No, no. Dead rats come from the sabre claws and lightning reflexs of cats,
Tigers in this case. Some poor slob with a rat motor in his Chebby
challenged the wrong car and got his rings mixed up with his water passages.
I don't know what kind of gas tank he's running that he could get a 'rat'
under, but Jim Barrett will want to know about it!
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Laifman <Laifman@Flash.Net>
To: Wright, Larry <larry.wright@usop.com>
Cc: Tiger's Den <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: inquiry 021800a
> Larry,
>
> You are correct, the main problem with the Holley sight plugs is turning
yellow,
> and losing the ability to see the fuel level. The "Crazing" comes from
the engine
> cleaners used to get the crud off the outside of the carb, which seems to
seep
> from the vertical, gas wetted gaskets.
>
> On your DR problem. The reason you are having difficulty in locating the
> appropriate pieces is that you are looking for Rootes parts. These were
offered
> only by the US dealers as a LAT 99 option (racing only). I am surprised
to find
> it in a Tiger, as the included instructions definitely stated that they
were to be
> inserted through the racing filler cap of the car(s) giving you the
hardest time
> on the track.
>
> Perhaps the original owner was a 'threat" to a LAT 99 equipped other Tiger
> Owner???
>
> This option was conceived after the previous practice of sugar in the gas
tank was
> specifically prohibited by the SCCA Rules Committee, whereas it was silent
on the
> use of DR's.
>
> I happen to have some NOS DR's, still in the original sealed plastic bags,
with
> Richard Wheatley's installation instructions ("in the dead of a moon-less
night,
> creep stealthily ...".) I was debating whether to offer them on E-Bay,
but if you
> are interested............
>
> {9->
>
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