The Engine out of my Daily Driver Alfa needs A LOT of work!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.พ. 2023
- Porco Revival Episode 2
In this episode I get busy setting my 1967 Giulia Ti's engine right after years of neglect.
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The fact that the speedo drive unit is serviceable just shows how mechanics back in this era of cars thought differently. Instead of disposable "just replace the assembly" thinking, which was my reflex, we have a level of craftsmanship and frugal thinking. Amazing work, keep the videos coming!
Yeah back when things were built to be repaired. The speedometer in my 1999 GTV has stopped working and it's down to some electrical fault in a sensor and it's no longer manufactured.
@@JethroBronner 😣
They often did the best they could for the era but unfortunately they made up for it with poor metallurgy and questionable quality control in other places.
@@duckylucky6505 oh yeah modern production QC and consistency is definitely far superior but it’s all usually assembly-based, which means the consumer cost is less for the craftsmanship/specialty labor and more for the parts and spelled out repair procedure. Probably a better way of doing it overall but less interesting to watch on TH-cam
@@duckylucky6505 If you think the quality of components was bad back then, wait until you see the Chinatown junk being peddled as repop parts!
Nice to see the Patented Alfa Romeo Rust Inhibitor Dispersion Unit is functioning well. Nice thick protective layer evenly applied across the block, engine bay, and trans.
Too bad they couldn’t divert same to the sills!
The legendary PARRIDU
Hahaha took me a second to figure that out. Love it.
LOL
That Russian steel is fantastic...or was it Chinese....gave up on these rust buckets many years ago, never again even if you paid me.
Best content on TH-cam
Thank you!
100%
You have one of the best automotive channels Jethro. Always just the right amount of detail, great video and narration.
1/2 the planet dont know what an alpha is
Such a pretty motor
Your exquisite videos are a real pleasure to watch. Informative, beautifully shot, and oh-so soothing... Looking forward to the next one already!
Thanks again Matteo! I hope to have the next one up this coming week.
So cool to see an old Alfa getting some love.
Great to see Porco getting some more love. It is hard to not delve too deeply down the rabbit hole. Great work again.
I’m so far down the rabbit hole now hahaha
It’s really nice to watch you treat the car, engine and all parts with care and love. Looking forward to watching the next🍀🍀🍀
Thank you!
As an orthopedic surgeon and Alfa nut, your skill and technique is impressive!
What a beautifully resolved alloy drivetrain. Alfa clearly inspired Japanese engineering to come.
Your dedication to saving old parts and restorations are like a breath of fresh air thank you for these videos and what you do its a shame that you don't upload more but I guess that's fine when the quality is optimal.
I don’t understand why you have only this number of subscribers. It is an amazing channel, good old fashioned wrenching, eye for detail, love for your brand, good camerawork and a very pleasant voice. Keep it up!
Thank you. I will try keep the uploads more consistent and see how things go
Most are in for instant gratification "I bought a Ferrari for 10k will it run" type stuff. Unfortunate..
I think what I find so enthralling is how these videos capture the idyllic parts of car repair in contrast to the brutal over-metricization of modern shop work.
That's what I'm going for! Thank you!
@@JethroBronner thank YOU for putting in the work to make these exist!
I've been hunting down some really annoying issues on a car that cropped up AFTER I've listed it for sale and your channel reminds me to enjoy the parts of the repair process that I can.
I find working on my old cars so relaxing. Nice to make old and worn stuff operable again…
Yes it's quite therapeutic if the car isn't fighting you too hard haha
The no music, great aesthetic and clear explanation of all your action make your videos a real pleasure to watch :) Keep up like this, I'll be happy to see the next episode !
This is one of the best channels in the hole of TH-cam ! Great mechanic and a very down to earth person
This car makes my blood boil , grew up in one of those , keep up the excellent work !
Thank you!
The Black Hole of TH-cam? :D
hole of you tube, i love that. freudian typo
I'm never disappointed when viewing your vids.. simple, precise details about what you are doing. Bravo!
