[alfa] Re: GTV6 daily driver

[Joe Elliott <jee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When I first got my GTV-6 on the road, the engine was not happy cold. 
After I performed a valve adjustment and some other tuneup work, it did 
absolutely fine in some of the coldest weather Ohio has seen in years 
(winter of '99-00, -10F), having been parked outside even.  Since I put 
Shankle cams in it, it hasn't been nearly so happy cold, but that's 
probably due to either the cams or a combination of the cams and everything 
that's wrong with my poor engine.

As for the gearbox, I had the same experience, until I went to synthetic 
gear oil.  It may not shift as smoothly as Spirax in general, but it makes 
cold shifts a whole lot smoother.

Joe Elliott
'82 GTV-6

--On Sunday, December 21, 2003 7:43 PM +0000 alfa-digest 
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> When the engine is cold, the car is simply not happy. Depending on the
> condition of your synchros, the 1-2 upshift getting away from a stop light
> is always a teeth clencher, and will have other drivers on your back
> bumper pounding their steering wheels in disgust.
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