Search String: Display: Description: Sort:

Results:

References: [ +from:dablue@lightbound.com: 25 ]

Total 25 documents matching your query.

1. Re: Starter motor (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:38:08 -0500
Not true! My Uncle removed and replaced my Series II starter "Back in the day", using a very long 3/8" extension and some very colorful language. This is not to say it was easy. If I remember correct
/html/alpines/2005-07/msg00075.html (8,080 bytes)

2. Re: Wheel measurements (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 15:39:45 -0500
Andy, "ET" stands for a German phrase that literally means "pushed back" (or so I've been told). Anyway, ET20 means the mounting face of the wheel is pushed out 20mm from the centerline. Bill -- Orig
/html/alpines/2005-05/msg00021.html (8,152 bytes)

3. Fw: saoca (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 12:38:16 -0500
Looks like logging onto the saoca site is a common problem. Try the address below Bill -- Original Message -- From: Paul Krog To: oldflotsam@comcast.net ; Barry Knight ; Steven Kirk ; Bill Blue Sent:
/html/alpines/2005-05/msg00028.html (7,111 bytes)

4. Re: Restoring a Car or other Vehicle (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:28:13 -0500
Dammed if I know. I see this all the time and wonder the same as you. One of my favorites is a $5000 paint job over an impeccably prepped body of a car that cost $2500 new. Just doesn't seem right. H
/html/alpines/2005-02/msg00013.html (8,390 bytes)

5. Painting the Underbody (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 20:10:33 -0500
You may recall that Jan suggested steam cleaning the tub and painting with Zero Rust. I decided that was the way I wanted to go, only I pressure washed. I must say the Zero Rust paint is an unfussy,
/html/alpines/2003-11/msg00035.html (7,352 bytes)

6. Cleaning the Underside (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 15:04:20 -0500
I mounted the body on the rotisserie (made of scrap lumber) and hosed it off with garden hose going through a booster pump. This was able to knock off the loose stuff and let me see what I have to wo
/html/alpines/2003-10/msg00005.html (7,252 bytes)

7. Re: Cleaning the Underside (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 09:28:50 -0500
I am computer stupid. My youngest son has posted the pictures on the site he hangs out at. Try this link and click on the individual pictures to enlarge. The boards are treated 2x6. http://www.tempot
/html/alpines/2003-10/msg00009.html (7,513 bytes)

8. Re: Seat Tracks (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 09:34:12 -0500
Most people will probably have a hard time finding a cad plater. A lot of platers don't do cad plating anymore because of the treatment standards they have to meet when they discharge the rinse water
/html/alpines/2003-08/msg00037.html (7,327 bytes)

9. Re: Drilling hole in tempered glass? (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:28:49 -0500
Four day delivery? It took us two weeks to get a Vee shape line 40 inches long ground (diamond wheel) into a piece of glass. Is the tempering process so simple it can be done in a specialized glass s
/html/alpines/2003-08/msg00111.html (10,538 bytes)

10. Re: follow up to Help my ALpine V won't start (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 16:56:56 -0500
I have seen some failures of solenoids. The strangest was on a Rambler with a Ford type of solenoid. The car would mysteriously die, then could immediately be restarted. the problem was it would die
/html/alpines/2003-07/msg00018.html (8,186 bytes)

11. Re: Re: Removal of Steering Swing Lever (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 20:13:15 -0500
Thanks Bob. I think I will pick one up at Harbour Freight tomorrow. That type of puller should be handy to have. Bill -- Original Message -- From: "Bob Douglas" <b_s_d@ureach.com> To: "Bill Blue" <da
/html/alpines/2003-07/msg00019.html (8,309 bytes)

12. Re: Ford Contour wheels on the Alpine (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 04:56:01 -0500
I'm beginning to think there are no aftermarket wheels that truely fit the Alpine. It has a different offset than most wheels, 11/4". Rear drive cars use about a 3/4" offset, front drives seem to be
/html/alpines/2003-07/msg00120.html (8,672 bytes)

13. Re: manifold (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 21:33:20 -0500
This sounds like the mainfold that Jim Ellis has on his 1725 running twin
/html/alpines/2003-07/msg00144.html (7,645 bytes)

14. Re: Low reading ammeter (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:10:14 -0500
Ammeters are wired into the circuit so they show only net charge/discharge. The alternator could be putting out the full 35 amp charge, but with a 30 plus amp load, the ammeter would show only a amp
/html/alpines/2003-06/msg00028.html (7,993 bytes)

15. Re: Tiger - 2005 on TigersUnited.com (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 21:20:01 -0500
Rob, so you want perhaps fins and skinny tires? Jay, do you have something against torque? Make mine a 5.4! Bill
/html/alpines/2003-06/msg00072.html (7,472 bytes)

16. Removal of Steering Swing Lever (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 14:50:42 -0500
What kind of tool is used to separate the swing lever from the steering box? The book I have says to use an extractor tool RG. 198D, whatever the H that is. I am using a pickle fork and not having mu
/html/alpines/2003-06/msg00155.html (7,093 bytes)

17. Re: Removal of Steering Swing Lever (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 21:01:57 -0500
Bob, I have always called them pitman arms, but I thought I would use the language of the breed. I have tried using a gear puller, but there is insufficient clearance between the arm and the frame. D
/html/alpines/2003-06/msg00158.html (9,200 bytes)

18. Re: Removal of Steering Swing Lever (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 16:06:28 -0500
Paul, thanks for the tip. I have never seem such them, but it sounds like a good item. I'll get one and give it a try. Bill -- Original Message -- From: <PApple16@aol.com> To: ""Bill Blue"" <dablue@l
/html/alpines/2003-06/msg00165.html (7,665 bytes)

19. Re: Help my Mark V won't start (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 16:12:35 -0500
I have seen this kind of thing result from lead (a non conductor) oxide buildup on the battery cables or posts. Take them off, give everything a good cleaning with a pocket knife. Scrape until soft l
/html/alpines/2003-06/msg00166.html (8,465 bytes)

20. Tires, slightly off topic (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@lightbound.com>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 09:32:02 -0500
While nosing through some tire mfgr sites, I noticed that the 165R - 15 is available. Does anyone know what this was used on? The big Healy? How wierd would they look on an Alpine? I'm thinking they
/html/alpines/2003-05/msg00023.html (6,966 bytes)


This search system is powered by Namazu