What? This is BS. The lubricant is not because the head and block are aluminum. That is a steel nut going onto a steel stud. The lube is for the purpose of consistent torque and thus, stretch in the stud. I actually don't know why Alfa says to retorque the head nuts. Do they loosen? If so, then use Schnorr ribbed safety washers, which will keep the nuts from backing out. If those are old studs in the block, then they are already work hardened through stretching and don't need to be stretched again. This procedure was invented before effective locknuts were developed. You could even use nyloc nuts, or safety wire the head nuts to prevent them from loosening.
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Great video! thanks for that, any chance you have the torque specs of the head. Both the initial spec and the re-torque spec after 500km?
I’ll be heading to MPS later this week and will ask. Pretty sure google will be able to help though
@@davesclassicgaragetours Its all good Dave, i found it @65ftlb both initial and retorque.
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Love those engines but boy they can be a pain sometimes :)
The operative word there being "sometimes". As Giancarlo always insists, look after them and they'll look after you.
I love working on these
I love making them perform better more
Please show Alfa 33 sleeve gapping
I can only cover what’s being done when I pop in I’m afraid
What? This is BS. The lubricant is not because the head and block are aluminum. That is a steel nut going onto a steel stud. The lube is for the purpose of consistent torque and thus, stretch in the stud. I actually don't know why Alfa says to retorque the head nuts. Do they loosen? If so, then use Schnorr ribbed safety washers, which will keep the nuts from backing out. If those are old studs in the block, then they are already work hardened through stretching and don't need to be stretched again. This procedure was invented before effective locknuts were developed. You could even use nyloc nuts, or safety wire the head nuts to prevent them from loosening.