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| | | | Joined: May 2021 Posts: 42 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2021 Posts: 42 | Any experience and or recommendations on swapping my old 1950 216 valve cover to my 1954 235 block? What concerns me is the securing of the cover overall since it's only held in place by the two long rocker arm bolts. Would like to keep the 216 look. Thanks
1950 Chevy 3100 PU all stock
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,192 Insomniac | | Insomniac Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,192 | There is supposed to be a stud kit to make it work. Previous discussion
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 892 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 892 | Ive used the stud kit on an aluminum cover for many years. Works well. Use a gasket with no screw holes.
1951 3800 1-ton"Earning its keep from the get-go"In the DITY Gallery1962 261 (w/cam, Fenton headers, 2 carbs, MSD ign.), SM420 & Brown-Lipe 6231A 3spd aux. trans, stock axles & brakes. Owned since 1971. | | | | | Joined: May 2021 Posts: 42 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2021 Posts: 42 | Can I assume that all I need to do is pull the bolt holding the respective rocker arm down and replace it with the long stud and torque it between 20-30 flbs?
1950 Chevy 3100 PU all stock
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,838 Gearhead, Stovebolt Tech and Parts Tracker, Mod for Swap Meet and GTT | | Gearhead, Stovebolt Tech and Parts Tracker, Mod for Swap Meet and GTT Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 5,838 | It might be a bit harder than that as you need the right seals for the studs through the valve cover. If you want to go with something already confirmed to work, Jim Carter sells a kit as Part# HP110. X2 for what 1Ton tommy said about the gasket. You will get a leak if you use a standard 235 gasket with the bolt holes in the gasket.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 22 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 22 | I used the studs out of the 216 in the 235 when I did my swap.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,778 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,778 | The 2-stud 216 valve covers are notorious for leaking, as most people overtorque the bolts and warp the cover. I like to glue the gasket down tight to the cylinder head with 3M trim cement (AKA "Gorilla Snot" by NASCAR pit crews). That provides a shallow dam for the oil and prevents seeps from under the gasket. Use a cork, NOT a rubber gasket! There was once a very nice looking aftermarket reinforcement for the valve cover that can be duplicated with aluminum plate and some creative metal butchery that looks "period-correct" and makes the cover pretty much leakproof.
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