>I've now got the Alpine back from the workshop who embarked on a
>estimated $250 tune up. Along the way they rebuilt the Strombergs and
>fixed the gearbox leak (which involved a partial rebuild of the gearbox)
>and the final bill was $1200 (US $800)and whats worse it AIN'T RUNNING
>RIGHT.
>
>Accleration is fine but at idle its VERY LUMPY with RPM's (by the Tacho)
>flucuating from 850 rpm to almost 0 at which point the engine trys to
>shake itself to bits and either stalls or the revs pick up to around
>850 again.The engine also runs on when turned off. Has any one got any
>ideas how to solve this problem. I remember someone once saying that a
>simaler problem could be caused by worn distrubutor bushings. Is it just
>that the idle speed needs to be increased. Perhaps a timing problem
>(given the running on).
>
>Any advise would be greatly appreciated as I'm not sure that without it
>the workshop will be able to get things right.Karl
Karl, my series five had the same problem. The guy I sold it to went to
electronic ign. and according to him that cured the problem. Hope this
helps
regards Armand Ritchie
ps here's a place I found on the net that has a good elec. ign. that fits
under the dist. cap.
CBS
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Armand & Lorie Ritchie
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