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by Tom Ehrhart in the March 2002 RootesReview: When should you use Silicon vs. Girling Brake Fluid? Use silicone brake fluid for street driving and occasional collector car type use and use Girling brake fluid for racing applications. Why? Both fluids have their virtues and liabilities. For the owner, it is a matter of compromises (more…)
By Robert Olah in the March 2002 RootesReview: The Sunbeam Work Shop manual says to remove the transmission “the engine and gearbox must be removed as a complete unit.” I took my Tiger to Superior Transmission in Peekskill, NY for rebuild and the following are the steps they took to remove the transmission and clutch (more…)
by John Logan in the December 2001 RootesReview: Sunbeams, like other small cars, suffer from having small closely spaced taillights that could lead drivers closing in behind you to think they have more time to react than they have. How can this be improved? Add tail lights! It is difficult to increase the spacing of (more…)
by Larry Paulick in the April 2001 RootesReview: In 1973, I sold my 1965 Tiger from Pittsburgh, with rust included, to a 16-year-old kid and two weeks later I purchased another 1965 Tiger. The rusting hulk (see photo) sat until 1996. In the interim, my wife almost had it towed away several times, but luckily (more…)
by Paul Almjeld in the September 2000 RootesReview: For some time now I have been interested in reducing the number of rpm’s required to run at contemporary highway speeds. Like many other Alpine owners, my first choice was to install an overdrive unit. After searching unsuccessfully in the upper Midwest for an overdrive transmission, I (more…)
originally published as The Driveway Mechanic: Keeping the Tiger on the Straight and Narrow by Larry Paulick in the October 2000 RootesReview: Hi Group. Well, I am finally getting my alignment on the Tiger to come into spec, which is 4 degrees positive caster, 1/2 degree negative camber, and 1/8″ negative toe-in. This is what (more…)
from the November 2000 RootesReview: Here is a checklist for putting your car up for winter storage: Anti-freeze mixture and level: 50/50 mixture provides protection to -34 deg. F. Additives can be added to restore depleted anti-corrosion and lubrication properties. Change oil and filter: The acids in contaminated oil can damage the internal engine parts. (more…)
This is in regards to closing the air horn openings in our Tigers. It seems that is one more step in cooling. Our good friend Tiger Tom relates this to making all the incoming air go through the radiator instead of creating positive pressure in the compartment. This may have already been done, but wanting (more…)
originally published as I Thought It Was Only Me in the January 2000 RootesReview: I just discovered that my wiring harness (aftermarket) did not match the wiring diagram in the shop manual (which I believe is the way the car is supposed to be) and, therefore, that the ammeter has been hooked up incorrectly for (more…)
originally published as BRAKE FLUID ••••• which one to use? by Tiger Tom in the December 2000 RootesReview: One of the failure modes of our hydraulic systems (brake and clutch) is the deterioration of the rubber seals to the point they no longer retain the fluids in the cylinders. We call it leaking. The seals (more…)