Re: 1985 GTV6, rebuild or not?

[Robert Abatecola <robert@domain.elided>]

Thanks for the note, 'nardo.  I'm with you on the "why bother" 
attitude for the most part.  These cars are special as they came from 
the factory.

I'm not sure what happened to the cams, but I've heard that it's not 
too unusual for them to wear.  Is it possible for improper clearances 
to cause undue cam wear?  That's the only thing I can think of. 
Since I don't do that work on my car, I never know with certainty if 
the clearances are correct.  How about occasional hard driving?  I 
sure hope that wouldn't do it!

-Robert


At 11:05 PM -0600 3/4/02, B.D. & Petei Zelazny wrote:
>Robert Abatecola <robert@domain.elided> wrote:
>>  My 1985 GTV6, now at a little over 151,000 miles, is starting to need
>>  some of the major mechanical items that wear out as the mileage
>>  creeps up.  For example, the valve clearances can no longer really be
>>  set properly because of cam wear.
>
>I turned 390,000 miles on my '83 GTV6 today and its got the original 
>cams (and crank)
>in it! Do you know what happened to your cams to wear them?
>
>If they really are worn, replace them and...
>
>>   Another example is that the oil
>>  level drops slowly, but with 300 mile changes I never have to add any
>>  (I know, valve job here).
>
>...DO THE VALVE JOB!!
>
>>  My question is this:  Does it make send to opt for a full engine
>>  rebuild at this point or should I replace items as needed?
>
>I had my engine opened up at 300k. It was unnecessary. All I really 
>needed were new
>heads since mine had seriously eroded, even with usin' distilled 
>water and high quality
>antifreeze since new. (My policy: All fluids flushed at least annually.)
>
>>   In case
>>  it matters, I like the idea of using S-cams and higher compression
>>  pistons...
>
>Why bother? It'll just reduce your gas mileage and end up costin' 
>you a fortune in
>extra gas over time.
>
>Just my $0.02,
>'nardo
-- 

  -Robert Abatecola
   1985 GTV6
   1987 Spider Quadrifoglio

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