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by Dan Cameron For those of you who are driving your Tiger with the original throttle cable intact you may be running an borrowed time. Worse than that, you could be in for some excitement if your throttle sticks in the open position. This happened to me recently when I mashed the pedal to the (more…)
This is the one that gets forgotten most often at tune?up time. It’s the fuel filter. Also, to be on the safe side, change the short connector hoses. These can look good but actually have small cracks in them. No under hood fires, please.
by Dan Cameron When installing exhaust headers, be sure to use the proper gasket. The metal backed, over the counter variety, are generally for cast iron exhaust manifolds. Header gaskets are fiber?asbestos composition and look like cardboard. The metal gaskets are prone to leak.
by Dan Cameron Many articles have been written over the past several years that address changing the location of the Tiger’ s stock oil filter from the engine compartment to under the left front fender well. Providing you are not trying to remain as near stock as possible, moving the oil filter out-board has at (more…)
by Bill Rosenbusch Don’t get stuck on the way to a Tiger get?together in hot weather due to vapor lock at the fuel pump. THE CURE ? Obtain one piece of foil?backed fiberglass ceiling insulation approximately 18″ by 24″ and wrap it around the right side muffler (under the fuel pump, foil side out and (more…)
by Paul Burr 3/18/91 I recently changed the water pump in my Tiger and would like to share this information with you. At first glance, getting the thing out looked like a nasty job, but once underway, it went smoothly. First, drain the radiator into a suitable container by opening the petcock at the bottom (more…)
by Ron Fraser I am sure you are all aware that the EPA mandate for lead is 0.1 gram/gallon. (ed note: now 0.05 g/gal) This could mean valve recession for any pre-1972 engine. The market is full of lead substitute additives, but do they work? The following is taken from the October, 1987, issue of (more…)
by Bill Spires For those Sunbeam owners with a mid Series III or later Alpine who may have had problems fixing or finding parts for the Solex 32PAIA vacuum actuated two barrel carburetor, I have an easy, inexpensive (although potentially blasphemous) solution. Replace it with a Holley; the type you can find on any old (more…)
by Steve Finberg Of late, Alpine engines have exhibited a chronic tendency to leak oil from the front timing chain cover set. As has been explained in an earlier tech tip, this seal is designed as a slinger. The oil is spun off the crankshaft back into the timing cover by a spiral groove and (more…)
by Ron Fraser Okay, maybe it is time to replace valve seats. You need: A reliable auto machine shop that can handle the job. Hardened exhaust valve seat inserts, high chromium or 60% alloy. High quality exhaust valves. Silicon? aluminum? bronze valve guides. The head should to heated to 300 to 400 degrees F and (more…)