Here are the valve clearance results:

Cylinder -- Intake ------- Exhaust ------------- Shims Needed (for intake)
1 ------- .017" ---------- .008" ----------------------- .051mm
2 ------- .015" ---------- <s>.003"</s> .008" ----------------- .101mm
3 ------- .013" ---------- <s>.007"</s> .008" ----------------- .152mm
4 ------- .014" ---------- .008" ----------------------- .127mm
5 ------- .014" ---------- <s>.005"</s> .008" ----------------- .127mm
6 ------- .014" ---------- <s>.007"</s> .008" ----------------- .127mm

 

You need to adjust your valves. The exhaust are easy, its the intake valves the require removing the cams and replacing the shims. Not a bad job, but much easier on a GTV6/Milano.

 

Yes, I agree! The exhaust valves literally took seconds to loosen, adjust to proper spec and tighten. Besides obviously taking the T belt off, what is involved in adjusting the intake valves? How do I know what (shims?) to buy? Would is be a good idea to replace valve stem seals while I'm in there or is it no possible to change them with the heads on the car?

 

You do not have to touch the timing belt. The cams will come out by separating the cam pulleys. You need to take out the cams, measure the existing shims under the cams followers. You use a bigger or smaller shim depending on what the final clearance you are trying to get. The complete procedure is outlined in the shop manual. I have a full set of shims so replacement shim selection is not a problem. The valve stem seals a replaceable with the heads on, but not really an easy job. I would not bother with them until you decide to rebuild the heads or engine.

 

Alfa V6 12v engines 1981 to 1993.

I doubt you will find intakes out of tolerance enough to worry about, so cams will not have to come out to just adjust the exhaust rocker arms.

I try to keep exhaust rocker arm clearances set to about .009" (.0088 to .0098") to keep the chatter talk down.

Intakes are .0187 - .0197" so I will even let .017 to .020" fly until I actually have a need to pull a cam. Usually they are not the noise makers until they get in mid twenties and will not start to burn with low clearance until there is nearly none.

 

Steve, did you see the chart I made? http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/showpost.php?p=308455&postcount=32

 

Are those what the noisy engine had/has? If so not a reason for noisy valves as they were/are all pretty tight.

 

Yeah, that was the engine. I'm thinking maybe the lower engine mount might have something to do with it. It also runs a little better when I tighten the dog-bone mount, but I'm not sure if this is too tight or too loose:

 

small engine bushing

DID you ever get teh race out. I am having real trouble. I have the old type bushing and am thinking of cutting the race and installing the rubber. I am concerned about rubber expansion...I was thinking of making sometype of rubber to install in that hole...

 

Cut out the bushing, then the outer race and installed a poly bushing kit.

You cas make a temp repair with a piece of 1/2" heater hose cut and wrapped around old bushing.

 

Hey Elite... Looks like a loose allen bolt in the above pic.
Paul