- 41. Re: valve float (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 20:50:42 -0700
- Try taking out the extra fuel filter first; maybe check to see that the Fram isn't loaded up too. This is probably where your problem is, not the ignition. However, it shouldn't hurt the coil to run
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00187.html (8,623 bytes)
- 42. Re: valve float (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:38:26 -0700
- You can download MSD installation instructions from their Web site. http://www.msdignition.com/ Have a nice Memorial Day weekend! Bob At 07:52 AM 5/26/00 -0700, Steve Laifman wrote:
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00192.html (7,374 bytes)
- 43. Re: brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 08:37:34 -0700
- You definitely should not have to pump your brakes at all; they should operate precisely and with very little pedal movement. If you have air in the brake lines, this will give you a "mushy" feel. I
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00195.html (10,154 bytes)
- 44. Re: brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 10:11:47 -0700
- Steve Laifman just pointed out to me that the order I gave for bleeding the brakes is at variance with the Rootes Manual, which says to bleed the left front caliper first. This seems illogical to me
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00196.html (7,074 bytes)
- 45. Re: Shelby Boss 302 Webers (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 20:13:44 -0700
- You forgot the "www." after the "http://" They sure look sexy and go like stink, so I guess we shouldn't worry about little details like air filters. Bob
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00212.html (7,540 bytes)
- 46. More brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 21:24:03 -0700
- As a result of a discourse on this topic between SL and me, it was noticed that a change in the bleeding procedure occurred between the WSM.143 and WSM.143.144 editions of the Rootes Manual. As long
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00213.html (15,110 bytes)
- 47. Re: wakiki beach (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 09:14:35 -0700
- A pearl of wisdom contributed a couple of years back by Steve Laifman which he credits to his father might be appropriate here: something to the effect that "Show me a man who knows his gas mileage
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00219.html (9,361 bytes)
- 48. Re: Pads for Sunbeams (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 09:31:17 -0700
- What you say is very true and probably worth mentioning. However, I doubt that the (real) Cobra I was following at 1/2 a car length at 120 mph into turn one a Willow Springs last year gave a rat's p
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00223.html (8,013 bytes)
- 49. Re: More brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 19:18:00 -0700
- Larry, Jay, Steve, Dick, Jim, et Listers, I'm happy to see so much interest in brakes. When I last logged on, I just had time to poke a little fun at Jay's expense (I'm glad to see he got it) It does
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00241.html (13,890 bytes)
- 50. Re: More brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 07:59:32 -0700
- It's amazing what you can come up with and how easy it is to search the Web. I normally use Northern Light Search, http://www.northernlight.com but there are many good ones. I'm sure your investment
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00248.html (9,081 bytes)
- 51. Re: Tiger Exhaust Manifolds (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 21:57:59 -0700
- The left side manifold is a Ford part no. C3DE - 9431 - A. It has this alphanumeric plus "FoMoCo cast in the outer surface. The right side manifold appears to be a special Tiger piece; at least it i
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00291.html (7,045 bytes)
- 52. Re: charging (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 22:30:05 -0700
- I certainly could be the alternator. They use an array of solid state diodes/rectifiers to convert the AC the generator produces to DC. If one of the diodes fails, it will allow current to flow thro
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00308.html (7,331 bytes)
- 53. Re: cooling continued. (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Fri, 05 May 2000 06:39:42 -0700
- The fully advanced timing is the most important parameter. If you have a strictly mechanical advance distributor, it probably has about 20 degrees total of advance. You should put lighter springs in
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00315.html (7,687 bytes)
- 54. Re: highway (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 22:40:52 -0700
- As long as the system is full of coolant (water?), then running at 230 shouldn't cause a problem. I assume with all you have done lately that you have the gauge well calibrated and are confident in
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00351.html (7,887 bytes)
- 55. Re: highway (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 07:19:19 -0700
- Optimum with respect to what? With respect to heat dissipation by the radiator to the ambient, a delta T of zero degrees is best, but the difference between zero and ten degrees is negligible (ca. 5
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00356.html (7,926 bytes)
- 56. Re: Cooling (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 08:58:38 -0700
- Thanks for amplifying your previous answer. Your "rules of thumb" sound like the result of considerable experience and/or engineering analysis. I'm sure you would agree, however, that the sweet spot
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00383.html (9,434 bytes)
- 57. Re: Puke Bottle and Air Dams (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 21:33:07 -0700
- I will take some pictures of my "airflow management system" and email them to you if you're interested. The "system" consists of a custom built aluminum sheet metal blocking piece to keep air from g
- /html/tigers/2000-05/msg00402.html (8,671 bytes)
- 58. Re: tiger cooling (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 19:06:13 -0700
- Ron Davis made my radiator. He's the same source as Cullen Bennett's, and several of Dale's customers - like me. You should expect to pay in the neighborhood of $450. This is probably not the cheape
- /html/tigers/2000-04/msg00191.html (7,356 bytes)
- 59. Re: [Re: tiger cooling] (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 07:20:18 -0700
- The number I have for Ron Davis is (602) 269-9194. His radiator is quite a bit thicker than stock and the stock fan shroud would also need to be modified to fit (I don't use one, but it would help c
- /html/tigers/2000-04/msg00210.html (7,980 bytes)
- 60. Re: inquiry 042400a (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 07:57:41 -0700
- That is a lot of horsepower to disappear down the drain, isn't it. Well, there are a number of places it could be going. If you listen to some people, there's twenty horsepower eaten up by the engin
- /html/tigers/2000-04/msg00213.html (8,418 bytes)
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