Richard:
I am in the process of a teardown / rebuild of an 1991 Alfa S4 Spider.
The problem was the the head. I had replaced it and was still blowing past the water / oil barrier. That made me wonder about the bearings in the bottom end, even though the engine only has about 76k on it.
I'm trying to decide if I should break it apart, or have an Alfa pro do it.
The only guy left in the Dallas area I know if still working on these marvelous machines is Robert Rogers at Shade Tree Enginetrics, not sure of his reputation- Only that he's been at it since 1981...
If I break it myself, is there any specific things I should pay attention to? I'll read blogs to remember how to measure and select valve shims.
Hopefully the block deck isn't warped
Any feedback is greatly appreciated, and it's good to see there are some folks who have assumed the mantle once held by our greats like Don Black and of course, Pat Braden.
Robert Moser
robmoser@sbcglobal.net