04-21-2008, 09:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Los Angeles
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Originally Posted by slyalfa
every old 'O' ring I have ever removed off anything looked like that, squared one.
the new look round.
I have had some square type but they look different. the edge is very sharp almost like you could cut with it.
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that's good to hear because i spent the greater part of the day trying to find a square shoulder o ring only to find that they are of course metric and no one has metric. or square shoulder. so then i went to alfa italia and spoke to one of the brothers who came up with a couple of standard o rings and said that the correct o ring is in fact round standard donut shape. so i guess i'm confident that these will work ok. sure looks square to me but i'm going to put my faith in everyone else's opinion!
BTW the guys at alfa italia are great. i've been bugging them lately and not even spending any money with them but he has been very gracious and patient with me. so thanks to them! and my milano gives a big thanks too.
i had to disturb his project of tearing down the v12 engine of a ferrari 250 GTE. it was fascinating to watch--i wish i could have stayed and seen more but i had to get back to my ghetto alfa V6. oh, well, one of these days i'll have a ferrari V12 and i'll tear it down myself. ok, maybe not but it would be cool. beautiful engine!
ok, back to reality. i've been trying to get the gasket residue off the head and block and it's pretty difficult. what's the proper way to do this? i was using acetone with a rag but it's not abrasive enough. what kind of abrasive can i use and not damage the aluminum? steel wool? fine grit sand paper? any type of buffing/grinding wheel which i can put in a power drill? or just rub & rub & rub & rub with the acetone? or is there a better solvent?
and some pics:
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77 Alfetta Sedan, 87 Milano, 86 Porsche 944 Turbo, 87 VW Scirocco 16 Valve
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