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by alfa2600
Fri May 25, 2018 3:36 pm
Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
Topic: Track day - blown front cam oil seal
Replies: 4
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Re: Track day - blown front cam oil seal

Great, thanks for the advice.

I had seen the Oil Seal retaining rings on the AHM website a number of years ago and I remember thinking then "I wonder where they are for?".

There where probably easier ways to find out. :(
by alfa2600
Thu May 24, 2018 5:18 pm
Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
Topic: Track day - blown front cam oil seal
Replies: 4
Views: 2945

Track day - blown front cam oil seal

I got the whole of 6 laps out of my Minari at a recent track day before the Cam oil seal blew out and emptied 2l of oil onto the track :?, I wasn't popular after that. I was decelerating and going into a left-hander, about 6k revs, when the cam oil seal on cylinders #2 & #4 blew out. My initial ...
by alfa2600
Mon May 14, 2018 2:40 pm
Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
Topic: 1.7 8v Ignition timing for skimmed heads
Replies: 4
Views: 2626

1.7 8v Ignition timing for skimmed heads

Hi All First-time post, long-term Alfisti I'm in the middle of the final shakedown of my Minari for a track day. Following on from a full engine rebuild and I seem to get pinking/knocking under load. It only happens at lower revs (2k/3.5k) while under load. For the rebuild, I have done a lot of work...