I like to watch - Valvetrains

[BoyWonder]

In the old days when I messed with more Chevy's, we used to have a set of valve covers which had the tops cut out so that you could run the engine at idle without losing or spraying "too" much oil.

You could view and and listen to valve train basics easier that way, without making a big mess.

Other than the obvious, which would be to hack up my pair of aluminum valve covers, has anyone else purchased or created such a thing.

Or - and I haven't tried yet - can I idle without any valve cover on?
My mind tells me it will make a mess.

 

[bison]

$30 shipped for a set you can hack all you want

 

[charlief1]

You can get oil deflectors for an SBC and do the same without cutting a valve cover up.

 

[Chuck Leeper]

You can get oil deflectors for an SBC and do the same without cutting a valve cover up.

I think I've still got a set of them,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[87GN_70GS]

Or, you can run without valvle cover for a bit. Makes a mess tho. Once headers heat up enough to make the oil smoke, it makes it hard to see.