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I took the Tiger out today for a little cruise with my son driving (don=E2=
=80=99t
panic, Hagerty, he=E2=80=99s over 25). When we got home I noticed that the=
trunk
was a little out of alignment. The nut on the fixed part of the right side
hinge was loose. No problem, tighten it up. Only it wouldn=E2=80=99t tigh=
ten. It
feels like the stud is pulling out of the hinge body. OK, I may have a
spare hinge, if not, I can probably turn one up.
No big deal, right? But wait, the fun was just starting.
I was going to drive it back into the garage. The key was on a few
seconds while I readjusted the seat from my son=E2=80=99s position. Then i=
t took
longer than normal to start, then smoke came out from under the hood. Key
off. There=E2=80=99s a lot of heat coming out=E2=80=A6 I pulled the hood =
release and
could see flames=E2=80=A6 Opening the hood, flames were coming up from th=
e front
of the carb area. The garden hose was right there, so I gave it a squirt,
cooling everything off, and the flames went out.
The front of the air cleaner is sort or singed, the element needs an
inspection, the bottom of the hood is black and bubbled right over there,
and there is one huge bubble on the outside of the hood. Wiring looks OK,
if a bit singed, and the plastic section that joins the choke heater down
pipe to the air cleaner is melted.
After things cooled off, we powered it up again, with the air cleaner off.
The pump was on, but everything was perfect, no fuel coming out anywhere.
It started and ran fine.
So I=E2=80=99m guessing that something is going on in the float bowl, the v=
alve
occasionally sticking open or something. There had been a couple instances
of brief loss of power, and rough running this summer, so I suspect this is
related.
I cleaned and replaced a lot of stuff in the carb maybe a decade back.
Anybody have any part numbers for rebuild kits that are available today?
What Ford should I tell them I have to get the kit for a stock 260 Tiger
carb?
The fun is going out of this real quick. Now I=E2=80=99m faced with matchi=
ng the
paint on the hood ( Imron from 1977), or a whole strip and repaint to get
things to match, since there are too many layers of paint on it now.
How was your day?
Stu
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">I took the Tiger out today for a little cruise with my =
son
driving (don=E2=80=99t panic, Hagerty, he=E2=80=99s over 25).=C2=A0 When we=
got home I noticed that the trunk was
a little out of alignment.=C2=A0 The nut on the fixed
part of the right side hinge was loose.=C2=A0
No problem, tighten it up.=C2=A0 Only
it wouldn=E2=80=99t tighten.=C2=A0 It feels like the
stud is pulling out of the hinge body.=C2=A0 OK, I may have a spare hinge, =
if not, I can probably
turn one up.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">No big deal, right?=C2=A0
But wait, the fun was just starting.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0I was going to drive
it back into the garage.=C2=A0 The key was on
a few seconds while I readjusted the seat from my son=E2=80=99s position.=
=C2=A0 Then it=C2=A0took longer than normal to start, then
smoke came out from under the hood.=C2=A0 Key
off.=C2=A0 There=E2=80=99s a lot of heat coming out=E2=80=A6=C2=A0 I pulled=
the hood release and could see
flames=E2=80=A6=C2=A0=C2=A0 Opening the hood, flames were
coming up from the front of the carb area.=C2=A0
The garden hose was right there, so I gave it a squirt, cooling everything
off, and the flames went out.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0The front of the air
cleaner is sort or singed, the element needs an inspection, the bottom of t=
he
hood is black and bubbled right over there, and there is one huge bubble on=
the
outside of the hood.=C2=A0 Wiring looks OK, if
a bit singed, and the plastic section that joins the choke heater down pipe=
to
the air cleaner is melted.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">After things cooled off, we powered it up again, wit=
h the
air cleaner off.=C2=A0 The pump was on, but
everything was perfect, no fuel coming out anywhere.=C2=A0=C2=A0 It started=
and ran fine.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">So I=E2=80=99m guessing that something is going on i=
n the float bowl,
the valve occasionally sticking open or something.=C2=A0 There had been a c=
ouple instances of brief loss
of power, and rough running this summer, so I suspect this is related.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I cleaned and replace=
d a lot of stuff in the carb maybe a
decade back.=C2=A0 Anybody have any part
numbers for rebuild kits that are available today?=C2=A0 What Ford should I=
tell them I have to get
the kit for a stock 260 Tiger carb?</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The fun is going out of this real quick.=C2=A0 Now I=
=E2=80=99m faced with matching the paint on the
hood ( Imron from 1977), or a whole strip and repaint to get things to matc=
h,
since there are too many layers of paint on it now.</p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><br></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">How was your day?</p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><br></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Stu</p></div></div>
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