Congratulations Chris!!! All these "it's alive" messages are absolutely
outstanding. I can't take mine out without somebody stopping me to talk
either. It's an absolute blast.
You sound like you have the same problem with your gauges that I have. My
temp and gas gauges only work when I turn on the headlights and then only
for a few minutes. I have not spent a whole lot of time working on the
problem so I can't help you yet. Once I get my brakes sorted out I am going
to look at the gauge issue.
Kurt
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Chris Avery
> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 12:22 AM
> To: alpines(at)autox.team.net.
> Subject: it is alive
>
>
> today marks the beginning of my alpines life. there are a few glitches
> to be worked out but the car fired up and ran. a little timing and carb
> work, some new o-rings and gas lines and an awful lot of pre ignition
> praying. am i crazy or does that 1725cc engine sound like a ......
> there is nothing to compare it to. it sounds like liberty. i liberated
> the rodent that stored half a pound of acorns and sunflower seeds in the
> muffler. this is the crazy part. people that i have never met are
> stopping me and asking about the car. they see me and dad in the
> driveway tinkering and can't help themselves. now if the clutch master
> cylinder worked i could take it for a ride. i could use a little help on
> the wiring. my car has a black plastic voltage regulator for the gauges.
> three male pins. the other car has a small tin regulator with two males
> and two females. so my temp and fuel gauges don't work because i used
> the plastic one that came in the car. and it probably is not plugged in
> correctly. advice? go with older style? go crazy? i can do either. but
> boy does that engine sound nice.
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