Many years ago, a friend of mine welded a dial indicator base to a former spark plug. So it made it super easy to find TDC with that.
That is a good idea, but it makes it a little tough to know when you're in the middle of the dwell at TDC. I'll show my method in the next video.
Close enough for a daily driver that doesn't merit a blueprint.
Watching someone else suffer through Alfa ownership has never been so relaxing. All jokes aside, yours is some of my favorite content on this platform - the narration, editing and content are on point.
a mechanic with the mind of a film maker means some beautiful videos
Love how the engine becomes the main character and evokes sympathy from the viewer. "Wall E" Engine. Satisfying to watch the oil dissolve. You're a mechanical magician!
New bushes , pistons and rings , big and smallend bearings , valvetrain with seals and bushes , and if necesary two new camshafts and she is fine for another 60 to 100K miles of high rpm fkying !
I know , had my 2 liter done back in 89 .
Treat her well , fluids on top and...........every first 10 miles NO exess above 3000 rpm !
Once warm you can trash her all day with no problem , day in day out .
Wonderfull engine , absolutely wonderfull piece of machinery !!!!!!!
I have a 2000cc block that I'll fully rebuild for this car later this year. I don't really want to invest the time or money into this 1750cc block.
What a nice designed engine!
Nice that your socks match the engine bay, a very bold fashion statement indeed. 😂
Jethro, it's so relaxing watching you work. First class content Sir!.
Thank you for watching!
14:32 nice watch 😄
Great work on a lovely old car. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
Jethro,
I’ve watched since a few hundred subs to where you are now. Your content is relaxing a long day at work.
Please don’t lose this passion so many folks love your content.
- Mal
I'll keep the videos coming!
this was so cozy man, and with the rain. Thank you for posting
Cozy is what I aim for! Thanks!
Thank you sir. Excellent.
Looking a lot nicer at the end of the episode and a lot of work to be proud of. The dreaded "While I am at it" bug is better than the feeling of "I should have just fixed it when the engine was out" problems.
Yes exactly, although I am trying hard not to get too carried away, that was how my Sprint GT ended up a bare shell haha.
Duuuuuuude!!! Talk about a cliff hanger, I'm spitting feathers can't wait till the next episode. Would love to visit your workshop, buy you lunch and talk about your projects. Great content and really really good editing.
Sure! Let me know if you're ever in my neighbourhood
Can’t wait to hear this engine run again.
You and me too.
I do like the way you do your presentation. Oldfashioned engine , kind of relaxing to watch. Allen Millyard does it like you do. Thanks and Greetz.
Wow, thank you!
I really enjoyed this. I loved my Alfas and miss them. Working on the engine out of the car is a delight and a delight to watch. Thanks for your excellent narration and camera work!
Excellent very interesting and informative your machinable knowledge is amazing.
Just rewatching this 2 months later to remember where Jethro left off. Although by the time a new video drops I'll probably forget everything again...
one of the best on youtube for car repairs only sreten from m539 and you are these good for the home mechanic DIY
I really like M539 too, he's great.
Tactile, informative, intelligent just the right amount of info and superb camera work, this is how it's done.🌞
Thank you!
Always a pleasure to watch one of your videos. I know from the number of views you get that you aren't making any money from YT so your efforts are doubly appreciated.
Thank you!
I've been waiting this whole time to watch all that grease coming of the engine!
I hope it was worth it!
@@JethroBronner Definitely!
Dude this is one of the coziest videos I've watched. beautifully shot too
Haha thank you! Cozy is what I'm going for.
I consider Jethro's videos to be extremely well filmed and produced - most likely more effort in filming/producing the video than performing the actual restoration work. The only other TH-cam producer that I consider to be on a similar level is Soup Classic Motoring, however it’s a shame that Soup does not feature Alfa Romeos. However Soup's current project is a Lotus so I'm now hooked.
Look forward to future videos that feature the wonderfully patinaed Giulia 1300.
