- 1. Re: Brake Servo (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 21:45:53 -0500
- IF you'd like to fix the problem, it's really easy: The BIG spring loaded piston on the back end of the unit is sticking. Why? When I rebuilt mine, the kit provided a piece of rubber that tucked unde
- /html/alpines/2001-06/msg00020.html (6,928 bytes)
- 2. Re: Master Cylinders (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:00:27 -0600
- "Thought this list was for alpines and tigers!! keep this banter off this list, it forces all of us to read about your personal isuues, interest in which we have none!" Is that anyway to talk to a la
- /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00310.html (6,840 bytes)
- 3. Re: Tach help (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 11:24:12 -0600
- I've heard sewing machine oil-lube works wonder for them. Earlier this year, I killed my MGB mechanical tach on my way back to Wisconsin from California. I'd take that grinding-screeching sound very
- /html/alpines/2000-12/msg00169.html (6,453 bytes)
- 4. Re: Tonneau Cover Studs (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 09:13:29 -0600
- You could remove the studs for painting, then screw 'em back into the same holes when finished painting. New Tonneaus come with no holes, you have to punch them yourself. That way, you can line the h
- /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00027.html (6,644 bytes)
- 5. Speed Kills (No LBC content) (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 09:16:12 -0600
- Boy, do I have a sob story for you guys!! Thanksgiving morning my family and I were traveling from Milwaukee to outside of Grand Rapids, MI. to visit my parents. The trip was going fine, even with th
- /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00334.html (9,277 bytes)
- 6. Rear gears (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 12:38:04 -0500
- I recently sold my '66 Series V Alpine, after swapping 4:22's for 3:89's a year ago. With the new gears it ran 3400rpm at 55mph. I just bought the gear set, dropped the rear end, and took it to a mac
- /html/alpines/2000-09/msg00100.html (6,459 bytes)
- 7. Re: Rear gears (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 13:09:20 -0500
- I got my 3:89's from Rick at S.S. Just make sure the numbers match on ring and pinion!!!!!!
- /html/alpines/2000-09/msg00101.html (6,214 bytes)
- 8. Re: losing brake fluid (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:08:03 -0500
- What about the power brake booster? If the seals have gone, the booster can leak internally, but you should have noticed it: the excess fluid in the booster will be sucked via the carb vacuum line an
- /html/alpines/2000-09/msg00280.html (7,004 bytes)
- 9. Re: Brake booster (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 09:29:05 -0500
- No, that spring does not come in the kit! Somebody out there should have one for sale though. Also, regarding the kit, the rubber piece that is inserted underneath the leather outer piston seal, to m
- /html/alpines/2000-09/msg00310.html (6,745 bytes)
- 10. Re: Not Quite Yet (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 19:19:05 -0500
- I beg to differ! My 1966 Series V is on the block on E-bay, run the bidding up all you want! PLEASE!!! LOL Regards, Rick Ehlert Milwaukee
- /html/alpines/2000-08/msg00094.html (6,321 bytes)
- 11. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 13:30:21 -0500
- Do NOT use DOT 3 brake fluid in your LBC!!!!! Dot 3 will eat all the rubber in the system! (I know this because I learned the hard way)! Use only DOT 4 or Silicone, but do not mix the two. Rick Ehler
- /html/alpines/2000-07/msg00058.html (6,593 bytes)
- 12. Re: Oil Pressure (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 11:27:57 -0500
- My '66 Series V also runs 40 idle, 55 Under rev. And, my '65 MGB runs 40/60 hot!!! (newly rebuilt though) Rick Milwaukee
- /html/alpines/2000-06/msg00027.html (7,167 bytes)
- 13. 1966 Series V For Sale (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 11:17:32 -0500
- It is with much sadness that I announce the sale of my Series V Alpine. 54,XXX original miles, Carnival red (original color), everything works and engine runs fine with no oil burning! This is a dri
- /html/alpines/2000-06/msg00255.html (7,312 bytes)
- 14. MG (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 12:59:42 -0500
- Does anyone know of the MGB mailing list address? I'd like to get on that one as well. Thanks, Rick Ehlert Milwaukee NO ARCHIVE
- /html/alpines/2000-06/msg00262.html (6,128 bytes)
- 15. RE: 1966 Alpine for Sale (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 17:49:50 -0500
- Give me a break!!! I'm sorry!!! I don't want to sell it, but I can't keep the Sunbeam AND the MGB. It's not the matter of which is the better car (because the Alpine is way more technically advanced
- /html/alpines/2000-06/msg00279.html (6,880 bytes)
- 16. MGB vs. Alpine (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 15:02:06 -0500
- I have no intention of starting a war!!! Seriously though, I just love the '65 MGB. My Grandpa and I tinkered with that car to keep it going (a $900 bondo machine) and I made alot of good memories w
- /html/alpines/2000-06/msg00292.html (7,548 bytes)
- 17. RE: Lead free gas (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 15:47:28 -0500
- Same for me, 92 octane, and my engine has never been rebuilt. Rick Milwaukee
- /html/alpines/2000-05/msg00118.html (6,654 bytes)
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