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Old Jun 5, 2017, 01:33 AM
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Valve cover job gone wrong

So... A friend of mine decided to get his valve cover done at a local shop.
They tried to weld a steel bung to the valve cover


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Lol, jesus...there are press in -10 fittings that will go in the stock location. Then you simply just bore out the other to accommodate a -10 thread in fitting and you're done. The valve cover is magnesium.......

Good news though, i have a valve cover i can sell you..lol
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Probably thought it was aluminum. With magnesium you have to pop it in an oven for about half an hour after welding for stress relief.
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Wait i feel dumb clue me in what's the point of the bung lol
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I really don't know why they welded a bung.

My friend had his dip stick pop after building his motor. So he wanted to enlarge the openings in the valve cover and run a catch can.

I told him to follow the DIY on evom and to do it properly. Except, he wanted to cheap out and spend peanuts at a shop that is known to **** up anything they touch. Well, he is now shopping for a valve cover hahaha
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just buy evo 7 valve cover and wont have anymore problems?magnesium will crack easy go with aluminum
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