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1. Re: Re: Sales Literature (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 15:05:01 -0500; At $20-30 it isn't worth selling-I will probably keep it. I have a stack of Tiger literature (in English), so the German folder is not of that much use to me. I have been collecting Rootes literatur; /html/alpines/2000-12/msg00033.html (7,325 bytes)
2. Re: Re: Sales Literature (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 09:17:04 -0500; Thanks to everyone for their advice, the answer now seems obvious and I should have thought of it from the beginning-don't sell, swap! I will put together a wish list and post it on the various Roote; /html/alpines/2000-12/msg00039.html (6,760 bytes)
3. Re: Re: No Alpine Content (general auto help required) (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 10:34:12 -0500; Way, way back in the days that I owned a '61 Olds Cutlass with the 215 aluminum V-8 (that eventually became the Rover V-8), getting a heli-coil installed was a MAJOR project. Probably because there w; /html/alpines/2000-12/msg00116.html (8,734 bytes)
4. Re: Re: 67 Alpine Wiper Motor Needed (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 09:47:37 -0500; Of course you could carry two shoelaces and when needed operate the wipers with Jan mods. The car is a sunny day cruiser - so it shouldn't see too much rain - but still - it would be nice to have wip; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00001.html (7,331 bytes)
5. Re: fuel tank (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 16:27:32 -0500; My Cricket has had repeated (twice now) clogging of the pickup back at the fuel tank-the material is a powdery red substance-although it looks like rust, the inside of the tank is as clean as a whist; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00007.html (7,576 bytes)
6. Re: Re: Alpines and kids (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 22:03:31 -0500; Yes, I believe he did, but Jim Mazour is the man to ask! Jan thought that would be great transportation for the whole family. Rob Nanzig 67SV; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00017.html (6,669 bytes)
7. Re: Problem with my Ignitor (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 17:30:08 -0500; The problem might be caused by the rotor pressing down too hard on the plastic "ring". I noticed when I installed an ignitor in my Hillman that the rotor didn't sit right-I filed/sanded about 1/8 inc; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00063.html (8,063 bytes)
8. Re: Re: distributor question (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 19:48:18 -0500; Installed one in my '59 Minx and it really made an improvement! Trick was to use a timing light with a "timing dial"-also set timing using a tach and vacuum gauge on the vacuum line (and a manual of; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00098.html (8,150 bytes)
9. What went wrong? (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 19:41:05 -0500; I am not sure how a Mallory distributor is set up internally, but years ago on a Lucas distributor I had the wire from the connector to the points short out intermittantly on the base-it only happene; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00099.html (10,290 bytes)
10. Re: Re: Antifreeze question x-mac-creator= (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 09:22:33 -0500; I know that there is "pink" and "green" anti-freeze and you are not supposed to mix them-does that at all relate to "ethylene" and "propylene"? Jan Seriously, it is probably ethylene (propylene is mo; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00116.html (6,910 bytes)
11. Re: Petronix (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 22:17:52 -0500; It is quick and easy and definitely helps an old distributor! Only problem I ran into was that my rotor would not go down all the way over the Petronix "magnet ring" so I filed and sandpapered the b; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00210.html (8,408 bytes)
12. Charging! (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 22:46:41 -0500; Some imported distributor points came with a protective coating that had to be cleaned off before you installed the points, it is possible that Lucas had some sort protective coating on the points i; /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00401.html (8,868 bytes)
13. Air Conditioning (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 09:50:28 -0400; the answer to your air conditioning question is "no" and "yes". there was never a "built in" system for the Hillmans/Sunbeams but Rootes offered two different "hang on" or "add on" systems. The first; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00005.html (6,840 bytes)
14. Re: San Diego British Car Day (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 12:47:24 -0400; How many "true" Sunbeams (Rapiers, 90's, etc)? How many Hillmans?? How many Singers?? Any Humbers? As for voting, there always seems to be biases and some horse trading. At one of the shows I go to; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00009.html (11,206 bytes)
15. Re: Re: San Diego British Car Day (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 13:21:16 -0400; Anyway, I think the case of Guiness is the best idea! Jan I'm new to this stuff. And you're right, I shouldn't take it seriously. Now there's an idea! Funny thing, I overheard a conversation between; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00011.html (9,708 bytes)
16. Spark plug gap (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 11:24:13 -0400; Many, many years ago there was a spark plug sold that was a surface gap plug (NO side electrodes projecting). These things worked great-they didn't improve mileage or cut misfires or anything like th; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00035.html (8,675 bytes)
17. Re: Re: Spark plug gap (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 20:51:34 -0400; The story of the surface gap plugs.... they are indeed aircraft plugs. My father-in-law was "living" in Germany at the end of World War II (he had been a POW of the Germans) and had an old beat up mo; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00047.html (11,154 bytes)
18. Re: Re: Re: Spark plug gap (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 21:26:42 -0400; They are too expensive and have to have the gap built into the plug during manufacture-so parts stockage would be a monster. Offsetting the high cost the only real gains I know of are that they last; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00050.html (8,156 bytes)
19. Re: Cold starting woe's (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 23:01:44 -0400; Problem is combination of float valves and valves in fuel pump-gas is draining out of carbs when it sits. Choice is to either replace float valves and valves in fuel pump or replace with fuel pump wi; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00062.html (8,264 bytes)
20. Re: Re: Cold starting woe's (score: 1): Author: jeyerman@ix.netcom.com; Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2000 21:55:17 -0400; It is possible, but I would check both the float valves in the carb (try the old ones and see what happens) and rebuild the fuel pump-with new valves. An electric pump under the car pumping through; /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00074.html (7,136 bytes)

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