Re: [alfa] front covers

["Dean" <tessiedog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just because something works once does not mean its best practise. Why are
people on this site when the pay no attention to the advise of others.
Dean
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Lane <srlane@domain.elided>
To: alfa digest <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Date: Wednesday, 2 June 2004 9:46
Subject: [alfa] front covers


>Andrew Watry said..
>
>>>..the biggest issue on front covers would the alignment of the front
>timing gear bushing in the cover, compared to the rear timing gear bushing
>in the block.
>
>I've mixed and matched blocks/covers (once) with no problems.
>
>I'm about to mix and match a block and a cover again for various reasons.
I'm
>not worried about this alignment issue - reasoning goes like this....If the
>bushing in the block is replaced then it must be reamed to size (see Alfa
shop
>manual), which I don't believe can be done with the cover in place - so the
>reaming takes no account of the cover alignment. Same goes for replacing
the
>bush in the cover.
>
>>>A secondary issue might be the bore for the front crank seal...
>this is true and a little troubling - you do hear of blocks that have been
>align-honed (line-honed?) having trouble with front crank seals - if the
cover
>isn't honed at the same time (and it's highly unlikely to be) then there
would
>be a mis-alignment. I'll let you know....
>
>-Richard
>San Jose, CA
>1967 GTV
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