Re: Cam cover gasket replacement

[spider20@domain.elided (Henrik Johansen)]

Nils,

Cam cover gaskets are normally pretty reliable, one thing you want to make
sure, though, is that the surfaces are _clean_ and I mean _clean_, no traces
of oil, old gasket goob or other foreign matters. I have just been through 2
gaskets and 2 covers, to figure this one out, I tried to thighten to much,
and the covers cracked, and oil all over. And I doubt that if you but an
original Alfa gasket that something is wrong with it, but I'm glad to hear
that your mechanic changed it for free.

Hope your trip through Denmark went good, Jylland was it?

Henrik Johansen
San Francisco, CA
71 GTVeloce
74 Spider
75 GTJunior

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Nils L. Corneliusen <corneliusen@domain.elided>
To: <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 9:06 AM
Subject: Cam cover gasket replacement


> Thank you to all who sent me comments regarding my 2nd leaking cam
> cover gasket in two months. My mechanic claimed that there must have
> been something wrong with it and replaced it for free. Hopefully, the
> new one will work out ok.
>
> I had the Webers rebuilt and took them for a spin through the entire
> length of Denmark last week. Ran like a dream, luckily there were no
> speed traps along the way :-).
>
> regards,
> Nils C-:
> --
> Nils L. Corneliusen
> 1978 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600
> corneliusen@domain.elided
> http://www.triumph.no/members_nils.html
>
>

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