valve cover

I have a rider with a 16.5 horse Briggs and Stratton, I/C, OHV. I took the valve cover off to adjust the valve lash, and spent five times as long to scrape gray RTV off the head and valve cover. I made a gasket from paper gasket material (plain gray stuff) - will that work or should I plan on...

Hi, I have a B&S 282H07-0110-E1 engine with what appears to be a leak on the OHV cover. Is it ok to use Permatex or similar to fix this issue as the gasket set is not cheap. https://www.briggsandstrattonparts.co.uk/briggs-and-stratton-engine-gasket-set-valve-796189