Fw: V-6 head gasket thing

["wendy wood" <dammwood@domain.elided>]

Attempt number 2. Did somebody leave the full vapour seperator as well as
not clean out the expansion tank? Or do I get to pull my engine?

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> From: wendy wood <dammwood@domain.elided>
> To: alfa digest <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
> Subject: V-6 head gasket thing
> Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 4:32 PM
> 
> Well here I am, just thought I would whip out and check the vavle
> clearances on the milano. Imagine my sursprise when I find the throttle
has
> goop on it. The cars history  is, 75k kms, broke a belt at 70k, the po
got
> a used 2.5 out of Michigan and got it shipped to Edmonton, Alberta Canada
> (anybody here!!!!) When I looked over the car I knew this so was a bit
> paranoid (not enough:-)) The expansion tank had some sludge clinging high
> up on the walls but the fluid was clean, sight, smell and feel. I've
driven
> it for about two thousand kilometers and the coolant is still clean, the
> oil is clean and clear. When I did the valves the vapour seperator was
> nearly plugged with goop and it was real white at the bottom. Are my head
> gaskets good or bad? My confidence is totally shot now:-/ Runs Alot
better
> now that I got all the oil out of the spark plug wells.:-)
> 
> Carson Damm
> Ft. McMurray, Alberta
> Canada
> 
> 1970 1750 GT Veloce
> 1977 Spider
> 1987 milano Platinum

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