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Until I had a new gearbox (a new 75/Milano gearbox-diff) put in my '84 GTV6, I'd never noticed or ever thought about any vibration problems. For good measure, I had the clutch replaced too. But not the flywheel, apparently. (The old gearbox had the usual syncro problems, plus I wanted a better 1st g...

I recently noticed a wet rusty stain on the headlining immediately underneath one of the sunroof drainholes. There were a couple of small sticks in the drain, but after removing them I was able to pass a whippersnapper cord a meter or so down it. Pressing up hard on the stain produced a crunching no...

Starter solenoid clicking-only has been an uncommon but recurring problem on hot days. I've realized it coincides with the radiator fans being on, & it’s been suggested that relays to the starter solenoid would solve it by providing more current. However yesterday on a hot day the airconditionin...

Thank you very much for all that good stuff. Yes, higher to me means longer - in case of 1st, 2.8 instead of 3.5, as ingegnere says. AFA what you say about 5th being the same (0.78)in all boxes, I maybe misunderstood the shop engineer - he might have said I'd end up with a lower (shorter) final driv...

I’m about to have the gearbox replaced on my ’84 GTV6 (badly-worn syncros). The people here in Melbourne who’ve done a few have given me 2 options – (1) replace the gears with closer-ratio ones from a 4-cyl Alfetta, giving a higher 1st gear and lower 5th, which they point out besides making 1st more...

SteveR, thanks for that. I had the car looked at today by Beninca, Alfa people here in Melbourne, who say the steering rack is well-worn. It's being replaced next week, & whatever bushes need doing also. I discussed replacing with a powersteering setup from an Alfa 75 (Milano?). They have done t...

I replaced the worn-out standard GTV6 leather wheel (diam 15” or 380 mm) with a smaller woodrim (I assume plastic wood-grain) item -- Autotechnica, 350 mm. I was expecting maybe increased steering heaviness at parking speeds because of laws of physics, but in fact it seems much easier to park – I su...

Thanks guys for that advice. I'll have the suspension looked at in the next few days. Meanwhile, I found this intriguing comment from SteveR in an old post about the merits of power steering: "The plus points being the steering doesn't now weight up under hard cornering (more consistent), sligh...

My recently-bought GTV6 has a pronounced tendency to wander on freeways, to the extent that I have to concentrate quite hard to keep within a lane - even leaning across to adjust the radio is a bit risky. I suspect the tyres (tires!) - these are 205/40 on 17" rims. It's not the make of tyre - i...