Karen James wrote:
> Have been poking around the Alpine lately. Have had a couple of warmish
> days (approaching freezing temperatures).
>
> Question #1. I'm wondering about the distributor. It doesn't cross match
> to the data in the Series V manual. Distributor number is 41267, with a
> 25D on the top of the distributor body. The vacuum advance markings are
> 5-17-10. Any idea as to origin?
>
> Question #2. The engine in this car appears to be combination of S V and
> SIV. The block is SIV with dual Strombergs, and all SV electrics. The
> Question is re: timing. There is a timing pointer on the timing chain
> cover, but the pulley doesn't have any timing markings, only one big
> groove. The alignment of the groove and the pointer is TDC. Barring
> better advice I'm going to pull the pulley and get the protractor out to
> put a series of markings on it.
>
> Any clues would be appreciated.
>
> P.S. There has been some suggestion that Fiero seats will do well in an
> Alpine. Has anybody looked at Miata Seats?
Karen:
Don't pull the pulley! Chances are that the marks are there, since they tend
to disappear under even a very thin layer of rust and dirt. Clean your pulley
thoroughly for approx. 75mm. clockwise from the big groove and they should
appear. In the event that you truly have an unmarked pulley (and this is
possible) you can purchase some soapstone from any welding supply store and
mark your pulley with that (specially made for marking on metal) The marks
are 6mm. apart and there are 12 of them, each representing 5 degrees away fom
TDC. (I have used this on other engines and the marks were still clearly
visible a year later, and can easily be renewed)
Sorry, can't help on the dist. id or the seats!
Ron Tebo - Series I - B9000627
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