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Hey guys I was just wondering if you could give me suggestions as to why my Alfa is so disfunctional at the moment. I tried giving it all the love in the world, but it seems surgery is iminent.
I got the car from some one who wanted to restore it but never got around to doing it properly. It has been running roughly ever since I bought it, and when it was driving if I was climbing up a hill or something the car would loose power and eventually stall. I would have to sit at the side of the road for a few minutes before I could move it again.
Reciently my father and I have been doing the brakes and the clutch, and I would turn the engine over every now and then. On monday I turned it over, and plumes of white smoke came out from the exaust, I went round the back of the car and placed my hand near the exaust and could smell oil.
What could it be?
I am thinking that its a blown gasket or rather a cracked gasket, it would explain why the drive got progressivly worse and why it runs roughly.
I'm assuming a compression test would be able to help diagnose the problem?
My father thinks it could be that, or an oil ring has gone, while my friend suggested the gasket problem or perhaps even that the head is cracked.
Any other suggestions?
I got the car from some one who wanted to restore it but never got around to doing it properly. It has been running roughly ever since I bought it, and when it was driving if I was climbing up a hill or something the car would loose power and eventually stall. I would have to sit at the side of the road for a few minutes before I could move it again.
Reciently my father and I have been doing the brakes and the clutch, and I would turn the engine over every now and then. On monday I turned it over, and plumes of white smoke came out from the exaust, I went round the back of the car and placed my hand near the exaust and could smell oil.
What could it be?
I am thinking that its a blown gasket or rather a cracked gasket, it would explain why the drive got progressivly worse and why it runs roughly.
I'm assuming a compression test would be able to help diagnose the problem?
My father thinks it could be that, or an oil ring has gone, while my friend suggested the gasket problem or perhaps even that the head is cracked.
Any other suggestions?