Attn Moroso Valve Cover Owners!! 911 -- Please Read!

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Leanna,

First off, I have no excuse for the little tab. The tool must have had a nick and some got done like that and we missed them. Although we try hard to be perfect, we are not.

However, We have not gold anodized valve covers since 2008. That means these are at least five years old, and look like they have served their previous owners well. They look like they have had a fairly hard life, but are still good enough for you to be replating.

We do not have any valve covers in stock that have this issue. And I guarantee there are no new sets in the field that do either.

I am glad you caught it and it won’t be a future issue for your customer.

Lastly, since we are “friends” on facebook, and facebook is how you let me know about it, it would have been polite to just send me a private message or email before you posted this on “every Mopar page I’m on”. I could have assured you this is not an existing or ongoing issue.

If you would, please let me know what other forums you have posted on so I may respond to those also.

Your “friend”

[FONT=&quot]Rick Moroso


I copied this from the post I put on your facebook page
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Well written response. Just curious if there will be any availability of gold valve covers for small block mopar in the future? Currently rebuilding my Duster and like the vintage street machine look of them.
 
Well written response. Just curious if there will be any availability of gold valve covers for small block mopar in the future? Currently rebuilding my Duster and like the vintage street machine look of them.

Well written response? Did you bother to read this thread and see how he:
  1. Doesn't give a damn about his products enough to have any real concern over this manufacturing issue, despite the fact that this piece of metal could wind up in your rotating assembly, and
  2. Dissed one of our most respected members (CudaChick) without the slightest bit of remorse?
Well written trash is more like it.

I've got a pair of old gold Moroso covers sitting in the shed and I'm honestly asking myself why I don't put them in my septic tank instead.

-Kurt
 
Well written response? Did you bother to read this thread and see how he:
  1. Doesn't give a damn about his products enough to have any real concern over this manufacturing issue, despite the fact that this piece of metal could wind up in your rotating assembly, and
  2. Dissed one of our most respected members (CudaChick) without the slightest bit of remorse?
Well written trash is more like it.

I've got a pair of old gold Moroso covers sitting in the shed and I'm honestly asking myself why I don't put them in my septic tank instead.

-Kurt

I'll admit I didn't read the whole thread. I'll be sure to go through it when I have more time. Thanks for the heads up.
 
I'll admit I didn't read the whole thread. I'll be sure to go through it when I have more time. Thanks for the heads up.

No problem, I understand. Definitely give it a read, you'll see a very different perspective.

-Kurt
 
Those things were junk from day one. Besides the defect noted above, they are too light and flimsy to ever seal correctly. Hopefully they'll never make any more.
 
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After reading through this thread I think I'll be on the lookout for a different setup for my car. M/T finned covers it is!
 
I went back and reread the post. You didn't defame him, you didn't call him out, and other than the obvious, you didn't trash his product. I think he's more embarrassed than anything else that you found it and "reported" it, rather than he.

Be our watchdog, we need people like you!
 
I went back and reread the post. You didn't defame him, you didn't call him out, and other than the obvious, you didn't trash his product. I think he's more embarrassed than anything else that you found it and "reported" it, rather than he.

Be our watchdog, we need people like you!


It's my pleasure @retroron! I truly don't enjoy being the messenger in cases like this but, as a lifelong motorhead myself, I feel that the knowledge and benefits gained far outweigh any risk to my reputation or any embarrassment a manufacturer may endure. It's actually gotten me some business over the years not necessarily to fix their problems, but it seems most people still appreciate and value honesty. I have no plans to change. :thankyou:
 
I know this is an old thread. I am also a new member. I just thought something needed to be said here. There has been a lot of unwarranted bashing of Moroso in this case.

First of all, the part is long discontinued. I don't really see where the manufacturer has a dog in this fight but that's beside the point.

Second, it's an extremely light weight RACING part. The average enthusiast cannot slap a set of these on their engine with acceptable results. They require some creative gasketing and very gentle pressure on the fasteners to prevent warpage and leaking. RACE part.

It's a given that all race parts should be carefully inspected and cleaned up/modified to suit the builder's purpose. If you want to slap the race look on your weekend hot rod Moroso makes chrome steel covers that will work fine for that.

Lastly, that tab is an OIL DRIPPER!!! The sharp stamped edge of the filler/breather hole will collect oil as the engine runs. Without a dripper there oil will collect around the sharp edge and be pushed out the breather when the engine is running hard!

That little tab collects the oil that collects on the inside of the cover and drips it back into the head.

Yes, you have to be careful not to break off the tab in your engine. Yes, racers used to discard those covers when the tab broke off and replace them with new.

Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean Rick Moroso did something wrong. I'm just sorry he didn't know why they were there...
 
nitro_rat, you DID NOT read the entire original post by Leanna. If you had, you would have seen that the so called OIL DRIPPER came off with just a move or two of a finger. If someone had those on any car race car or street car, just a touch or two adding oil might have dislodged it & the car owner would never know it until it did detrimental & expensive damage. Manufacturers do not like someone blowing the whistle on them because they cannot do damage control once it's out for general consumption. Look at all of the recalls on current vehicles sold & all of the lawsuits filed because the manufacturers tried to sweep it under the rug & cover it up. Besides, if you look at the total membership of this site, you will see that there are many of us who have been dealing in hot rods, race cars, & street cars for decades & didn't just fall off of the truck.
 
I know this is an old thread. I am also a new member. I just thought something needed to be said here. There has been a lot of unwarranted bashing of Moroso in this case.

First of all, the part is long discontinued. I don't really see where the manufacturer has a dog in this fight but that's beside the point.

Second, it's an extremely light weight RACING part. The average enthusiast cannot slap a set of these on their engine with acceptable results. They require some creative gasketing and very gentle pressure on the fasteners to prevent warpage and leaking. RACE part.

It's a given that all race parts should be carefully inspected and cleaned up/modified to suit the builder's purpose. If you want to slap the race look on your weekend hot rod Moroso makes chrome steel covers that will work fine for that.

Lastly, that tab is an OIL DRIPPER!!! The sharp stamped edge of the filler/breather hole will collect oil as the engine runs. Without a dripper there oil will collect around the sharp edge and be pushed out the breather when the engine is running hard!

That little tab collects the oil that collects on the inside of the cover and drips it back into the head.

Yes, you have to be careful not to break off the tab in your engine. Yes, racers used to discard those covers when the tab broke off and replace them with new.

Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean Rick Moroso did something wrong. I'm just sorry he didn't know why they were there...
How is it u came to the dripper conclusion? Do u have research to back it up? Help me understand. I have seen lots of these covers on motors but none off. Kim
 
Demonracer, I read the ENTIRE post. It's a race part. It's fragile. You can fatigue aluminum by bending it back and forth and break it. It's a small tab. You can fold it over with your finger and break it off. And it's there on purpose.

You pays your money and you makes your choice.

A real PSA for someone wants to run these would be to show how to install them without warping them...
 
I actually WANT a pair of these again. They would match up with my build well. .......and as stated, they were made for nothing more than a light weight race piece. It does take some finesse (common sense) to install them without damage. Certainly not difficult.
 
In defense of common sense, every auto part should be thoroughly inspected and corrected before use. Would you run an oil pump right out of the box? Install plugs without checking the gap first or install an oil filter before making sure the oring is on it?
 
In defense of common sense, every auto part should be thoroughly inspected and corrected before use. Would you run an oil pump right out of the box? Install plugs without checking the gap first or install an oil filter before making sure the oring is on it?

Some people do. But I never have. Common sense is just the opposite of what it implies. It's not as common as stupidity. lol
 
Some people do. But I never have. Common sense is just the opposite of what it implies. It's not as common as stupidity. lol
"common sense" is kinda of an oxymoron, maybe your right it should be "common stupidity" so let me rephrase my statement to read....

In defense of common stupidity, no auto part should be inspected or corrected before use. You should run an oil pump right out of the box! Install plugs without checking the gap first and install an oil filter without a 2nd thought about weather someone dropped a loaf in the feeder hole!
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Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean Rick Moroso did something wrong. I'm just sorry he didn't know why they were there...

It's kind of funny you crucify my "lack of knowledge" while simultaneously defending a manufacturer who you assert ALSO has a lack of that same knowledge.

Welcome to FABO nitro_rat.
 
By the looks of it as soon as you pop a grommet in that hole, the tab will get bent, because it's in the way. It isn't supposed to be there!
 
Im running these gold Moroso’s with Moroso blue Perma-line reusable gaskets.....AND a skim coat of Ultra Black silicone on both sides of the gaskets. Its the only way to get them to seal without distorting the rails of the covers (torqued in in/lbs to specs) Ive removed them a couple times to inspect things and they need a little persuasion to break the seal, but the cover rails are still flat and the gaskets are like new (cant be done with cork or pressed fiber versions) “Skim coat”! its easy to clean and reseal, no tube of caulk with the end of the tube cut off or Flex Putty with a spatula applications needed:rolleyes:
 
I can’t begin to tell you how many oil pumps I installed “out of the box”.
I took mine apart and flushed with solvent, too many stories on here of pieces of metal inside.
 
Apologies for any feathers I may have ruffled, My first post was a joke! It did get some attention and that was the point!

As someone pointed out, as soon as you pop a grommet in the hole the tab will be at least covered by the grommet if it doesn't break off...
 
i think ive just about had it with this quarantine...i think the cabin fever is getting to the rats

:poke:
 
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