Re: 1750 Head Gasket R/R-- Looking for Tips

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@domain.elided>]

Hi:

The actual job of getting the head on/off is fairly simple and 
straightforward.  I can't imagine that any of the manuals you have would 
leave out any of the big details.  The small stuff, like hoses, wires, etc. 
varies from car to car, though, so some of those instructions might be more 
general, by nature.

The best advice, and most important, is to use only the best head gasket 
you can find.  That means a Reinz or Goetze (German-made).  Don't even 
think of using one of those $25 Italian pieces of cardboard that all the 
big-name vendors sell.  Try Don Ereminas, Jon Norman, Matt Jones, etc. to 
get the right part.  If you ever saw the two types of gasket side-by-side, 
you'd see what I'm trying to get across.

Regards,

Dean
'72 & '87 Spider's

At 09:57 AM 2/20/2003, you wrote:

> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 04:22:59 EST
> From: Caxambu@domain.elided
> Subject: 1750 Head Gasket R/R-- Looking for Tips
>
> Hi,
>
> The oily goo on the inside of the radiator cap tells me it's time to replace
> the head gasket. Can anyone share their proven method? I have three different
> workshop manuals (two Autobooks, one Alfa Romeo shop manual,
> engine/clutch/gearbox) but it sure seems like they left out a lot of info.
>
> Planning on doing this with engine in car.
>
> Last head gasket R/R was approx. 60,000 miles ago by Grand Prix Motors in
> Seattle.
>
> 1750, SPICA, stock except for MarelliPlex and pusher electric fan.
>
> PS: Probably should not be asking about this already but I heard from a
> reliable source that it's possible to change the pistons/rings/liners from
> the top. Anybody done this sucessfully?
>
> Thanks In Advance,
>
> - --Caxambu
> 1969 Spider Veloce 1750
> Seattle WA
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