Idea: Clear valve covers!
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used to see them a lot more at car shows and on race/performance boat motors... even re-call seeing some red acrylic ones... looked cool with the theme of the car. I think they would be ok for checking valve train function, but not ideal. More for show or oddity than anything. I'm sure they are still available...
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Originally Posted by intimidator03
Well perhaps in stock car racing it could be used. Cause you are constantly tinkering with the engine. and you would probably be pulling the valve cover off quite frequently(much more than a stock vehicle) therefor you would be able to clean the valve covers when they are off before the oil gets baked on or stuck on etc? just my .02 cents
Eric
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geez...
just messin
anyway, just look at the inside of your stock valve covers, thats what the pyrex or lexan would look like all too soon, I say, not worth it
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The old FE see through valve covers were one of those '60's and '70's "gee-whiz, Uncle Jed, looky here at this groovy doo-dad on m' hotrod!" Jethro Bodine and kids everywhere loved 'em, JC Whitney and Western Auto sold them and several things happened in short order:
1) the engine started and oil slung onto the plastic and obscured everything,
2) the flimsy metal ring that the bolts went through was too cheap to keep from cracking the plastic when Ricky Highschool tightened them way too tight,
3) the things started leaking oil around the seal as soon as heat and cool cycles had warped them.
4)The plastic discolored yellow with age and heat while grunge and crud and crap built up on the inside, making the whole thing an embarassment real quick,
5)The POS formerly clear valve covers got peeled off and thrown into the trash within the same year.
But that was 30 years ago. I guess it's about time for history to repeat itself.
1) the engine started and oil slung onto the plastic and obscured everything,
2) the flimsy metal ring that the bolts went through was too cheap to keep from cracking the plastic when Ricky Highschool tightened them way too tight,
3) the things started leaking oil around the seal as soon as heat and cool cycles had warped them.
4)The plastic discolored yellow with age and heat while grunge and crud and crap built up on the inside, making the whole thing an embarassment real quick,
5)The POS formerly clear valve covers got peeled off and thrown into the trash within the same year.
But that was 30 years ago. I guess it's about time for history to repeat itself.
Last edited by farmallmta; Jul 5, 2006 at 04:50 PM.
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1) the pyrex window in the aluminum idea would be the best solution imo,
2) the inside should never get a sludge build up like a lot of stockers do if you keep your oil changed on a regular basis and synthetic oil helps there as well. 3) The only reason i can think of to do this in the first place would be to show off them pretty blue ford racing aluminum roller rockers when the engine's not running.
oh and 4) if your doing it for show dont forget to put some sort of lighting inside as well for the erie glow effect, lmao
2) the inside should never get a sludge build up like a lot of stockers do if you keep your oil changed on a regular basis and synthetic oil helps there as well. 3) The only reason i can think of to do this in the first place would be to show off them pretty blue ford racing aluminum roller rockers when the engine's not running.
oh and 4) if your doing it for show dont forget to put some sort of lighting inside as well for the erie glow effect, lmao
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