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GOLDCYLON · 03-09-2012

How many foam squares are on the underside of each cam cover? How many upper wear strips?

Is it one foam suare per cover and one end wear strip square. I dont have a cam cover in front of me so I honestly need the answer

Thanks for the help GC

GOLDCYLON · 03-09-2012

Yep ok thats is one foam square per cam cover and one wear strip on the front edge of the cam cover right? Any other plastics under the cam cover?

XfireZ51 · 03-09-2012

I got the foam squares from Marc H. Used one per cam cover. Actually, I only replaced the pass. side. So far that appears to have been enough to reduce oil crankcase pressure. Obviously, if u are still in process of building motor, I would use one square for each cam cover. What "wear strip" are you describing?

GOLDCYLON · 03-09-2012

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Originally Posted by Dynomite

The wear strip consists of two parts....a bracket with two small screws (use red loctite) and the wear strip clipped onto the bracket shown for the passenger side. You can actually see the wear strip through the oil filler hole with oil cap removed.

The square hole to the right between the wear strip and first spark plug hole fill with scotchbrite pads and hold in place with wire clip through the two small holes you can barely see top and bottom.

Ok thats what I needed to know I think I need to find another bracket. SO the wear strip slides into the bracket that is secured by the two screws?

GOLDCYLON · 03-09-2012

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Originally Posted by XfireZ51

I got the foam squares from Marc H. Used one per cam cover. Actually, I only replaced the pass. side. So far that appears to have been enough to reduce oil crankcase pressure. Obviously, if u are still in process of building motor, I would use one square for each cam cover. What "wear strip" are you describing?

Thanks Dom I have 4 coming in the mail I just wanted to make sure I had enough for 4 cam covers.

GOLDCYLON · 03-09-2012

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Originally Posted by Dynomite

The wear strip has two clips one on each end and you just snap it on as it is flexible and the clips separate a bit when you snap it on. The two clips fit in the two slots of the wear strip on each end. Look on Jerry's webe site search for cam cover wear strip for a picture of the wear strip bracket and screws.

Thanks Cliff got it

GOLDCYLON · 03-09-2012

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Originally Posted by Dynomite

I will add a note in that 4th post that each engine only requires TWO Cam Covers

Coming soon the 64V 8 Cam Zr-1

VetteMed · 03-09-2012

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Originally Posted by GOLDCYLON

Coming soon the 64V 8 Cam Zr-1

RPO LT10?

Paul Workman · 03-09-2012

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Originally Posted by Dynomite

fill with scotchbrite pads and hold in place with wire clip through the two small holes you can barely see top and bottom. Use Scotch Brite

Yessir. I did that. Then I read somewhere about some concern about the Scotch Brite residue getting into the motor.

I've not heard/seen any evidence of harm related to SB, so I'm not in a panic to pull my covers and replace them. But, if I had the covers off again for anything, anytime soon, I'll get a couple squares from Marc and that'll be that!

P.

XfireZ51 · 03-09-2012

I used the Scotch Brite on mine. In fact, its still there on the driver's side.
I removed it from the passenger side cam cover because I thought it may have been dense enough to where it was causing the crankcase to pressurize at WOT. I saw a small puddle of oil at the bottom of one of the cam cover bolt bosses. The bolt is next to the vent tube. After having replaced the Scotch Brite w the foam, I have not seen the oil in that bolt boss again. I have no indication that the Scotch Brite has caused any other issue with the motor after ~3500 miles.

03-09-2012	#1
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,155	foamy squares and upper cam wear strips X? How many foam squares are on the underside of each cam cover? How many upper wear strips? Is it one foam suare per cover and one end wear strip square. I dont have a cam cover in front of me so I honestly need the answer Thanks for the help GC __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

03-09-2012	#2
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,155	Re: foamy squares and upper cam wear strips X? Yep ok thats is one foam square per cam cover and one wear strip on the front edge of the cam cover right? Any other plastics under the cam cover? __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

03-09-2012	#3
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,708	Re: foamy squares and upper cam wear strips X? I got the foam squares from Marc H. Used one per cam cover. Actually, I only replaced the pass. side. So far that appears to have been enough to reduce oil crankcase pressure. Obviously, if u are still in process of building motor, I would use one square for each cam cover. What "wear strip" are you describing? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX

03-09-2012	#10
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,708	Re: foamy squares and upper cam wear strips X? I used the Scotch Brite on mine. In fact, its still there on the driver's side. I removed it from the passenger side cam cover because I thought it may have been dense enough to where it was causing the crankcase to pressurize at WOT. I saw a small puddle of oil at the bottom of one of the cam cover bolt bosses. The bolt is next to the vent tube. After having replaced the Scotch Brite w the foam, I have not seen the oil in that bolt boss again. I have no indication that the Scotch Brite has caused any other issue with the motor after ~3500 miles. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX