Oh yeah, a few more wonderful things about Alpine motors. Head corrosion
problems and scarcity of engine parts for many (especially large)
oversizes. Of course you might also add the frequent need for large
oversizes as another of the problems.
At 12:12 PM 6/14/97 -0700, CHUCK NICODEMUS wrote:
>I have removed the head +( now have(bimetal) corrosion on the back hole
>both on the head and the block,,? the head has a marking of 035,looks
>like some one hand punched those no's in on the edge. also i need to
>know the valve throw or travel. if the removal of more material will
>allow me to just set the head with the new gasket kit or do i need an
>over sized head gasket??. the engine has been redone as the pistons are
>marked +40. it does' run strong and if i grind the head and mill the
>block will i have the room for the valves ,, I guess that was my
>original thought..
>
>thanks chuck
>series ll
>B9119821
>
>
Frank Marrone MK I Tiger B9471116
marrone(at)wco.com 1966 LTD
Series I Alpine "fix me"
Yamaha Seca 900
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