• There's still time to register for the SAOCA 25th Anniversary Invasion

    Let's go back to our Rootes – Dayton, Ohio
    July 30–August 2
    DoubleTree by Hilton Dayton Fairborn

    For details and to let us know you're coming, visit this thread.

    Cars | Fellowship | Fun | 25 Years of Memories

  • Welcome to the new SAOCA website. Already a member? Simply click Log In/Sign Up up and to the right and use your same username and password from the old site. If you've forgotten your password, please send an email to membership@sunbeamalpine.org for assistance.

    If you're new here, click Log In/Sign Up and enter your information. We'll approve your account as quickly as possible, typically in about 24 hours. If it takes longer, you were probably caught in our spam/scam filter.

    Enjoy.

Search results

  1. J

    Tires

    Thanks to everyone for this helpful information. Much appreciated!
  2. J

    Tires

    My Series V hasn't been registered and on the road since 1978 and still has 55 year old tires & tubes on the original 13 inch steel wheels. Can new tubeless tires be used on these wheels or are tubes required, or can tubes even be used with modern tires? For those of you still using the...
  3. J

    Horns Electrical Issue

    If you isolate the problem to the horn itself and don't have a spare you can try a repair. One of my Series V horns was not making much sound and I figured I had nothing to lose so I ground off the rivets, cleaned the inside, filed the contacts clean and reassembled with small bolts. It now...
  4. J

    Ignition light and alternator

    As hartmandm implied it appears you have something wired wrong. Without getting into the details of your wiring, an alternator requires 12 V from the battery, supplied by the wire that has the light bulb in it. When the ignition is turned on but no rotation of the alternator yet the light will...
  5. J

    Dan R passed away today May 31, 2025

    Special thanks to the all the Sunbeam people who were able to attend Dan's funeral. Although I couldn't be there I feel blessed to have met him about three years ago when on a driving trip from Charleston SC to Athens GA I made arrangements to visit and pick up some parts. Couldn't ask for a...
  6. J

    SV rear axle bearing o-ring size

    Could it be that both picture & photo are correct? One being left side & one being right?
  7. J

    Offenhauser Manifold with 4 BBL Carb SOLD

    Has now been sold. Thanks to all who looked & inquired.
  8. J

    SV rear cross-over brake line

    Also on my Series V when I replaced all the brake lines & hoses I added a tee in the rear line & put a bleeder screw in the right rear cylinder. Some people here in our forum think that's a bad idea because it's not original, the original works ok and it's adding more sealing joints. But I...
  9. J

    SV rear cross-over brake line

    You are correct that both ends that connect to the cylinders should be bubble flare. Even though it looks original maybe it was replaced years ago and could the inverted flare have had enough force put on it for the metal to "flow" and seal even though not ideal? I don't know, just wondering.
  10. J

    Offenhauser Manifold with 4 BBL Carb SOLD

    Bought several years ago for my V6 project but I decided to use original intake & 2 bbl instead so it's just been in storage. I was told it came off a 2.8 Cologne engine. Holley seems to be in good shape but should be rebuilt. Manifold looks great except needs cleaning. Includes water neck...
  11. J

    SV ignition switch wiring

    On this site you can go to Home, Tech Data, Electrical Components to get color coded wiring diagram.
  12. J

    Custom Temperature Sensor Mounting

    A previous post mentioned difficulty installing original Series V straight thread temperature sensor to NPT thread on V6 conversion. I found an aluminum SRI bushing that worked well. For the gasket between the sensor & bushing I drilled out an old aluminum oil drain plug gasket and burnished it...
  13. J

    Diff Noise

    Thanks, I never noticed that there was something called Alpine Marque but now I see where it's listed.
  14. J

    Diff Noise

    In one of the old posts above jumpinjan references an article http://www.sunbeamalpine.org/alpine_marque/issue_5/pdf Is this still available anywhere?
  15. J

    Gas Tank Repair/Sealant

    Just FYI, in an earlier post I described using acetone to clean the tank. I've been told this could be an explosion risk so maybe not such a good idea after all. I would use a safer method.
  16. J

    Gas Tank Repair/Sealant

    I didn't know where to take my tanks and I wanted to clean them myself. No holes or rust, just the black paint that was flaking off inside. There was advice here and other forums so I combined some ideas. I sealed all openings and started with a quart of paint stripper but it was too viscous...
  17. J

    V6 Bell Housing

    Dan, Thanks! It was a big help to know what the thread should be because the threads were buggered up some & none of my bolts would start in. Knowing that it should be 6 mm I was able to force start the 6 mm and chased the threads okay with the bolt. Ideally a tap would have been better but I...
  18. J

    V6 Bell Housing

    Thanks Dan. BTW I didn't remove them because I got bell housing, plate, etc. all separately as parts.
  19. J

    V6 Bell Housing

    Three blind holes, two at the bottom & one on the side. I noticed them when I had the block plate off to straighten a bend and noticed the matching holes in the plate. They're accessible when the bell housing is installed.
  20. J

    V6 Bell Housing

    There are three holes that appear to be tapped into the 2.8 L V6 bell housing that look like they would allow better securing of the block cover to the bottom of the bell housing. Does anyone know the thread? Looks coarse. None of my spare bolts seem to fit, metric or not. Not a big deal but...
Back
Top