The automotive part number
19031 (historically cataloged under
Corteco, Detroit Gasket, and McCord) is a classic
Engine Valve Cover Gasket Set. In modern auto parts databases, this historical part number crosses over directly to active industry-standard lines like
Fel-Pro VS 26080 C or
Fel-Pro VS 50200 C, Victor Reinz VS30024, and Beck/Arnley 036-1250.
Description & Function
This kit features a straight-line, multi-hole perimeter gasket traditionally constructed out of a cork-rubber composite composition. It sits directly between the top surface of the overhead-cam cylinder head and the upper stamped-steel valve cover. Its critical role is to contain the churning engine motor oil surrounding the camshaft lobes and bucket lifters, keeping the fluid sealed inside the engine instead of leaking onto the exhaust system or spark plug wells.
Comprehensive Vehicle Fitment (1973–1993)
The vehicle specifications you provided trace back to a fascinating era when American domestic compact cars were utilizing imported European engines.
1. The "Croatian" / Domestic Platforms (1978–1983)
- 105 CID (1.7L Gas L4 Engine): This refers to the 1715 cc (1.7L) Volkswagen OHC engine that Chrysler bought from VW to power its early front-wheel-drive subcompact cars.
- Vehicles Fitted:
- Dodge Omni (1978–1983)
- Plymouth Horizon (1978–1983)
- Historical Note: While the "Yugo" was the most famous Croatian/Yugoslavian vehicle imported to America during this window, it used smaller 1.1L/1.3L Fiat-derived engines. This 105 CID application belongs to the Omni/Horizon "L-Body" platform.
2. VW & Audi Platforms (1973–1993)
This gasket covers the legendary Volkswagen EA827 inline 4-cylinder engine family across multiple metric displacement tiers used in early water-cooled European imports:
- 1457 cc (1.5L) & 1471 cc (1.5L): Early VW Rabbit, Scirocco, and Dasher (1974–1980).
- 1715 cc (1.7L): VW Rabbit, Jetta, and Pickup (1981–1984).
- 1780 cc (1.8L 8-Valve SOHC): Fits an enormous range of classic VW/Audi platforms up to 1993, including:
- Volkswagen: Golf Mk2, Jetta Mk2, Cabriolet, Fox, and Quantum.
- Audi: Audi 4000 and Audi 80 (8-valve versions).
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Welcome to The Motorhead Men Non-Profit Foundation
parts store.
Where the net profits from all sale go directly to
our foundation goals.
These new and re-man parts are from the Toohey
Parts Collection
All parts from the warehouse are NOS from the 50 to
the late 90s, most are original built USA parts
"A better built part in our
opinion"
Please read below to understand about these parts
and our terms of selling these parts
About Toohey Parts collection
These parts came from an
abandoned warehouse in Louisville Kentucky, after G.W. Toohey closed his 15
parts stores in the Kentucky area in 2001
We collected and shipped close to
200,000.00 new and reman N.O.S. parts from this Warehouse.
The Toohey parts stores were
closed in 2001 and the parts we have for sale are all new or remanufactured
parts from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.
The net proceeds from these parts
go to the non-profit foundation in the efforts to fund our goals and help older
and future motorheads
Please take the time to
read about our project on the web
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About our part sales
95% of our sales are final and parts are sold
"AS IS" with no warranty.
UNLESS OTHER WISE STATED IN OUR DESCRIPTION
We are true motorheads our self's, if you have
a problem with a part after you get it.
PLEASE CONTACT US WITH IN 15 DAYS OF RECEIVING YOUR
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We are not some big Corp. That can
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item from us. A true motorhead pulls the part, wraps it for safe shipping and
boxes the part.
This all cost money. so we use terms like box
rate A, B, or C
This is because some things are easy to ship and
other take a lot of time.
We charge a handling fee accordingly.
Between 2.50 and 25.00 (large bulky items)
As we work to make our store front better, we will
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But at this time we only offer UPS shipping service
We also offer local pick ups
The Final Word
If you're into classic car parts
built or remanufactured from a time when it was not outsourced out of our
country.
"You're in the right
place"
I work with men and women
to help save parts that otherwise might find their way to a hide in another
garage or worse. We are a bunch of semi-retired men and women who love the cars
and parts industries and wish to stay part of the car culture by running this
foundation
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We have over 300,000.00
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fast as we can. We moved them all back to Delaware, where we are
currently sorting and organizing these parts
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