ant720 Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Long story short, I'm an idiot and ruined the rocker cover on my 85 720 w/ a z24. I can't find a replacement, but I have found z22 and z24i covers. I've been told the z22 cover will work if I used a z22 gasket. I have no idea about z24i covers. Any ideas? Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 All Z valve covers will interchange but the earlier car Z20 and car/truck Z22 valve covers are cast aluminum and need longer screws to hold them on. The Z24i and truck Z20 cover is identical to the Z24 you have and is just stamped metal. The stamped metal valve covers have tabs for the wire looms to attach the cast ones do not. 1 Quote Link to comment
ant720 Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Thanks for the info. I ended up getting a z24i valve cover off a d21. I figured out the hard way that the cover is stamped metal and will bend out of shape if you do something dumb with it. I may end up getting an aluminum valve cover eventually, just for the looks. Thanks again 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Owners usually polish them up. 1 Quote Link to comment
DrvnDrvr Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 The spark plug wire tabs are easily fabbed out of steel banding. Aluminum valve covers use the flat cork gasket for the z22 motor. The filler cap is also different. 1 Quote Link to comment
captain720 Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Man that looks good! Anybody want to sell me one. :rofl: Don't nobody tell me to put out a want add in the classifieds that was 70% complementing DrvnDrvr and 30% me realizing I actually have to have one of those....... 2 Quote Link to comment
DrvnDrvr Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 Well polish it up, get the gasket, and get it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
trjerm Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 got one on my 85 kc 4 x 4 , just wished you could use the rubber gasket instead of the cork one 1 Quote Link to comment
Frankchairez Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 I have a couple aluminum valve cover please let me know if anyone is interested. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Best to place a 'for sale' ad here... http://community.ratsun.net/classifieds/category/4-engine/?sort_key=date_added&sort_order=desc ... so someone will see it. Buying and selling are only allowed in our classified section so that it doesn't clutter up the forums. 2 Quote Link to comment
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