- 101. Re: headlights type (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 22:09:10 -0600
- Sure. I'll have to write it up a little but I'm sure I've still got the diagrams lying arouns somewhere in this vast pile of bytes on my PC. I'll talk to Steve about putting it up on TU. Theo
- /html/tigers/2003-07/msg00156.html (8,304 bytes)
- 102. Re: headlights type (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 23:21:42 -0600
- I've cobbled together a brief description based on my recollections and what I'm pretty sure are the diagrams I put together for Larry. If you have any questions feel free to ask. http://members.shaw
- /html/tigers/2003-07/msg00158.html (8,869 bytes)
- 103. Re: Dash Cluster (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:56:32 -0600
- You should get a reference book such as the "Sunbeam Alpine / Tiger Gold Portfolio", which has a lot of background material in the form of contemporary magazine articles, including pictures of variou
- /html/tigers/2003-07/msg00195.html (7,435 bytes)
- 104. Re: Cooling System Success at Last! (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 22:16:39 -0600
- Hi Tod, If your temperature gauge is reading high, and your fuel gauge also appears to read high (i.e. it says there's 8 gallons in the tank when there really are only 5), then check the output of th
- /html/tigers/2003-07/msg00273.html (8,873 bytes)
- 105. Re: Waterpump hub (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:46:27 -0600
- Agreed, but since I had neither the stock water pump pulley nor the stock fan to begin with, I never had to deal with the 1" center hole, and it didn't seem reasonable to add such an inconvenience to
- /html/tigers/2003-07/msg00298.html (6,977 bytes)
- 106. Re: Authentication Validation (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 23:17:14 -0600
- This is the second time Kruse has offered this car for auction through Ebay. The first time they responded to the e-mail storm by posting an additional message on the listing to the effect that the c
- /html/tigers/2003-06/msg00286.html (7,480 bytes)
- 107. Re: Authentication verification--how to create a tiger out of (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 23:12:18 -0600
- At about 4:00 PM MDT Tuesday they added the text "CORRECTION: THIS SUNBEAM IS A LATE SERIES 5 ALPINE BODY" down at the bottom of the description. The way Ebay works, you can't change the main body of
- /html/tigers/2003-06/msg00339.html (9,182 bytes)
- 108. Re: heater hose adaptors (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 20:49:51 -0600
- That probably varies a lot depending on your skill set. To turn the problem around, you can buy molded hose that is 1/2" on one end and 5/8" on the other - usually even with right-angle bends molded
- /html/tigers/2003-06/msg00357.html (8,507 bytes)
- 109. Re: Tiger Concours Judging... (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:32:59 -0600
- The original Le Mans Tiger wheels were Dunlop magnesium wheels, which Dick Barker had reproduced in aluminum using new molds. I have no idea what the cost would be of getting more made (if the mold i
- /html/tigers/2003-06/msg00494.html (13,426 bytes)
- 110. Re: Tiger Concours Judging... (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 23:07:32 -0600
- I left out some additional comments in my last email: In a lot of cases, rules get made, and then survive for years without anyone reviewing them critically to see if they're still applicable or desi
- /html/tigers/2003-06/msg00495.html (14,183 bytes)
- 111. Re: AUTOMATIC TIGER/ALPINE FOR SALE (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 22:58:24 -0600
- The low speed is governed by a big green wirewound ceramic resistor. If 'low' is 'very low', i.e. stationary, then check for a bad connection to this resistor, or for a broken resistor. Theo
- /html/tigers/2003-06/msg00519.html (8,008 bytes)
- 112. Re: monterey (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 21:30:54 -0600
- Hi all, The book says 45DCOE's but that's clearly incorrect, since the picture on the next page from that quote shows downdraft carbs, probably 44IDA's. DCOE's are side-draft carbs. It's amazing that
- /html/tigers/2003-06/msg00542.html (8,603 bytes)
- 113. Re: Off Topic A/C Question...wierd stuff (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 22:15:33 -0600
- Not to offend any creationists out there, but I found this while searching for "R12 Freon Chemistry" using Google: http://members.aol.com/billyjack6/morgan/q_ozone.html Lengthy, but good reading. If
- /html/tigers/2003-06/msg00562.html (6,812 bytes)
- 114. Re: Instrument lights - a modest proposal (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 23:44:59 -0600
- Why not use modern technology in a way that ol' Joe would appreciate? A white-LED flashlight, held in your teeth, would illuminate the dash just fine. -Theo PS. I did order the LED bulbs today - I'll
- /html/tigers/2003-05/msg00018.html (6,619 bytes)
- 115. Re: ammeter (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 22:55:41 -0600
- To see if it is actually wired up, remove one of the two connections (make sure you insulate it carefully) and then see if the headlights (or anything electrical on the car) still work. Testing the a
- /html/tigers/2003-05/msg00025.html (7,400 bytes)
- 116. Re: IFS/IRS question (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 22:20:52 -0600
- Hi David, struts or upper and lower A-arms. Semi-trailing arm rear suspension and swing axle rear ends have nastiness that is all their own. the designers originally intended , then you're in busines
- /html/tigers/2003-05/msg00127.html (11,031 bytes)
- 117. Re: small repair question (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 22:49:30 -0600
- Hi Mark, The PO's mechanic had replaced the nylon oil pressure gauge tubing on my Tiger with 1/8" OD copper line, using compression fittings at each end to secure the line to brass adapters - it's ei
- /html/tigers/2003-05/msg00165.html (7,839 bytes)
- 118. Re: Mk II ebay Tiger (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 19:36:05 -0600
- The only 'too good to be true' thing is that it's all or nearly all original and it's a single owner car, and that it's for sale. On the surface, the price doesn't seem unreasonable if it's in good s
- /html/tigers/2003-05/msg00265.html (8,057 bytes)
- 119. Re: Mk II ebay Tiger (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 23:16:19 -0600
- That's pretty much exactly my opinion - what I wrote shouldn't be taken as a the seller. It's nice to see that there are still some all-OEM Tigers out there, and the fact that it's a MkII makes it al
- /html/tigers/2003-05/msg00269.html (8,709 bytes)
- 120. Re: 40K Tiger 2 (score: 1)
- Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 22:28:38 -0600
- Hopefully someone who will keep it clean, drive it, and replace only stuff that breaks or wears out, so as to preserve it's patina. Like (I think) Mike said earlier, things are only original once, an
- /html/tigers/2003-05/msg00312.html (6,800 bytes)
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