Re: Jumped Timing (was dead Milano)

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's not dead.   It needs (informed) attention!
(Thank you Fred)

I don't buy the jumped timing diagnosis but a simple check, especially for
bent valves) is to rotate the engine by hand.  Remove the plugs so that you
can feel any abnormal resistance.  If the timing is off enough to bend
valves, you will feel a definate "stop" where the interference occurs.
Also, if the PO marked the cams so that timing can be checked without
removing the valve covers, you can check the timing - off more than two
teeth and you almost certainly have bent valves.

Basics.  Try the "fuel, air, spark" approach. Fuel pressure check, AFM
plumbing, and spark via the coil/distributor.

Or, get thee to a friendly Alfa mechanic for some real help.


----- Original Message -----
From: James Cook <james@domain.elided>
To: alfa digest <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 9:17 AM
Subject: Jumped Timing (was dead Milano)


> Well, I am going to make some assumptions about a car I have never seen -
> Just for the heck of it, I am going to guess that the Dead Milano had
jumped
> its timing. While my deep mechanical expertise leads me to make this
> conclusion, sadly, I haven9t a clue how to look at the car and verify if
> that is the case.
>
> Can someone tell me how to tell if a car has gone timing crazy, and
> potential bent valves, etc., without having to remove major engine parts?
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> James Cook - Toronto
> '71 GTV
> '87 Milano Gold
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