- 1. gas smell (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 11:09:42 -0500
- Do most of you smell gas in your garages from your Alpines? That is to say, is it expected? If not, is it most likely a fuel tank problem? Has anyone gone to a fuel cell for safety and smell. For th
- /html/alpines/2006-03/msg00002.html (6,670 bytes)
- 2. slighty OT (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 15:49:58 -0500
- Hello all If there are any members in No. Calif., around Petaluma, can you let me know if there are any good and trustworthy restoration houses for a 1965 MGB? I am trying to help a friend out, thank
- /html/alpines/2006-02/msg00007.html (6,392 bytes)
- 3. gage o-rings (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:03:15 -0500
- Is the cross section of the orings used inside the gages, (when the glass and bezel are assembled) different than that of the one that goes between the gage and dashboard? In my pile-o-gages I have f
- /html/alpines/2006-02/msg00008.html (6,909 bytes)
- 4. gage question (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:49:42 -0500
- Gents and ladies I am looking at Barrie Robinson's gage oring list... were the orings on the SV gages round or square cross section? Mine appear round, but heaven only knows if they are original. Tha
- /html/alpines/2006-02/msg00015.html (6,589 bytes)
- 5. inlet manifold question (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 06:18:49 -0500
- Good morning all: I bolted up a new inlet manifold on my SV to accomodate my new Weber. When I removed the original manifold, I noted on cylinder four only, there was a ring which fit into the inlet
- /html/alpines/2006-01/msg00089.html (7,334 bytes)
- 6. front suspension question (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 10:57:36 -0400
- Good morning fellow Piners I have completed my SV and put 14" Panasports all around, and discovered a problem. When turning right, the right front tire rubs the wheel arch at about 3 o'clock; this is
- /html/alpines/2005-09/msg00012.html (7,982 bytes)
- 7. movie question (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 07:50:02 -0400
- I was watching a trailer for 'Butterfield 8' on Turner Classic Movies, and thought I saw a red Alpine used by one of the main characters. Did I? If so, I might have to watch it, even though Eddie Fi
- /html/alpines/2005-09/msg00016.html (7,226 bytes)
- 8. sticky clutch? (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:37:26 -0400
- Hi Piners I finally got my electrical stuff working to where I can get my car inspected (67 SV). Having let it sit for several months, I now cannot get it in gear! My clutch is not working. I bled it
- /html/alpines/2005-08/msg00038.html (7,399 bytes)
- 9. parts needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:04:23 -0400
- I have a late SV that uses the style license plate light assemblies that mount onto the bumper (metal base screws to the bumper, bulb goes in the base socket, glass globe goes on then a metal cap).
- /html/alpines/2005-07/msg00004.html (6,640 bytes)
- 10. wiring question (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 07:30:36 -0400
- Fellow 'Pineys: (That's a funny joke if you live in NJ, by the way)- a friend is finishing off my wiring in my SV. I am using an aftermarket US harness (inappropriately called either 'It's a Snap', o
- /html/alpines/2005-07/msg00126.html (7,382 bytes)
- 11. need a part (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:02:02 -0400
- Hello all I am trying to finish up my SV, and need a license plate light assembly. I have a late SV, which uses the style C137 in the Chrysler parts book. This is the style that mounts directly on th
- /html/alpines/2005-07/msg00149.html (6,958 bytes)
- 12. looking for Barrie Robinson (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:23:58 -0400
- I am in need of an o-ring set for my Alpine gauges, and tried to e-mail Barrie. A couple of years ago he was advertising sets for sale. 1. Barrie, if you get this, please contact me. 2. Does anyone
- /html/alpines/2005-06/msg00048.html (6,668 bytes)
- 13. thank you to ??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 09:29:47 -0400
- Gents and ladies: I wish to thank the couple of folks who gave me advice on getting my Stroms going, whose names I have forgotten, as usual. Specifically the guy who suggested oiling the jet assembli
- /html/alpines/2005-04/msg00025.html (7,103 bytes)
- 14. SIV automatic (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:09:50 -0500
- Hello all: I just had a conversation with a Tiger builder who used a Series IV for parts. What makes this interesting is the SIV was an automatic. The car is gone; oddly, I had seen it at a distance,
- /html/alpines/2005-03/msg00040.html (6,921 bytes)
- 15. gas leak on Stroms (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 13:29:42 -0500
- My fuel system continues to be troublesome. I notice that I have gasoline on the back of my Stroms, around the gasket area between the upper half and the bowl. Is this indicative of bad float adjust
- /html/alpines/2005-02/msg00004.html (6,820 bytes)
- 16. handbrake adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:13:31 -0500
- Hello all I am having difficulty adjusting my SV handbrake. I have taken all the adjustment out of the threaded rod at the end of the cable, and adjusted the shoes so they drag slightly on the drums,
- /html/alpines/2005-01/msg00010.html (7,219 bytes)
- 17. fuel starvation? (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 06:23:28 -0500
- Good morning all: I am having a problem that may be fuel starvation in my SV, conventional Strom set up. The problem is great difficulty in starting, although once started, it runs fine. I use MSD el
- /html/alpines/2004-12/msg00000.html (7,456 bytes)
- 18. two parts needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 05:57:40 -0500
- Good morning all: After 5 years, my SV is finally home and nearly complete. I need the spec plate for it, does anyone have one for sale? Also, I am considering converting to the Weber set up, I am to
- /html/alpines/2004-11/msg00040.html (6,767 bytes)
- 19. Strombergland (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:40:53 -0500
- Good morning Yesterday, I entered Strombergland, a mysterious and frustrating place. Here is the first of, I am confident, many questions. In the bottom of the bowl is a 5/8" fitting that holds the m
- /html/alpines/2004-11/msg00042.html (7,243 bytes)
- 20. spark plug question (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Mounce" <bmounce@rcn.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:02:14 -0500
- Good evening For those of you who responded to my Stromberg question, thank you. The problem got fixed when I swapped the two jet assemblies. They should be the same, one would think, but after 37 ye
- /html/alpines/2004-11/msg00050.html (7,256 bytes)
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