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Barry · Post by **Barry** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:13 am

Got a "new"30l gtv...Driving along at 160 -170km/h on the freeway and had to apply brakes rather firmly(speed camera...

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Car was all over the place...some ol granny actually gave me the finger as she passed me....

Murray · Post by **Murray** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:26 am

Barry I don't know if this is your situation but I have noticed that my pins have a nasty habit of trying to work their way out of the caliper.
When I'm at the track I check them after each run.There's some kind of a little "c" clip that should maintain their position but I guess they weaken over time.
Then again maybe you were looking for a little excitement and simply left them out

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:29 am

Murray,new car,new engine,having fun...checked the pads through the wheel....and driving it...Stupid I know,but I did it...

Made new pins with threaded bar and locknuts either side....

Greg Gordon · Post by **Greg Gordon** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:47 am

Scary! I am glad you are OK. I have never seen this before but I will sure check it from now on.

pancho · Post by **pancho** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:04 pm

holy crap barry - you're a lucky boy .

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:56 pm

Murray,been thinking bout your pins migrating east...

You know our gray Loctite silicon??It will hold a wild bull in place,yet easy to remove when you need to..a blob on the pin head..?

P,Yea,it felt wild...on a track you expect stuff like this.and you can prepare for banging the wall..but on the freeway with other users AND you`re being a bit of a n asshole with your driving,its not reccomended..

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:42 pm

My guess is that someone forgot to install the pins.
Or, the pins were damaged (I've had bad, rusty, ones which had lost the locking ring).
Or, they were seriously wrong installed.

With normal pins installed as they should this does NOT happen.

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 10:46 pm

Micke,agreed...I just got the car and ovhauled the engine..
Been driving it about a week...yea,I know should have checked but I did not..
No pins installed at all..

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:20 am

Barry,

I wouldn't blame you for that.
In my wildest dreams, I wouldn't think of THAT as one place to save weight

Off the topic:
That's the most dangerous but second most stupid Alfa related thing I know. The record holder is still the bozo who installed a 1800 head gasket in a 2000 engine I bought

Nice fit, but the engine was running.

Jose_76 · Post by **Jose_76** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:24 am

Just take it the possitive way, this is NOT going to happen to you ever again

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:40 am

I had a pin going halfway out once, man the car started pulling to one side!

I just had installed new pads though so it was all my fault, hadn't driven the pin fully home. After that I started to think maybe it was a good idea to make longer pins and drill a hole for safety wire. It wan't a very nice experience at all.

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:47 am

Aaaah,Micke,thats happened a few time`s at ny shop...yea,it runs,but.....

Mats,yea,safety wire is the in thing here...good idea..

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:06 am

I took a photo of the head gasket. You can clearly see the different offset of the 1.8 ans 2.0 engines. Look how the pistons have been smashing the gasket.

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:19 pm

So Micke,You going to fit the correct gasket to your race engine now??

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:00 pm

Naah,
I found this a gooood way to increase compression. So, now I'm looking for a 1300 gasket

I guess there`s a 1st time for everything..-Barry