2.16.2003

Last time I touched the Alfa engine block it was to give it a bath in the solvent tank. With that job now completed I needed to figure out whether or not I was going to remove the cylinder liners. I originally had planned to leave them in as they looked to be in good condition, there was no signs of leakage from the seals, and they were in place pretty well.

After mulling the situation over I decided to pull them out, mostly so that I could clean the passages around the liners at the bottom of the block. There was some pretty heavy corrosion and rust in there and I couldn't see that I'd be able to effectively get it out with the liners in place.

So, with an easy 180 degree rotation of my wonderful AutoComponenti modified engine stand I had the block upside down and was ready to remove the liners.

Some gentle but persistent tapping with a brass drift and a hammer and the liners slowly came out of the block.

Now I'm ready to throughly scrub the block to remove the corrosion and dirt. Then I'll make the decision as to whether or not I'll re-use the liners or buy a complete matched set of liners and pistons.

Ciao!