 12:34 AM
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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.
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Old 03-16-2011 | 04:21 AM
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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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Old 03-16-2011 | 08:12 AM
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Check these out....
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/o...lve-cover.html
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