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Aluminum Valve Covers?

The py, stamped-steel valve covers on the Sport are leaking.  I'm looking for a pair of cast aluminum ones to install in their place.  Does anyone know of any Ford vehicles that came from the factory with them?  If I knew what type of car, or truck to look for, I might be able to score a pair of them at the boneyard.

Thanks for any info.
William

Aluminum Valve Covers?

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'86 to '93 Mustang 5.0 for EFI.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Aluminum Valve Covers?

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That's what I was afraid of Vinnie.  The minute a Stang like that hits a Boneyard, it's stripped clean in minutes.

Looks like I'll have to just find a pair on here, or Ebay.  Thanks for the info Vinnie.
William

Aluminum Valve Covers?

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87-92 Mark VII also
Fox-less at the moment

Aluminum Valve Covers?

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Take your valve covers off, set them on a wooden board and gently tap them with a hammer. I have a leak on my valve covers. I had two gaskets on one side with RTV all over it. When I pulled the cover off it was obviously warped so I set it on my dad's work bench and tapped it with a hammer until it was flat and put it back on. The car quit leaking oil until I had to swap my timing chain cover about 3 months later.
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I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Aluminum Valve Covers?

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Quote from: hypostang;325931
87-92 Mark VII also


Also, the 91(?)-93 T-birds/Cougar came with the same stamped valve covers as the 93 Cobra (very nice for clearing 1.7 RR's)
41 Dodge Luxury Liner Sedan
78 F-100 2wd flareside
84Turbo Coupe
84 Thunderbird Élan
85 Thunderbird 3.8
88 Turbo Coupe
88 Mustang GT
90 Stang LX 5.0 5spd
93 F-150 4x4 ext cab
96 Mustang GT
98 Mustang GT
99 SVT Cobra
06 Fusion SEL
14 Fusion Sport

Aluminum Valve Covers?

Reply #6 –
I have a set of stock 5.0 HO valve covers from an 86 GT for sale. $30 shipped pm if interested.
John

Aluminum Valve Covers?

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Quote from: Haystack;325943
Take your valve covers off, set them on a wooden board and gently tap them with a hammer. I have a leak on my valve covers. I had two gaskets on one side with RTV all over it. When I pulled the cover off it was obviously warped so I set it on my dad's work bench and tapped it with a hammer until it was flat and put it back on. The car quit leaking oil until I had to swap my timing chain cover about 3 months later.


I've done that before when I didn't have any other options, but since cast aluminum valve covers rarely, if ever leak (when properly installed) and they're readily available, I'm just gonna install of pair of them that Hypo's sending me and be done with it.

Thanks for trying to help though Haystack.
William
 

Aluminum Valve Covers?

Reply #8 –
I've got the pair of covers I'll sell to ya cuz I'm getting new ones, they are off a h.o. Lincoln.