Tighting my head

[ARQ164 Shane]

Hi All,
has any one ever retight the cylinder head after a year or two
It's seems that the R/hand side of my v6 has loose tapped NO.1 inlet only and a very littile amout of oil
in the water when it's left it seat for more than 2 weeks.
But when the is used a lot, the oil leak stops and the tappers are a lot quieter .
any thought ?
PS I have no water in oil at all in the sump.

[Storm_X]

Get new gaskets to be safe

[Duk]

Can you please re-type this in the form of an actual question instead of indecipherable dribble?

Hi All,
has any one ever retight the cylinder head after a year or two

That looks like a question to me.

I've not done it myself.
It can't hurt to carefully run a torque wrench back over the head nuts in the correct order. It's probably a good 1st step for the problems you mentioned but not necessarily a guarantee of success. 
I know Greg Gordon recommends it if you plan to add forced induction to your engine.

[ARQ164 Shane]

I know that i'm playing with fire .
The last thing I want to do is snap a head stud.
But I tought mite as well try will I've be painting the covers .

[ARQ164 Shane]

cam cover with VHT high temp paint ( wrinkle plus)

[Duk]

I know that i'm playing with fire .
The last thing I want to do is snap a head stud.
But I tought mite as well try will I've be painting the covers .

There's no fire with retorquing head nuts as long as it's done to factory specs.

The parts look good. I just did 1 cam cover and plenum chamber in VHT gloss black, but I'm not totally sold on it. Might get a can of wrinkle and redo them.

[ARQ164 Shane]

cheers m8 I pay $18 buck a can.
There is a guy on ebay in the US how wants about $350.

[ARQ164 Shane]

UPDATE ;All dune and back together. thank you to the peolpe that help on this forms .

Awesome guy cheers.

[Storm_X]

Should have ran the sander over the top to get the Alfa Romeo , 6c and the lines in silver

[ARQ164 Shane]

I thought about it but I decided i stuff it up so I don't .
Look's good I think.

[Duk]

Should have ran the sander over the top to get the Alfa Romeo , 6c and the lines in silver

LOL! I did this with my plenum chamber (but in gloss black  ) and I just used some wet and dry paper and a block. More work than I thought, but looks better than when it was all black.
Been a lazy SOB (actually been doing wiring and making extractors) and not touched the drivers side cam cover or even painted the passenger side cover.

Keep us in the loop with the oil leakage into the coolant after sitting, Alphie.

[ARQ164 Shane]

Howdy m8,
(making extractors ) you must have lots of money I looked at that but it was way more then $600 buck.
You buy a set for vince for about $600 or EB in the UK for same money + post .


http://www.ebspares.co.uk/75.htm
http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/alfetta-gtv6-1975-1986/148638-supersprint-exhaust-116-gtv6.html

Good luck with it all.
I will let you konw how i get on with the oil leak.
Cheers Shane

[Duk]

Howdy m8,
(making extractors ) you must have lots of money I looked at that but it was way more then $600 buck.
You buy a set for vince for about $600 or EB in the UK for same money + post .


http://www.ebspares.co.uk/75.htm
http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/alfetta-gtv6-1975-1986/148638-supersprint-exhaust-116-gtv6.html

Good luck with it all.
I will let you konw how i get on with the oil leak.
Cheers Shane

You've lost me.
If I'm making them, it means I've got less money than time. Raw materials was nearly $300 and I made the flanges at work.
After completing the driver's side, I got fed up with the passenger's side and refitted the original manifolds.

[ARQ164 Shane]

sorry ,Thought you were looking for options for headers .

[ARQ164 Shane]

Howdy,
This is my frist vid on you tube so it not the best.
The alfa sound tapp'y but this is a cold start you will see the "new ebay" air /fuel and the tacho.
while filming I notes that went I put my foot under slow the a/fuel gauge move into the rich ,
then goes to lean .Is this normal running.?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wInv98EHaDo

hope this works