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by Ed Esslinger in the June 1997 RootesReview Of the three Series V’s I have owned, not one had a good warning light simulator when I bought them. I believe it’s because it’s not hermetically sealed. Moisture and air cause the heat element to deteriorate and the internal parts to rust and fail. Approx. 7.5 (more…)
by Ed Esslinger in the July 1997 RootesReview If your clear hooter is not hooting and you’ve tried everything in the workshop manual, don’t give up. The manual says they cannot be dismantled. Don’t believe it! Simply grind or file the rivets flush to the top cover and using a 1 /8th inch punch, punch (more…)
by Ed Esslinger in the January 1998 RootesReview After installing an ignitor module in my Series V distributor, I noticed an interference problem between the rotor and the ignitor case. I didn’t find this problem on two previous installations. Further investigation found there are two different rotors used in the Alpine distributor. One has a (more…)
by Ed Esslinger in the May 1998 RootesReview At the SOS Roundup last year, I was asked how to change an Alpine to negative ground. I have a series III Alpine I wanted to change polarity on, so I decided to come up with a step-by-step procedure that only applies to Sunbeams Series I, II, (more…)
by Ed Esslinger in the October 1999 RootesReview While traveling home from SUNI I noticed that my ignition key was getting hot to the touch, enough to burn my fingers. After I got home I measured the voltage drop across the switch (brown wire to the white wire on the fuse holder with the ignition (more…)
by Robert Olah in the January 1994 RootesReview My 1966 Sunbeam Tiger was equipped with the standard 5000 RPM tach. I had it rebuilt with the Series V Alpine face and recalibrated by Nisonger Instrument in Mamaroneck, NY 10543. This (wiring) diagram was given to me by these helpful people as to wiring changes to (more…)
by Steve Finberg in the June 1994 RootesReview The turn signals in my Series V Alpine were frequently flaky. Usually, all it took to solve the problem would be to slightly tighten or loosen the front lamp mounting screws. Unfortunately, this fix never seemed to last. The problem is that the ground return connection for (more…)
by Nick O’Dell in the September 1994 RootesReview If you`re a purist, someone who would be outraged to see radial tires on a Mark 1 Alpine, for instance, read no further because what follows will probably curve your spine. However, if you’re of a more practical mind, this is how I permanently fixed “The Curse (more…)
by Larry Paulick in the December 2003 RootesReview The Tiger has a good starter, but if you have increased your compression, have a newer engine, or are noticing a slow start when the car is hot and sits for a while, then you might want to look at a High Torque Starter for your Tiger. (more…)
originally published as “Alternator Conversions for (with) Dummies OR How I Finally Trained the Smoke in the Prince of Darkness’s Wire Harness” by Ron Fraser in the July 2003 RootesReview Have you always wanted to convert to an alternator electrical system in your Tiger, but were just a bit too intimidated by it all? Me (more…)