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Originally Posted by Robert McLinden
David,
Alfa engines have been wet sleeved for generations. Cast Aluminum blocks with iron sleeves. If I remember correctly the liners had flanges toward the bottom that rested on an O ring against the block. They were held in place by the clylinder head. If assembled correctly it was bullet proof to 9000 rpm on the street, if not it wouldn't last a week.
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That sounds like most things in life. If an FE isn't assembled right it won't last 2 minutes
David
