Conaero's Spider Rebuild

BennyD

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Just fit a complete set of undersized shells, rebuild it, fill it with run-in oil and lob in a half teaspoon of fine valve grinding paste. When you eventually get it started and it could take a while as it will be a bit tight, let it tick over for 10 mins, drop the oil, put in some good stuff and away you go. It will run as smooth as cat p!ss on glass although you might find it clatters a bit over 1500rpm and it might get a bit wheezey on long hills (Standard Alfa). You can thank me later. ;)
 
conaero

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BennyD said:
Just fit a complete set of undersized shells, rebuild it, fill it with run-in oil and lob in a half teaspoon of fine valve grinding paste. When you eventually get it started and it could take a while as it will be a bit tight, let it tick over for 10 mins, drop the oil, put in some good stuff and away you go. It will run as smooth as cat p!ss on glass although you might find it clatters a bit over 1500rpm and it might get a bit wheezey on long hills (Standard Alfa). You can thank me later. ;)
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That explains why your Spyder sounds like that I suppose :)
 
conaero

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Well good and bad news today.

Got up at 5am and was at Duncan's by 8am, the boy had the engine stripped and assessed in under 2hrs, amazing.

Unfortunately the crank main bearings need regrind so I have left it with him. Its probably the best way to go and only going to cost a couple of hundred extra. Its a good job I got the head set, the head gaskets were rotten.

Apart from that, all the rest is A1, you can still see the honing on the bores and the engine has not been apart before:

Exploded Busso 3.2 V6

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And from the crank side:

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Bottom end with crank removed, all good:

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Left head, really good, will get a light skim just to be sure:

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Right head, all good too, will also get light skim:

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Top of the block, all very good, clean and rebuild only, good honing marks:

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Its a shame I could not bring it home with me today but I pop up and get it next Wednesday, all being well and Duncan is going to fit the gearbox too as the thrust bearing is tricky, so another job he has saved me.

Once again, a big thank you to Duncan from Alfanet Services!
 
StuartW

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Overall, a good day then Matt and what a fast worker Duncan must be, it will be great when it's back next week I'm sure
 
Andyk

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Conaero said:
Well good and bad news today.

Got up at 5am and was at Duncan's by 8am, the boy had the engine stripped and assessed in under 2hrs, amazing.

Unfortunately the crank main bearings need regrind so I have left it with him. Its probably the best way to go and only going to cost a couple of hundred extra. Its a good job I got the head set, the head gaskets were rotten.

Apart from that, all the rest is A1, you can still see the honing on the bores and the engine has not been apart before:

Exploded Busso 3.2 V6

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And from the crank side:

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Bottom end with crank removed, all good:

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Left head, really good, will get a light skim just to be sure:

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Right head, all good too, will also get light skim:

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Top of the block, all very good, clean and rebuild only, good honing marks:

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Its a shame I could not bring it home with me today but I pop up and get it next Wednesday, all being well and Duncan is going to fit the gearbox too as the thrust bearing is tricky, so another job he has saved me.

Once again, a big thank you to Duncan from Alfanet Services!
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If you have time to spare next Wednesday and fancy a coffee to break you day up Matt let me know....
 
2b1ask1

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Not so bad then Matt; Duncan knows his onions for sure... Just needs a receptionist to answer the phone for him!
 
conaero

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Update.

Not much to report really.

Engine is still with Duncan should be collecting tomorrow so things should start moving again.

Have new brake master cylinder as the engine cracked the old one.

Oil rad and pipes are miraculously ok. I managed to separate them all but it stripped the rads threads. They are at the engineers having new fittings made as is the wing mirror and AC pump which are both having some minor welding.

Got all my parts now including new bonnet hinges as one got tweaked.
 
conaero

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Just heard, cranks going back in tomorrow morning, pickng up Friday. Might go up tomorrow and stay in a hotel them come back Friday???
 
philw696

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Busy week for me to with Grand Tourismo issues faulty trim and clicking drive shafts oh and a body control module goosing itself too.
 
zagatoes30

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SO if the cranks going back in I assume there was nothing major found :)

This is looking like such a bargain
 
lisknik

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Conaero said:
Just heard, cranks going back in tomorrow morning, pickng up Friday. Might go up tomorrow and stay in a hotel them come back Friday???
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Bank holiday tomorrow so i be off, will come down in the morn if you def there :)
 
safrane

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Matt.

Welcome to stay here if you wish as long as you don't want to bring the engine in the house!
 
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