The hose coming off the passenger side of the cam cover gasket is the PCV hose. The picture indicates the part number and the fact that it can be purchased from GMpartsgiant.com

Hoses like this with right angles in them must be preformed. If you tried to make the shape out of a single piece of hose by yourself you would end up with two very unfortunate restrictions.

 

Yeah it's been slow going cleaning not done yet, spent hours imon cover it mostly done, the engine side still needs more. Been using plastic scrapers razors, acetone and rags. Very cold, then evaporates and hand freezes 😂

Is it certain not to be this gasket instead? The grooves on cover seem align with it, but not sure about the ones in between, no grooves there front what can tell so assumed no gasket goes there ?

 

Btw the ignition wires for spark plugs there's so many brands, does it matter much which to get? Lots have notes saying certain covers but not sure which I'd really for mine. Assumed it was aluminum cover but father says might be "silver " cover because the flaking outer coat on it. Was contemplating the expensive AC DELCO but maybe waste money? My car currwntl6 has AC Delco wires but they are 20$ more expensive

Also for air filters was unsure what is best, I saw expensive AC Delco again but again very expensive. What brands do you guys like?

I did buy the spark plug brands recommended earlier

 

The shapes of the gaskets shown are approximate.
Any gasket listed to fit at RockAuto will fit
The key functional aspect around the plug wells is that the wells are sealed against oil intrusion.

Aluminum cover I believe is what you have. They switched over to the black plastic sometime during 95. I believe the gasket size is ever so slightly different. So order for aluminum cover.

As for plug wires, I've only ever used the AC Delcos on my Saturns. Now that most AC Delco Professional parts are some aftermarket brand, you don't know what you're getting. I think it must say AC Delco OEM to guarantee AC Delco. Usually anything midrange in price on RockAuto should be OK. You can also see the most popular parts are by looking for the red heart next to the part number/name. It usually means that people are using it successfully. Just don't buy the cheapest one out there.

 

So I bought the Mahle/CLEVITE one in post #12

It arrived but my father thinks it's too round+thick to work with mine, since the grooves are very thin, he thinks its supposed to have a flat gasket. Do I buy a different one or just go with it?

Also my Rock Auto order for 6 other parts is still stuck in "label created" , ordered on 28th. Never had this before anyone used to rock auto know if this normal ?

Thanks for all the advice

 

I've ordered a number of things from Rock Auto recently and everything shipped almost immediately.

 

Depending on where it shipped from, it may be buried in the snow somewhere. I've never had a problem getting stuff from them that I ordered. I think the majority gets drop shipped to them and then you after the package it. So you have a double delay in the supply chain.
I do believe the gasket is a flat gasket, as it must seal between two flat surfaces. That's not to say around gasket can't work but I would think you'd be better off with a rectangular profile one.

The gasket sets that have connections between the cylinders afford an extra bit of protection from the oil getting right up against the seals around each cylinder. It kind of creates a wall to prevent cross flow of oil between the holes for the cylinders.
It has the added benefit of making sure that the gasket is in the right place when you turn the cover over to install it. If it shifts, the bolt holes between the cylinders will not line up. If that happens, stop and remove the cover, fix it, and begin again to reattach. Be sure that you follow the proper sequence as to installing those bolts.

 

While the parts are still in limbo, using warmer weather to spend few more hours rubbing the finished surface of gasket/oil. Some nno matter how long rub or scrape with acetone /plastic scrapper never seems to dissappear. Perhaps the oil has seeped into aluminum pores? But assumed this would not happen on finished surface

I'm noticing lot of towel fuzz ***** getting onto the cylinder head , will these be issues? I can try get most of it but do notice a layer of dust or strands forming everywhere

 

You should be using a lint free cloth and the cans and everything that's not the edge should be covered while you're working so that no dust settles and no debris falls into the head. Try some isopropyl alcohol. I would think of the gasket surface is highly polished but not necessarily have a finish on it. Remember it has to be flat/true across the entire surface of that top edge of the head. If it's not, it likely won't seal properly. Mm

As long as you have nothing protruding from the surface which you can check with your finger and then clean off the oil from your finger, you should be good to go. You're not going to get it sparkling clean. Make sure you don't leave any residue on the cams. I'm not sure what you mean by strings forming.

 

If you have a shop vac, then grab it and suck the paper towel pieces out of the crevices and holes. Get as much out as possible. However, unless you're leaving large chunks, I'm pretty sure any small pieces that may be in there will blow out the exhaust valve and out the tail pipe.