Hi all,
This is my first thread hijack, but since the original question has been answered, I suppose it is OK.
I notice three things in Franco's head shot. First, this head has various threaded plugs instead of the usual (?) welded areas. Second, the script is located on the vertical face of the head, rather than on top of the timing chain tunnel, which seems more standard. Third (and I hope I am mistaken), it looks like the front left corner (lower right side of photo) of the head appears to be broken off. I noticed this because mine has the same affliction-probably caused by overtightening the head-block bolt on that corner. Which leads to some questions...
1. Assuming there was a change from weldments to plugs (rather than usual arbitrary Alfa randomness), when did this change occur?
2. Ditto for the script location. Just wondering if these details can be used to approximate the date of manufacture.
3. Is this failure of the corner of the head common? I have obtained a spare head with plugs (my original from '59 is welded) and this one seems a bit more robust in this questionble area.
4. How does one determine how much a 102 head has been skimmed? I know this question is completely unrelated, but since we are talking heads here...
Thanks,
Steve