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Originally Posted by jt20
if you are really upset by the smoke [which you assume is oil] , you could modify a valve stem seal to lay under the 'bearing' or 'rotocap' that sits under the valve spring.
the only thing you can do is wipe the oil off the stem before it reaches the guide.
Another thought is a large rubber washer , maybe viton. Regular black rubber will not last long under those conditions.
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You know I had the same exact thought after I put the valve cover back on. The oil smoke bugs me, mostly because i want to sell the car and it looks tacky when a cloud of smoke comes out as you start it
. Oh well, after spending three days with it apart (i work slow cause its hot here) and stripping the oil filter lid stud )DOH(. I'm not all that motivated to take the vavle cover/valve spring off again.