Valve cover gaskets too short

[Caman96]

Are they Fle-Pro gaskets?

They look more like “Flea”-Pro.

 

[98_SLE_98]

I have a set of fel pro valve cover gaskets sitting on my shelf waiting for me to use as I’m about to put the engine back together They fit the valve cover perfectly.

Maybe they were in the pool for too long

 

[Phin11]

They are a Napa brand gasket not felpro , covers line up on heads good , i took the orange off orig valve cover gasket on my truck , fit a bit better , not much of a channel compared to originals , this set came with baffles , did not bolt on yet .

 

[scott2093]

Mine have been the opposite. I've had to be careful not to stretch them, but to evenly guide them into the groove so that I wouldn't have "extra" material and everything would line up correctly

Actually, I think that may have been the case with mine...or maybe a combo of both scenarios. I do remember having to push the lump down and around until it snugged/sat flush in the groove...
Come to think of it, the chrome valve covers I picked up from theebay that I used to cut up for my rocker adjustments may have been the ones that needed to be stretched . I figured I'd use my old gaskets in them just because. But I could never get them to seat right. Still wasn't an issue of being as short iirc..

 

[scott2093]

Maybe they were in the pool for too long

could just put them in the boiling oceans for a bit

 

[L31MaxExpress]

The SBC centerbolt valve cover gaskets like that always have to be stretched a good amount to fit. Felpro, Mahle, GM they are all the same in my experience. I had to glue the ones onto the covers on my van because they do not have the same retention are as the normal steel valve covers. The stock stamped steel valve covers do not fit heads that use the same casting as the AFR Enforcer including the AFRs.

 

[DerekTheGreat]

Rocker covers from Amazon? How do they compare to the factory units?

 

[jd33173]

I just got new valve covers in the mail. ( Amazon) . got some new gaskets from Napa. The gaskets are about 1/2 in to short . Should I stretch and glue the gasket to new valve cover or try to find cork gasket instead ?

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What the what?!!

 

[Erik the Awful]

Every one of those gaskets I've installed had to be stretched to fit, no matter the brand. Stretch them out, set the inside edge in place, tuck the outer edge in, and you're good to go.

 

[Coveman]

They look like they fit like my felpros..stretch to fit, no worries