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201. Re: Good news/bad news (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 08:08:40 -0800; I'm happy to report that, as Robert did, swapping tachs cured my swinging needle. Now if only I can figure out why my ammeter is showing 15 amps at the lowest - with a brand new battery, new alternat; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00336.html (7,095 bytes)
202. Ammeter Oddity (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 16:43:04 -0800; Someone pointed out that if one of the electronical things in my Alpine system was drawing excessive power, that the ammeter would be pulled negative, not positive. So, the fact that my ammeter is st; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00349.html (7,280 bytes)
203. Re: Ammeter Oddity (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 17:09:40 -0800; Yes, did that, well sort of, it's a 35 amp late gauge for negative ground. Actually, it was all running fine before I went to put the headers on and had to swap to a new smaller alternator to fit. T; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00351.html (7,565 bytes)
204. Re: Ammeter Oddity (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 17:28:14 -0800; Thanks Rob. Actually I have had it tested off the car at two different places, both reporting 14.7, and my voltmeter on the car is showing 13.9 (allowing for bad English wires I'm sure). And thanks f; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00352.html (7,413 bytes)
205. Re: Ammeter Oddity (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 17:40:10 -0800; I agree. I wired it the same way it was before and even asked at the shops, both confirming I did it right. This is not the Lucas one, but a Mitsubishi alternator from a Mazda. It has three connecti; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00354.html (7,673 bytes)
206. RX7 wiring diagram needed (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 08:15:08 -0800; Anyone out there happen to have a 1979-82/83 Mazda RX7 wiring diagram that they could send me the part on the charging system? Thanks. Jay; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00366.html (6,778 bytes)
207. Re: RX7 wiring diagram needed (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 08:55:54 -0800; Unfortunately I wish that was the answer, but I know it was working fine before I switched alternators. That's all I changed in the electrical system. So, either the alternator does not really wire l; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00368.html (8,085 bytes)
208. Re: RX7 wiring diagram not needed (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 09:02:32 -0800; I just called a RX7 specialty shop. They tell me the wiring is the same. He actually suggested not looping the S to the B, but sending the S to keyed power - so it's not pulling power even when the c; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00371.html (6,495 bytes)
209. Ammeter cured (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:04:16 -0800; Yes, it was user error. I had the ammeter wired incorrrectly. Oddly enough, the ammeter has been wired the same way for 8 years and always seemed to read ok (going above 30 on start up, dropping down; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00380.html (6,884 bytes)
210. Ground Strap Thought (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:47:08 -0800; In trying to work out my problem with my alternator, one of the things I looked at was the contact at the ground straps. The one at the battery box is easy to get to and clean. The one at the tranny; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00405.html (7,641 bytes)
211. RE: Ground Strap Thought (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 09:15:24 -0800; Doesn't that presume that there is some metal to metal contact out past the transmission? I'm trying to think of one, and can't. The rear end is strapped to the springs and those are suspended in lar; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00408.html (7,193 bytes)
212. Who's the Monster? (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 08:17:52 -0700; Bill Lewis you are a nut! Congratulations on a great car. Welcome back to the driving. Jay; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00006.html (6,182 bytes)
213. Re: Spark plug gap (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 07:54:05 -0700; I don't know if you've noticed on the Tiger group, but there was a thread just the other day with multiple people telling a Tiger owner with problems to immediately ditch the splitfires. "Snake oil",; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00033.html (7,807 bytes)
214. Re: San Diego British Car Day (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 08:14:59 -0700; I'd like to offer the flip side of this issue. I was a judge at a Sunbeam concours along with Smitty, where the outcome was in theory supposed to be from objective scoring, not popular voting. But, t; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00034.html (10,192 bytes)
215. Re: Spark plug gap (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 09:48:28 -0700; That point was not raised on the Tiger group. Personally, I don't know one way or another. As to the Platinum plugs, the problem Jan mentioned was exactly what I've seen. The earlier engines are just; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00037.html (7,461 bytes)
216. Re: Re: Spark plug gap (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 18:02:38 -0700; So, if these surface point plugs are so good, why are they not more common? Or, are they as someone suggested basically the splitfires? Or, is it some evil on the part of the spark plug companies to; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00048.html (7,361 bytes)
217. Squeeky springs (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 13:59:14 -0700; I've got them, is there a cure? When I had these rear springs and rear end on my SV, I had no squeek. All I did was transfer them over to my S3. They had sat on the SV for about a year without moving; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00059.html (6,505 bytes)
218. New Alpine Owner (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 08:33:46 -0700; CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Like you didn't already have too much to do! Well, it's a wonderful blessing. Certainly there is no rush, but I most definitely suggest trying to find some very realistic looking; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00137.html (6,744 bytes)
219. RE: Badge Bar reproduction (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com; Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 08:37:30 -0700; Does any one on the list actually have an original Rootes badge bar? And, know for sure that it's the original Rootes one? As I've mentioned before, Moss Motors sells a bunch of different ones. I hav; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00138.html (6,936 bytes)
220. Re: Wash Bottle (score: 1): Author: Jay_Laifman@Countrywide.Com; Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 08:41:13 -0700; I've heard that toothpaste is a good polisher/buffer for plastics. They used to use it on plastic models. But, I don't know if it's any good to get out that yellow - maybe you'd need one of those tar; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00140.html (7,024 bytes)

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