Patent ID: 7343890

Claim:
A two-piece valve cover for use on a V-shaped engine having an engine cylinder head and a plurality of valve rocker arms, said cover comprising: a base housing for sealing engagement to the cylinder head through the use of a first sealing gasket member and having an inner region surrounding said plurality of valve rocker arms; a base housing flange on said base housing extending around at least a portion of said base housing; said base housing includes first and second wall portions each having a wall height wherein said wall height of said first wall portion is different than said height of said second wall portion; said wall height of said first wall portion is less than said wall height of said second wall portion such that said base housing flange of said base housing extends along a plane parallel to an axis of said engine wherein said axis of said engine is horizontal; a top cover for sealing engagement to said base housing through the use of a second sealing gasket member and having a sealing flange extending around at least a portion of said top cover; and said second sealing gasket member retained on said top cover for forming a seal between said top cover and said base housing.