I'm bored. Nothing has broken or gone wrong with the Tiger lately (I am
being careful not to say or think this anywhere near the car!). To
unbore myself, I'd like to solve a persistent aggravation....leaky
passenger compartment fresh air vents. The felt seals on both sides
(driver and passenger) have come loose and one is even hanging on the
vent open/close rods. Not very pretty, plus, with the vents closed, you
get some leakage when driving (cold in winter/hot in summer). The flaps
seem to open and close properly, but are not making a complete seal to
shut off air when closed. How the heck do you get those boxes off to
work on them? Has anyone posted a tech tip on this to any of the usual
sources?
Also, has anyone come up with a definitive "fix" for the late model
heater valves? Opening or closing it doesn't make much difference on hot
air to the footwell (not good in the summer), so I use a manual on/off
valve I got from a hardware/plumbing shop to definitely stop the water
leaking by the stock valve. I have to get out of the car and open the
hood and open/close that valve every time to do this, though, so it
would be neat to have a stock heater valve that works. Through the years
I've had a couple valves that worked perfectly, but more that "leaked
by" like this one. Any ideas out there?
Thanks
Steve Sage
1967 Tiger MK1A
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