Good Morning, I finally got around to tear into the my 69 Duetto to freshen up the engine. Before doing so, I checked the compression and they were about 170-180 Psi. Pouring oil into the cylinder did not improve things. The main reason for tearing into the engine was excessive oil consumption and the milky water spots on the underside of the hood after a long drive (no overheating!). For the last 5-6 years the car has been in storage!
Anyways it took me and friends/family about 2 months to pull the head! One of the head studs had corrosion and somehow it was fused to the head. the collateral damage known so far has been a broken intake stud and damage to the casting of the fuel injection distributor (I used it for jack support, it made sense at the time) What I need is as follows: 1- Recommendation on a machine shop to do a valve job. SF bay area. 2- As far as the engine block, I was thinking of changing the rings, rod bearing and leave it at that given the high compression. Any thought? I have had the car for over 20 years. Did not put much mileage on the car. When I bought the car would run strong but I don't remember when/if the engine was rebuilt. 3- Any thoughts on how/whether the fuel injection distributor casing could be fixed ... i know this is a good excuse to switch to webers but I am not sure if I want to add another $2K to the repair bill! 4- Any other words of wisdom Thanks, David -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
