Kelly, that is the correct guage for a SII with OD. For it to read
properly, you need to run 5 90 x 13 tires. Todays tires aren't that
tall, so you will see some error unless you buy a vintage tire from
Coker. Keep up the good work! - Ian
Kelly Rasmussen wrote:
>
> Being blond, I'm allowed to have a dumb day!
>
> 1. Someone on the list told me to look at 5 o'clock for numbers. I first
> looked at the clock I just purchased on eBay. DUH!
>
> 2. Then I crawled under the tarp and found two gauges. One went to 60 and
> the other to 120. I said to myself, this car probably only goes 60 miles
> an hour so that must be the speedometer. Double DUH!!
>
> After several kind listers pointed out to me that I was looking at the
> tach, I have relooked at (hopefully) the right gauge and the numbers are:
> SN6117/02 980. My car was built during the week of July 22, 1961, has an
> OD on the English ID plate but not on the French ID plate, and the gauges
> have never been taken out of it. Does anyone have a list that coincides
> with this information?
>
> Also, since it's been brought up, do the numbers 3:21:1 on the tach mean
> that these are my gear ratios?
>
> Meanwhile please don't vote me off the list! I'm sure I'll have more dumb
> days but I'm on a severe learning curve so please bear with me. I picked
> the Alpine because I figured it would be the easiest car to learn on and
> Babette needed me to fix her up. With your help and my perserverance, that
> will happen.
>
> Thanks again,
> Kelly
-- Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org> '61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO '62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
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