Cleaning part n

Today was another good day. I finally figured out how the distibution belts can be mounted when off the engine. The timing is important, says another Alfa petrol head Bert.
While working in my garage, my two main followers were anticipating on when the engine is ready and driving is the thing to do.

The engine is clean on the top, now the frontside and then changing the belts and spanners.

Happily I bougt a set of special tools in Nijmegen some years ago. I got the workshop manual with it, a gift a appreciate more every day, these days.

The belts and spanners are gone. It seems to be a 98 notches belt for a 8 valve 1700 cc engine.

Dirty. Left of the camsheft end, the place where my 1.3S engine had a whole.

On the right side, a fraction of the water pump.

Bits and pieces that came off by dismounting the belts and spanners. For removing the central bolt I had to block the flywheel ont the backside, for that I removed the gearbox. Good time to check on the state of the clutch. 

Gearbox removal went easy

The special Alfa tool to fix the flywheel.

Tomorrow will be another good day, I know it. Respraying the distribution caps, ordering the belts and sapnners, checking the clutch and the water pump. Maybe these parts will be on my ordering list too.

Totals will amount some € 200 euro's I figure.