I love that channel. I've really enjoyed following his Lotus project, although it doesn't get much screen time at the moment.
I always look forward to your videos, they’re simply just the best.
Wow, thank you! I really appreciate that!
I feel that you've overlooked an important detail about how bad the flywheel is looking like it desperately needs machining otherwise you go through all that work just to have the clutch chattering on you.
Yes, I saw the hot spots and thought 'hmmmm'
I like the honda C50 in the background ;)
Ah finally! Been waiting for the next episode! Best channel on TH-cam ❤️
That's not true but it is very kind of you to say haha.
I was actually looking on the internet today on how to remove the rev counter assembly. I have a problem with it on my '76 Alfetta. Now I know. Thank you
Ah that should be the same on the Alfetta as the Giulia.
Loved hearing the rain on the roof. Awesome content as always.
Thanks Jethro
That's good, I was worried that it would be too distracting.
Great progress!
Thanks!
Beautiful, thank you! This gave me motivation to do some work on my moped!
Haha great! Get at it!
Thanks again for your great videos.
Thanks again for watching!
Im more invested in seeing your daily be brought to running condition than anything on NETFLIX Right now
Haha thank you!
Another master piece! 👌🏾
Much appreciated!
And down the rabbit hole we go!
The red sled will once again live!
The pig will fly again!
Incredibly satisfying to watch, even the rain (no matter how loud) makes it soothing. Looking forward to the next one.
Thank you! I'm glad to know it wasn't too irritating.
Easily the sexiest mechanic on TH-cam.
I'm not an Alfa guy..,the fact you from SA and your knowledge you make want to own one..... Greetings from Northwest
Thanks! Cheers from Natal!
I loved my Guilia......
Love watching your videos - so calm and everything done in a controlled manner without haste and none of the shouty-shouty and preaching of many other content providers. Awesome that you restore the cars of my youth in the country of my youth. I miss both my father's Giulia Super, TP 4192, with 1750 motor and a few other mods, that I had access to in my late teens and early twenties - that was an awesome car and was purchased from Dawie de Villiers just days before he opened Glenwood Motors in Pretoria, plus the powder blue Alfetta 1.8 saloon, GWY 985 T which I purchased from him later. The latter was a rust box though, built by AR in the Brits factory, while the Giulia Super wasn't (built by Datsun in Rosslyn). Will be looking out for your valve-train reset video - that's a job I did with my dad a few times! Thank you for filming your hobby.
Thanks! I have 3 cars built in the Rosslyn plant. They're much better than the Brits cars haha.
We all go off "into the weeds". Right now I just finished installing the Heater box after replacing the core and valve in my '74 Spider. Your video inspired me to totally refresh the heater box. I installed a dash cover to cover the cracks since it was off but I can't install the dash until after I put the upper and lower sump back on. I was chasing an upper sump oil leak. I hope I shouldn't have pulled the engine to chase leaks. Thanks for the video.
Recently I found out why there are so many right and drive Alfas in South Africa --- having a factory in South Africa helps a lot.
Yes exactly! They were popular cars here and affordable because they were assembled here.
Great EP
Love this kind of videos!
So glad to see Porco getting the love. Very well edited and excellent “storytelling” as usual. Can’t wait until next installment!
It being a Alfa Romeo, it can easily turn from Porco to 'Puerco' I owned a GTV once in my young days and with one such in the garage i was never bored on the repair side. Apart from that it was still one of my most memorable cars.
Fountain Pen, Hand micrometer, Pepsi bezel dive watch, Alpha Romeo.
You have good taste mate.
Haha thanks!
I know next to nothing about old alfas but you still make me really interested and better understanding of the inner workings of cars.
Good stuff Jethro.
Excellent stuff, keep it coming ....
Thanks, will do!
Thanks a ton for the content. I am really looking forward to the next episode
Thank you! I'll try get it finished this coming week.
now this is what I was waiting for, nice
Great content!... love your videos😃 keep em coming!. Greetings from Hungary, ex Benoni boy.
