- 1. overdrive prob (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 10:14:49 +1200
- Hi all my alpine overdrive is doing an odd thing. Whenever I engage it, it surges, going in and out of overdrive 2 or 3 times a second. As if it has enough oil pressure to engage, but not enough to h
- /html/alpines/2002-05/msg00067.html (6,967 bytes)
- 2. Re: Sunbeam Rootes Group logo (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 21:53:21 +1200
- Hey, I'd be into that too in fact any rootes associated logos that anyone has good quality JPEGs of would be most appreciated. Greg
- /html/alpines/2002-04/msg00286.html (7,367 bytes)
- 3. Re: Head gasket inquiry (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 16:35:22 +1300
- Hi Jon Spending a few hours with a burr and deshrouding the valves and opening the head out a bit may be a better option. It will give increased performance, and will mean that he won't always be nee
- /html/alpines/2002-03/msg00053.html (8,021 bytes)
- 4. humber (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 08:41:16 +1300
- Hi guys I haven't talked on the list much lately as I've been here and there etc. During my heres have been frantically preparing my Humber for a 250km speed rally here in NZ in a fortnights time. In
- /html/alpines/2002-03/msg00098.html (12,552 bytes)
- 5. Re: Alpine 1600 engine (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 08:08:26 +1300
- I understand the same crank was used on the 1592 alpine engines as in the hillman minx etc... just the centre bearing cap was stronger for the alpine. ( I am gladly wrong if womeone wants to correct
- /html/alpines/2002-03/msg00125.html (10,174 bytes)
- 6. Re: Gear Ratios (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 09:47:17 +1300
- Hi all Just to throw some more fuel into the ratio pot, I run a 3.89 and overdrive in my 64 Humber sceptre which uses the 1592cc progressive solex alpine motor and it is great for cruising, even on N
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00212.html (8,683 bytes)
- 7. Re: Monster Motor BUILD SHEET !!!!!!! (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:39:27 +1300
- Hi Eric This is indeed a great engine, thankyou so much for sharing the details of it with us. Your attention to detail should hopefully reward you with many miles of happy thrashing. What sort of re
- /html/alpines/2001-11/msg00172.html (17,409 bytes)
- 8. bad news (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 20:48:46 +1200
- My condolences to anyone in USA experiencing personal losses to do with todays tragedies. Even here from NZ we are all feeling for you on this horrific day. Greg
- /html/alpines/2001-09/msg00099.html (6,349 bytes)
- 9. Re: RE: Oil Leaks (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:43:15 +1200
- Out of interest, I put my last engine together using no gasket goos of any type, except a little around the cork sump gaskets over the main bearing caps. The reason being, as the engine is in a compe
- /html/alpines/2001-07/msg00026.html (8,748 bytes)
- 10. Re: Oil Leaks (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 15:07:05 +1200
- Too right! off could rings pump head loose. floor a shipping if to is new to to gasket,
- /html/alpines/2001-07/msg00042.html (9,672 bytes)
- 11. Re: [Venezia] (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 09:44:24 +1200
- There was one imported here into NZ about 2 years ago I think. It is in Auckland here somewhere, and I have been meaning to check it out sometime. The cars are based on the mark 1 Humber sceptre, mor
- /html/alpines/2001-07/msg00091.html (11,109 bytes)
- 12. Re: Sunbeam Venezias (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 08:57:42 +1200
- Great to hear from you Roger. Your information is fascinating. I hope to go see Dons one day, as I understand they are really quite beautiful cars in the flesh. I notice the engine is rated about 8 h
- /html/alpines/2001-07/msg00116.html (13,129 bytes)
- 13. Re: 5-Speed Conversions (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 11:38:25 +1200
- There are quite a few sets of ratios I think. I have a toyota 5 speed conversion in one of my cars, which has a big step between low and second, but I am sure other toyota boxes are available that ha
- /html/alpines/2001-07/msg00231.html (10,480 bytes)
- 14. Re: Reinforced Cross Member (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 21:19:08 +1200
- Hmmm, does this coincide with the deletion of the infamous "z-brackets"? Greg factory
- /html/alpines/2001-06/msg00032.html (6,946 bytes)
- 15. Re: 1725cc motor x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 21:18:14 +1200
- Hi Alex I've made a few measurements over the years and estimate the rest as follows (estimates have an * beside them) Sorry it is in kilograms, Multiply by 2.21 to get pounds empty block 42 crank 15
- /html/alpines/2001-06/msg00033.html (7,619 bytes)
- 16. Re: Reinforced Cross Member (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 10:00:48 +1200
- The z brackets are small brackets that attach the top of the suspension turrets at the rear of the top A arms, to the chassis of the car. They are set up so that you can still shim the suspension arm
- /html/alpines/2001-06/msg00037.html (8,765 bytes)
- 17. Re: Overdrives and rpm] (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 09:23:19 +1200
- Hello all too There is also an expansion factor as the tyre speeds up, and enlarges due to "centrifugal effects". According to a book I have this is .02% per mph, so at 60 mph would be 1.2%, or the b
- /html/alpines/2001-06/msg00293.html (14,404 bytes)
- 18. more from the racing humber in NZ (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 09:39:56 +1200
- Hi all If any of you Rootes freaks are around Auckland, New Zealand this weekend, I have my Humber 90 (elswhere known as a mk 2 Superminx) up and running again, and it will be competing in the Auckla
- /html/alpines/2001-05/msg00038.html (6,826 bytes)
- 19. hillclimb (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 12:00:59 +1200
- Well the fastest Humber 90 in the world just successfully completed Aucklands highest profile classic hillclimb. Gained 11th place out of 28 in the classics, against a field consisting mainly of TRs,
- /html/alpines/2001-05/msg00088.html (7,096 bytes)
- 20. hillclimb (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 12:14:48 +1200
- PS, I have a picture of the car competing if anyone is interested. Just drop me a line. Greg
- /html/alpines/2001-05/msg00089.html (6,463 bytes)
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