- 101. Re: [Re: Click....nothing....d**n] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 09:52:42 -0400
- On an old Singer I once owned, when the starter found the missing teeth, it make an awful racket! The starter did indeed spin though. I have not looked back at this thread, but I am assuming that the
- /html/alpines/2002-06/msg00044.html (9,384 bytes)
- 102. Re: [Re: Too Hot!!] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 15:11:54 -0400
- A concept of good ergonomic design of gauges is that when everything is normal, the needle should be vertical (or horizontal-depending on the orientation of the gauges). That allows you to scan the g
- /html/alpines/2002-06/msg00047.html (7,964 bytes)
- 103. Re: [Ignition not working...] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 16:20:31 -0400
- A new ignition switch is one idea, the second is to install a starter button somewhere inside the car. I recommend a new switch, but if you are a maverick or just very cheap, a push button works quit
- /html/alpines/2002-06/msg00102.html (7,232 bytes)
- 104. Re: [RE: Jumping third] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:05:53 -0400
- Old Model A Fords used to pop out of top (3rd) gear when the transmission was worn, so many drivers often drove with their hand resting on the gearshift lever. Interesting, I have never heard of a co
- /html/alpines/2002-06/msg00164.html (7,902 bytes)
- 105. Re: [Engine problems] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 13:21:55 -0400
- Possibly lack of fuel due to clogged pickup in tank, clogged fuel line or bad fuel pump. Jan "ESPEN HOLM" <e_holm@c2i.net> wrote: What happends if the valve gap is too tight? I just changed the engin
- /html/alpines/2002-06/msg00193.html (7,371 bytes)
- 106. Re: [Re: Old Sunbeam tale] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 11:15:28 -0400
- Hmmmm, if it wasn't for the Hillman Minx there would never have been a Sunbeam Rapier or Hillman Husky, so there never would have been an Alpine! In fact, if the Minx had not been so successful back
- /html/alpines/2002-06/msg00214.html (8,160 bytes)
- 107. Re: [RE: James Bond cars] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 16:59:28 -0400
- While James Bond drove an Alpine in Jamaica, his personal car was, I believe, a 1934 Bentley (might have been a year or two off). By the way, when W.O.Bentley was fired by Rolls Royce after they took
- /html/alpines/2002-06/msg00317.html (12,404 bytes)
- 108. Re: [Fw: Sunbeam 90 Supreme gearbox] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:04:40 -0400
- I believe that the Alpine used the same basic gearbox as the Humber Hawk and POSSIBLY the Hillman Minx. These may be easier to obtain then the Alpine/Sunbeam gearboxes. I am sure the ratios were diff
- /html/alpines/2002-06/msg00318.html (7,619 bytes)
- 109. Re: [Re: Horn Repair] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 09:38:28 -0400
- Many, many years ago I saw a great movie (something like "Bring Em Back Alive") about capturing wild animals in Africa for zoos and circuses (no, it was long before John Wayne's "Hatari"). In that ol
- /html/alpines/2002-05/msg00018.html (9,173 bytes)
- 110. Re: [Re: gearboxes] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 13:28:47 -0400
- The Hillman Super Minx transmission will go right into your Alpine with no BUT a transmission from the later Rapier (1968+)... the mini-Barracuda... will not. The clutch housing and clutch shaft are
- /html/alpines/2002-05/msg00115.html (10,267 bytes)
- 111. Re: [Re: insurance recommendation?] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 09:05:55 -0400
- I use "Condon & Skelly" here in Maple Shade, NJ. Rates are very good-I pay under $100 per year for 2 cars-one has $2,500 stated value and the other $500. I believe it is 50 cents per $100 of value.
- /html/alpines/2002-05/msg00149.html (7,340 bytes)
- 112. Re: [Stated Value - You're WRONG!!!!!] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 14:21:02 -0400
- I should know better, especially after 16 years in various P&C companies (before (I went straight!). Basically what you are doing with stated value is to open the door to negotiations and to provide
- /html/alpines/2002-05/msg00184.html (8,637 bytes)
- 113. Re: [RE: Brake Lights] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 15:17:58 -0400
- Some Hillman owners have rigged up mechanical brake light switches on the brake pedal. Jan Eyerman 1973 Hillman Avenger DL 1962 Hillman Minx Series IIIC Convertible Bob Berghult Series II, B9119501 L
- /html/alpines/2002-05/msg00249.html (7,927 bytes)
- 114. Re: [Re: Brake Lights] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 10:59:37 -0400
- Check the wiring for a short.... a short near the light will sometimes blow the bulb.... this should not happen, but I have experienced it several times. Jan a good ground and producing to many watts
- /html/alpines/2002-05/msg00270.html (7,067 bytes)
- 115. Re: [Re: Car Recovered / Electric fuel valves] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 18:08:35 -0400
- The chain and lamp post works quite well for a Hillman. Many years`ago when I lived in New York City I used to do that. After a year I got a letter from the city thanking me for discouraging people f
- /html/alpines/2002-05/msg00282.html (9,209 bytes)
- 116. Re: [Shocks (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 11:04:06 -0400
- Not having any of my manuals handy, if the Alpine uses the same two stud shock as the Minx, shocks for a '68 Mustang work just fine. There are even air shocks available. Jan Eyerman 1973 Hillman Aven
- /html/alpines/2002-05/msg00292.html (6,815 bytes)
- 117. Re: [Re: tranny bolts] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 13:41:18 -0500
- Or you might be thinking of a recent post of mine about "alignment studs"-that is screwing studs (actually bolts with the heads cut off) into the bolt holes on the block and then using them as alignm
- /html/alpines/2002-04/msg00050.html (7,015 bytes)
- 118. Re: [Re: Tire Pressure??] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 20:28:38 -0500
- If you have a regular, not a space saver spare, you can either rotate it along with the other 4 OR, never use it and then just 3 new tires when the old ones wear out! My wife normally gets 60,000 mil
- /html/alpines/2002-04/msg00060.html (8,346 bytes)
- 119. Space Saver Spare Tires (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 20:32:41 -0500
- Sometime later this year, I might be taking a Rootesmobile to a local paint shop for a complete paint job. The shop is 20 miles from my home. I want the rims painted seperately, but painted the same
- /html/alpines/2002-04/msg00061.html (6,768 bytes)
- 120. Re: [ID Plates] (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net>
- Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 10:21:44 -0500
- My son has a business making decals for models. He uses an Alps thermal transfer printer and special clear decal printer paper. The problem is these are VERY fragile-both in putting them on and then
- /html/alpines/2002-04/msg00084.html (7,938 bytes)
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