Thank you! Will do! Hungary! That must be nice! I've heard great things.
There’s nothing wrong with all the caked and baked oil covering the engine. It just means the seal has moved from the inside of the engine to the outside 😅
Truly excellent content. Nice to see the various watches, and the big bonus, the fountain pen and the lovely blue ink. Class.
Spotted that too; clearly Jethro is not left handed :) Much as I'd love to have a fountain pen, I had enough ink on the outside of my left hand as a kid to last me a lifetime :)
Haha thanks! Yeah I use a Montblanc 145. It goes everywhere with me.
Scraping the old oil off the engine with a palette knife! I've done that before with my Mercedes diesels, it's quite satisfying.
What a beautiful engine, how lucky are you to work/own a truly great piece of automotive engineering
Couldn't agree more!
Excellent filming. Thanks
Great work! And yes, it is better to adress these issues now then leave them be and wishing you did later on.
Haha this is me in the "later on" wishing I had fixed these in the past.
Back in the day I recall reading that the classic alfa 5 speed box used 3x synchros for 1/2, 3/4 and 5/... gears.
The idea was that you could swap the 5/... synchro with the 1/2 synchro and the usual weak synchro performance on 2nd gear would be solved for free.
You have more self control than me… can’t resist fixing it right when it’s out. I pulled the trans in my ‘83 Mercedes 300D to replace 1 piston and ended up fully rebuilding it
Well I have lots of other cars that I do that with, and my customer cars tend to go that way. This car in particular needed to be back on the road sooner than later.
Ahh...I love your videos
Thank you!
Thank you, thank you, *thank* you for not having music during the wrenching portions. It helps immensely with the immersion
Sir, you provide exquisite content on this channel. No dumb remarks, no loud obnoxious music, just pure content at a professional level. Rare thing these days. Keep it up for our viewing pleasure. Thank you.
Nice work!
Brush and paint rusted areas in cheap black paint is one of your best idea in this video, it makes this engine look brand new ✌️
It took like 15 minutes and the result was really nice.
Just lovely content as always. Thank you 👍
Thanks for watching!
Mr Bronner you have the attention to detail and the calmness of a God and your concise narration is akin to that of Sir David Attenborough. Thanks once again for an enlightening and educational gemstone. Also the 105 series engine's are just about the most workable, high performance engine's known to humanity. Hallelujah, old school Alfa Romeo.
Great episode Jethro! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Only 16 minutes nearly 17, but I thought I was entertained for almost an hour! Truly amazing quality to detail.
Wow, thanks!
Thanks for the video Jethro, I am currently working on a Berlina 1974. Looking forward to the next video, as the valve clearances is one of the jobs I am not looking forward to.
Thanks, I'll try make it as simple as possible, but it is a very fiddly job.
This is the only channel that demands I turn everything else off and watch.
The care in the script, delivery and cinematography is clear as crystal.
It screams produced for the love of it, not for the money.
It’s a credit to you, Jethro.
Nice episode
Just a thought, to save yourself time later. Use brass nuts on the exhaust studs , much easier to remove later. Stay well stay safe.
Yeah that’s a good idea, although finding brass M8x1 nuts in SA is pretty difficult. I know I can change the studs to M8x1.25 but the risk of breaking one is quite high, and then you have quite the ordeal with getting that broken stud out the head.
Top job 👍
really loved this!
Thank you!
Your work and the actual engine itself is art at its highest level. It is a privilege to follow You.
You're like M539 productions, just for Alfa Romeo, much love my guy, can't wait to see more
Haha thank you! M539 is a great channel, I love his work.
enjoyed this video
Giulia oh Giulia thou art still in my top three of best cars I ever owned.
A 4 door saloon with a 1300 cc alloy twin cam engine and a 5 speed gearbox.
Capable of doing 160 km/h .
Always an artist at work... always a treat to watch. Nicely done!