Author Topic: sigh alfa expired.....:now with mustang update: (Read 3324 times)

55starchief · « **Reply #50 on:** April 08, 2008, 01:06:57 pm »

Wait a min, no oil pressure would have thrown a light, i also thought some one had done a comp test

EDGE · « **Reply #51 on:** April 08, 2008, 01:13:53 pm »

like i said on the phone dude....

swappy swappy....

HardRockCamaro · « **Reply #52 on:** April 08, 2008, 01:17:59 pm »

Well I'm gonna give the Stang props for being able to move under its own steam with a snapped crank and 22 degrees of ignition retard...

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #53 on:** April 08, 2008, 01:31:50 pm »

EDGE · « **Reply #54 on:** April 08, 2008, 02:11:34 pm »

suck, squeeze, cough, blow. suck, squeeze, cough, blow suck, squeeze, cough, blow suck, squeeze, cough, blow suck, squeeze, cough, blow suck, squeeze, cough, blow

... almost right i guess.....

philoldsmobile · « **Reply #55 on:** April 08, 2008, 02:16:46 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

Wait a min, no oil pressure would have thrown a light, i also thought some one had done a comp test

it has now... the oil pressure dropped while the guy was checking it over, likely due to swarf from the crank trashing the big end and main bearings..

the lower pulley had been incorrectly fitted in the past and had worked loose, so the crank was flexing, which in turn bent then snapped. while it was with ashley and paragon it was in the bent and cracked stage, its finaly snapped. the bent crank would explian the odd vibration at 1200rpm that was getting worse every time the car was fired up.

Incursus · « **Reply #56 on:** April 08, 2008, 02:50:51 pm »

Jeeeze

That sucketh the monkey big time

Start buying lotto tickets mate cos in theory your way over due for some good luck.

Roadkill · « **Reply #57 on:** April 08, 2008, 03:00:17 pm »

F*cking hell.

I've never heard of anything like that before.

philoldsmobile · « **Reply #58 on:** April 08, 2008, 05:12:10 pm »

its not unknown on the ford V6

also turns out the alfa engine was likely due to someone buzzing the engine in the past, likely by engaging 1st instead of 3rd. the head gasket never goes apparently, but if over reved, the pistons can crack around the gudgeon pin, eventualy failing, and the rod punches through the bore. its not common, but it happens, while revy, the twin spark doesn't like over reving.

basicly everything thats gone wrong with the alfa is due to neglect rather than the car, my mistake was buying one without a service history.

i do have the stereo code now though

EDGE · « **Reply #59 on:** April 08, 2008, 05:49:10 pm »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALFA-ROMEO-166-2-0LT-TWIN-SPARK-VALVE-ENGINE_W0QQitemZ130211658476QQihZ003QQcategoryZ10370QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

EDGE · « **Reply #60 on:** April 08, 2008, 05:49:48 pm »

buy it...

swap it..

trade it in......

along with the lexus AND the mustang... gotta be halfway to a 147 ?

FUBAR · « **Reply #61 on:** April 08, 2008, 06:02:01 pm »

Kings Lynn isn't even that far away, its definately worth thinking about m8

55starchief · « **Reply #62 on:** April 08, 2008, 06:06:06 pm »

Yup would be cool to swap out a motor on an alfa and a mustang

go for it mate we will al be around to help out and if it gets you a step closer to your 147 then its all good

F Body · « **Reply #63 on:** April 08, 2008, 06:59:58 pm »

Quoting: philoldsmobile

the Mustang crank has snapped just inside the block..

Holy smoly

Quoting: philoldsmobile

the Alfa pistons can crack around the gudgeon pin, eventualy failing, and the rod punches through the bore.

Dude that is brutal

How's the Kawasaki

??

ianjpage · « **Reply #64 on:** April 08, 2008, 07:14:43 pm »

as i said on the lexus topic:

Quoting: ian

I think mate, in all honesty, get a new engine in the alfa, new engine in the stang sell them both, pocket some cash and then PX the lexus against something else - the alfa you want (the V6) or something totally ddifferent.

IMO you'd be daft keeping either the stang or the alfa...both have had their problems, both have had more than 1 chance.....i'd rather spend money on something i want (i.e. the V6 alfa you want) rather than spend MORE money on either of these then it eitehr goes wrong agian or you end up trading up to the v6 in the future - fix em, sell em, px the lexus job sorted.

F Body · « **Reply #65 on:** April 08, 2008, 07:17:43 pm »

Quoting: ianjpage

as i said on the lexus topic:

You can say that again !

Gator · « **Reply #66 on:** April 08, 2008, 07:23:06 pm »

sorry to hear your woes mate you dont break things a little bit do ya

philoldsmobile · « **Reply #67 on:** April 08, 2008, 09:13:06 pm »

Quoting: F Body

Dude that is brutal

so was the death rattle and vibration on the hard shoulder when it was running with 3 pistons....
the anoying thing is its very likely it was due to someone hitting the wrong gear in the past and over revving the enigne. when you do that to an alfa engine (or a ferrari engine for that matter) you can start a crack on the piston, that slowly grows.. sooner or later it comes apart completely.

Fieldy · « **Reply #68 on:** April 08, 2008, 10:22:55 pm »

Quoting: philoldsmobile

the lower pulley had been incorrectly fitted in the past and had worked loose, so the crank was flexing, which in turn bent then snapped. while it was with ashley and paragon it was in the bent and cracked stage, its finaly snapped. the bent crank would explian the odd vibration at 1200rpm that was getting worse every time the car was fired up.

Quoting: philoldsmobile

also turns out the alfa engine was likely due to someone buzzing the engine in the past, likely by engaging 1st instead of 3rd. the head gasket never goes apparently, but if over reved, the pistons can crack around the gudgeon pin, eventualy failing, and the rod punches through the bore. its not common, but it happens, while revy, the twin spark doesn't like over reving.

Quoting: philoldsmobile

i do have the stereo code now though

Sorry, but I laughed Alot.....

F Body · « **Reply #69 on:** April 09, 2008, 05:43:55 pm »

Plenty of Alfa's being broken on Flea Gay :

http://search.ebay.co.uk/breaking-alfa_W0QQfkrZ1QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32QQkeywordZbreakingQ20alfa

philoldsmobile · « **Reply #70 on:** April 09, 2008, 06:37:36 pm »

might have a plan..... depends on a lot though. if it comes through, i'm gonna be a happy happy man.

Incursus · « **Reply #71 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:08:16 am »

Quoting: philoldsmobile

might have a plan..... depends on a lot though. if it comes through, i'm gonna be a happy happy man.

Roadkill · « **Reply #72 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:09:41 am »

You can't call winning the lottery a "plan", PhilO.

CJ-IROCZ · « **Reply #73 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:10:47 am »

Incursus · « **Reply #74 on:** April 10, 2008, 07:25:59 am »

Quoting: Roadkill

You can't call winning the lottery a "plan", PhilO.

Bugger. cos my entire lifes plan hinges on it

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