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Re: Random questions

To: Richard F Flynn <rflynn@dircon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Random questions
From: James Barrett <jamesbrt@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500
At 05:02 PM 1/22/2000 +0000, you wrote:
>
>1) When I use my left-turn signal, it blinks weakly and irregularly.  Jiggling
>the stock seems to have a little effect but no real strong correlation to
>whether it blinks or not.  The right-turn signal works perfectly and the light
>is strong.  Any comments?  Is it likely to be a bad contact in the steering
>column or is a bad flasher-unit more probable?

Bad ground at either the front left or rear left signal light.  Ground is via
a sheet metal screw that gets rusty.  Been there, done that several times.
>
>2) Any suggestions for keeping the thermostat in the correct position when
I try
>to mount the neck back onto the manifold?  It keeps slipping out of it's little
>groove every time I try to mount it.

RTV

>
>3) On my steering column, I have a stalk on the left side, opposite the turn
>signal stalk.  It doesn't seem to be connected to anything.  I couldn't
find any
>reference to it in the Tiger manual or any of the other docs I have.  Can
anyone
>tell me what it is supposed to be for (or shouldn't it be there?)  (FYI,
the car
>is originally a Texas car that has been flipped to a right-hooker back here in
>scenic downtown London.)

Previous High Beam flasher control?

>
>4) Are there supposed to be little rubber boots over the base of the
stalk(s) on
>the steering column?

None on my Tiger II.
>
>thanks in advance
>
>rick
>
James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others


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