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How Many of You Took the "Dodge" Valve Cover Off?

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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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How Many of You Took the "Dodge" Valve Cover Off?
I want to see who did what...
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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Why, what's the purpose ?
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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Why, what's the purpose ?
Just an inquiry - see a lot of trucks in magazines that took off the cover. And I've seen some that were polished, powdercoated, painted...

Just want to see what our members did.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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Took it off to set valves and left it off . Needed to make sure the gaskets all sealed anyway. It's basically another thing to produce noise .
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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I am thinking of removing mine, to chrome or paint the valve covers. I may re-install it, if I paint the valve covers.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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mine is off, valve covers polished.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 01:25 AM
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Currently have it both ways.... the 77 has it on and the 98 has it off. The 98 is a pain to put back on after valve adjustment.
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Mine's off, been that way since I first lashed the valves. I have a set of breather valve covers going on, so the beauty cover won't fit anyhow.
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I keep it off on the 94 & the 98 I tow alot & think maybe it might help to keep it quieter in the cab.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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Replaced the rubber anti-vibration washers on both mine with garden hose washers.
The covers were about to fall off on their own after a few hundred thousand miles.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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I took mine off, not that it looks any better, but its just in my way and serves no purpose...
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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Took mine off, just sat on the engine rattling away, looks silly in my book.
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 08:28 AM
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Took mine off
I took mine off as it really didn't look right on my truck.
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 05:32 PM
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O.k., I INSTALLED one on my truck when I intercooled it. It was in a bunch of parts I had collected. I thought it looked kind of groovy. Made the engine look more finished.
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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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My daughter pulled mine for me



So she could hang it on her wall, No joke!

It does me no good, plus I know what motor is in my truck, so does everybody I drive by
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