Does anyone recognize this?

[wfd175]

This is a photo of my LC engine, the red area has a little bit of visibly white sealer in the 1 of the 1/2 circle areas. (red highlight). I've never taken the cover off, so I don't know what the two 1/2 circle looking things are which are visible from the front.

I was in Chicago last weekend and stopped by a dealer lot to look at a 97 cruiser and the amount of plumbers putty looking junk was much more. Sorry my camera battery was dead at the time. Would an excessing amount of sealer indicate a botched repair job, or the mood of the factory assembler. It wasn't leaking oil or anything like that.

I thinking that maybe someone had pulled to cover off for a repair and wasn't very neat when they sealed it back up. What do you all think?

 

[GXO]

That blurry photo almost makes it look like prayer beads hanging out of there...too weird!

 

[wfd175]

I think I see the virgin mary. The red is only to "highlight" the area I'm referring to. Sorry for the crappy image. I compu zoomed it.

 

[GXO]

ahhh, I see what it is now...I have the same thing on my engine.

 

[wfd175]

Dan
What do you think an excessive amount would indicate? Do you thinkthat the cover was pulled off to fix a problem, or the engine assembler was having a bad day.

 

[concretejungle]

it's normal. So long as it's not red.

 

[LandCrusher'70]

The two 1/2 circles are removed to access the cams (IIRC).

 

[wfd175]

Thanks for the info.

 

[MDarius]

There are some other threads on this. Search for valve cover, half moon, etc. It looks like an overzealous seal-a-gasket repair. As long as it's not leaking oil from there it should be alright.

 

[cruiserdan]

Grey is indicitive of a factory-installed plug. Re-sealed plugs would be black. It is normal for that stuff to be squeezed out. Those half circles cut in the head allow access for the boring tool that cuts the cam journals during manufacture.