- 101. Re: Coil Failure? (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 00:16:01 -0800
- Tom: I didn't think about the gas formula idea. Could be it, I guess. I did figure out how to test the coil. It pulls .9 ohms across the pimary circuit and 10.6 ohms across the secondary circuit. Now
- /html/tigers/2003-02/msg00000.html (7,564 bytes)
- 102. Re: Coil Failure? (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2003 22:51:52 -0800
- Theo: I will check my fuel filters tommorow, which I'm past due doing anyway. As to the coil secondary, I mis-posted, since my multi-meter abbreviates. What I should have posted was .9 ohms for the p
- /html/tigers/2003-02/msg00013.html (8,717 bytes)
- 103. I Was Wrong???!! (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:57:23 -0800
- I had posted to the list about getting stuck on the road with the Tiger two weeks ago after that 95+ degree day here in Los Angeles. I just got my Ignitor II ignition module back from Pertronix tech
- /html/tigers/2003-02/msg00128.html (8,081 bytes)
- 104. Re: I Was Wrong???!! (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 19:20:19 -0800
- Good suggestions on all points. Another lister also suggested the filter might contribute to the vapor lock, plus mentioned the fuel formulation idea as a possible cause of trouble. That could make
- /html/tigers/2003-02/msg00130.html (7,769 bytes)
- 105. Stop Light Switch Progress (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 23:19:01 -0800
- Tiger Fans: Rather than install a brake light switch on the brake pedal, I decided to go back to Girling fluid after several knowledgeable Tiger folks told me the synthetic fluid I was using was prev
- /html/tigers/2003-02/msg00158.html (7,255 bytes)
- 106. I'm Still Wet (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 20:02:27 -0800
- I tried teflon tape on my brake light switch today, but unfortunately it still leaks a bit. It seems that the switch threads just slice the tape when I tighten down the switch. I'm going to try a com
- /html/tigers/2003-02/msg00171.html (7,272 bytes)
- 107. Stop Light Switch Problem Solved (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 19:39:28 -0800
- Thanks to all the great help and suggestions from the list, my latest adventure, my non-working, leaking stop light switch now works and doesn't leak anymore. If it weren't for the advice from the li
- /html/tigers/2003-02/msg00175.html (7,290 bytes)
- 108. Test-Disregard (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:23:51 -0800
- Just a test.
- /html/tigers/2003-02/msg00177.html (6,016 bytes)
- 109. "Real Shop Manual" (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:07:40 -0800
- My latest experience with that darn stop light switch (still dry, and working) gets me wondering if anyone has ever come up with a more comprehensive Rootes/Tiger shop manual than the book most of us
- /html/tigers/2003-02/msg00189.html (6,817 bytes)
- 110. Mystery Film (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 00:48:10 -0800
- In organizing my video collection last week, I came across a movie video a CAT member (I think) had loaned me at least a couple of years ago and I had misplaced and completely forgotten about. I want
- /html/tigers/2003-01/msg00033.html (6,558 bytes)
- 111. Stop This (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 18:30:32 -0800
- My brake lights started to work intermittently a few days ago. I had replaced the switch a few months ago and it worked fine for a while. I took out the switch (in the engine compartment), wiped off
- /html/tigers/2003-01/msg00066.html (6,813 bytes)
- 112. Re: Stop This (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 09:34:41 -0800
- Amian: Excellent. Maybe we've come up with the long sought universal solution to fix everthing: Beat on anything with something! Steve Sage
- /html/tigers/2003-01/msg00075.html (7,021 bytes)
- 113. Stop Light Blues (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 08:54:36 -0800
- A week or two ago I bragged how I had fixed the Tiger's stop light switch by taking it out, banging it on the ground a few times, and re-installing it. It did, in fact, work properly for a few days.
- /html/tigers/2003-01/msg00167.html (8,696 bytes)
- 114. Re: Stop Light Blues (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 13:25:23 -0800
- Randy: Excellent info. After your e-mail, I just looked at the brake pedal again, and the way you describe it now makes sense in that the switch goes above the pedal arm, not below the pedal. I had l
- /html/tigers/2003-01/msg00172.html (9,050 bytes)
- 115. Re: Stop Light Blues (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:25:46 -0800
- Steve: Good suggestion. I'll hit the TigersUnited site right now for the links. Thanks. Steve Sage
- /html/tigers/2003-01/msg00174.html (8,128 bytes)
- 116. Coil Failure? (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:41:42 -0800
- The Tiger stalled on the freeway today. At first it would idle, but eventually, after trying to drive, it wouldn't run at all, or ran for a minute or too (poorly) and then just shut down. After it st
- /html/tigers/2003-01/msg00204.html (7,414 bytes)
- 117. Missing Water and Rough Idle (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 12:41:36 -0800
- Hello Sunbeamers: I'd appreciate advice on two questions: 1. The Tiger runs pretty rough when first started in the morning when it's dead cold. It starts up perfectly, no problem there, and idles on
- /html/tigers/2002-12/msg00010.html (9,106 bytes)
- 118. Re: Missing Water and Rough Idle (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 17:08:03 -0800
- Allan: I hadn't thought about the choke idea. I'll re-read my Holley carb install instruction sheet tonight and see what they say about this. As you mention, the white smoke does not seem to happen w
- /html/tigers/2002-12/msg00017.html (8,852 bytes)
- 119. Re: Missing Water and Rough Idle (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 10:15:14 -0800
- AC and others: Good idea, but I have installed an aftermarket expansion tank so that the "overflow" from the header tank goes to it, and then is sucked back into the system when the car gets cooler.
- /html/tigers/2002-12/msg00067.html (10,204 bytes)
- 120. Re: Missing Water and Rough Idle (score: 1)
- Author: ssage@socal.rr.com
- Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 23:38:12 -0800
- Turns out it was just a burned out bulb. New bulb in and I'm flashing again! I also finished installing my new spark plugs. That was just as much fun as always. I'll see if the car starts up smoother
- /html/tigers/2002-12/msg00078.html (8,508 bytes)
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