Valve cover replacement question

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Hey guys I bought a set of valve cover gaskets at my work and it came with 24 rubber grommets... j have no idea what they are for... does anyone know or have done this before with this set? I Work At Advance Auto Parts So I Got The FELPRO set. I have no idea what they are for because there are only 16 valves... valve seals maybe? There are to many of them... and it isn't spark plug set because the spark plug come from the side of the head... I'm lost. Any idea what they are for?
 

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Hey guys I bought a set of valve cover gaskets at my work and it came with 24 rubber grommets... j have no idea what they are for... does anyone know or have done this before with this set? I Work At Advance Auto Parts So I Got The FELPRO set. I have no idea what they are for because there are only 16 valves... valve seals maybe? There are to many of them... and it isn't spark plug set because the spark plug come from the side of the head... I'm lost. Any idea what they are for?

Are they grommets or o-rings? Can you post a picture? You should have at least 16 o-rings for the spark plug tubes in addition to the large ones for the covers themselves, if I'm not mistaken there should be actual grommets where the cover bolts go through.
 
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Are they grommets or o-rings? Can you post a picture? You should have at least 16 o-rings for the spark plug tubes in addition to the large ones for the covers themselves, if I'm not mistaken there should be actual grommets where the cover bolts go through.

UnfortuantelyI don't have a hemi. It's a 4.7 so the spark plugs don't go from the top. They go from the side this is why j am confused... yes I will post up a picture tomorrow when I look at it again
 

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UnfortuantelyI don't have a hemi. It's a 4.7 so the spark plugs don't go from the top. They go from the side this is why j am confused... yes I will post up a picture tomorrow when I look at it again

Oops lol...not sure how I missed that...
I was looking at the parts book, pretty sure those are the grommets for the valve cover bolts, as there are 12 bolts per cover.
 
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These are what they are
 

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Yep, grommets for where the bolts go.
 
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