Is this VC usable/fixable?

[VR_IV_MR]

ok so I have a valve cover in front of me that seems to have an issue.

when i turn it over on the inside, on the side without the oil filler hole, the metal plate has 4 broken studs and missing part of the gasket. i can move it up and down inside the VC. i am worried this will be noisy as sh*t and may also have implications on the oiling system.

 

just replace it. I have probable half a dozen of them and they can be had at the junkyard all day long

 

[VR_IV_MR]

that would be nice but this is the one i just bought to replace my cracked one

 

well, if u pay shipping and like $10 for my trouble of packaging and all i will send u a good one

 

[VR_IV_MR]

I'll do that only if this is broken... can this be fixed?

 

[Metallihawk]

Yes, if you have a TIG welder /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[VR_IV_MR]

will the cam caps hold it in when it is bolted down?

will there be a rattle?

will there be oil trouble?

 

i had one like that and I junked it. Just my .02

 

[jepherz]

2 ways you can fix that. If you can weld aluminum, you can tack weld aluminum blocks on the sides. Else, you can drill a hole in the mounting position and use a sheet metal screw, and tack the screw to the baffle itself.

I'd worry about those mushroomed over parts breaking off inside a "good" cover no matter what.