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new (very ill) 1750 GTV - crankshaft pulley wanted pls!
howdy y'all
i've been after a 105 coupe for a while now and i went ahead and bought one yesterday - a '72 GTV. Bodywork and interior-wise it's really nice but there are a number of issues to deal with.
it got through a whole gallon of oil during the 70 mile drive to my house, with most of it thrown around the engine compartment. Some oil is coming out of the exhaust pipe, either as blue smoke, or droplets.
Whilst it was difficult to pin down exactly where it was coming from, as the fan blew it everywhere, i've put my money on the front crankshaft oil seal. Before taking it to pieces I did a few checks - compression is good and consistent on all cylinders (170psi +/- 5), no oil is visible in the coolant nor does it appear to be using coolant, smells like it's running rich, plugs were very sooty when I pulled them.
I then took off the bonnet, radiator, crankshaft pulley and water pump (to replace a broken piece of studding) and am now ready to replace the front crankshaft oil seal. I noticed that the pulley is cracked round the slot for the woodruff key, which probably doesnt help the oil leak problem, so I'm after an uncracked replacement pulley if anyone's got a spare.
The other unresolved problem is the oil in the exhaust. My theory is that either a) it's being sprayed directly into the carbs (they're open trumpets without paper/foam filters) or that b) the valve stems/seals are knackered. Hoping it's the former and it'll be gone when the seal is sorted...
Any comments/advice welcome - it's my first Alfa and first 'old' car...
Despite the oil pouring out, it made me smile every time I put my foot down: it sounds beautiful!
will
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welcome to AO 
