Hey Folks,
I'm in the midst of having my 1600 (1967, Duetto) rebuilt by an Alfa mechanic, among other things he found some deterioration between the bottom of the sleeve and the engine block lip where the rubber O ring is seated. I'd say the deterioration is about an 1/8" of an inch by about a 1/16 deep give or take. It's just on one cyl. number one to be exact.
I never saw any traces of water in the oil, so I don't think I was getting leakage, but not sure.
I've been quoted 1000.00 to do just that repair by his outside machinist. I don't know if the repair will be a reweld and then re machining, or what. But it sounds steep. Any suggestions on how to approach this? I don't mind paying for a repair that is so required, but neither do I have an unlimited budget. Who does??
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Jeff
I'm in the midst of having my 1600 (1967, Duetto) rebuilt by an Alfa mechanic, among other things he found some deterioration between the bottom of the sleeve and the engine block lip where the rubber O ring is seated. I'd say the deterioration is about an 1/8" of an inch by about a 1/16 deep give or take. It's just on one cyl. number one to be exact.
I never saw any traces of water in the oil, so I don't think I was getting leakage, but not sure.
I've been quoted 1000.00 to do just that repair by his outside machinist. I don't know if the repair will be a reweld and then re machining, or what. But it sounds steep. Any suggestions on how to approach this? I don't mind paying for a repair that is so required, but neither do I have an unlimited budget. Who does??
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Jeff