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Stu,
Sorry to hear about your crappy day. I had a day like that many years =
ago. Had rebuilt the carb and had forgotten to tighten the float valve =
seats into the carb body. Gas came out of the carb overflow. In my =
infinite wisdom I had decided to turn the key on and wait for the pump =
to stop. When the pump didn=E2=80=99t stop, instead of realizing that =
there was something wrong, I cranked the engine. There was a great =
Whoosh! and a large black blister began growing on the hood. Was =
fortunate to get the car to a neighbor=E2=80=99s hose and douse the =
flames. Aside from the obvious repaint, had to do harness repairs, =
replace ignition wires and some other stuff. Just a word of caution, =
when you rebuild the carb, make sure that the float valve seats are =
tight or you may be in for another crappy day.
Will - wseay@embarqmail.com
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"I think not therefore I am not" (anon)
From: Stu via Tigers=20
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:37 PM
To: Tiger Net=20
Subject: [Tigers] This isn't fun anymore...
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 tighten. 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 it 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 the 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 valve 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 =
matching 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><FONT size=3D4>Stu,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4>Sorry to hear about your crappy day. I had a =
day like=20
that many years ago. Had rebuilt the carb and had forgotten to =
tighten the=20
float valve seats into the carb body. Gas came out of the carb=20
overflow. In my infinite wisdom I had decided to turn the key on =
and wait=20
for the pump to stop. When the pump didn=E2=80=99t stop, instead =
of realizing that=20
there was something wrong, I cranked the engine. There was a great =
Whoosh!=20
and a large black blister began growing on the hood. Was fortunate =
to get=20
the car to a neighbor=E2=80=99s hose and douse the flames. Aside =
from the obvious=20
repaint, had to do harness repairs, replace ignition wires and some =
other=20
stuff. Just a word of caution, when you rebuild the carb, make =
sure that=20
the float valve seats are tight or you may be in for another crappy=20
day.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: =
#000000">Will -=20
wseay@embarqmail.com<BR>______________________________<BR>"I think not =
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I am not" (anon)</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, August 30, 2015 9:37 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Tigers] This isn't fun =
anymore...</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal>I took the Tiger out today for a little cruise with =
my son=20
driving (don=E2=80=99t panic, Hagerty, he=E2=80=99s over 25). When =
we got home I noticed=20
that the trunk was a little out of alignment. The nut on the fixed =
part of=20
the right side hinge was loose. No problem, tighten it up. =
Only it=20
wouldn=E2=80=99t tighten. It feels like the stud is pulling out of =
the hinge=20
body. OK, I may have a spare hinge, if not, I can probably turn =
one=20
up.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>No big deal, right? But wait, the fun was =
just=20
starting.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>I was going to drive it back into the garage. =
The key=20
was on a few seconds while I readjusted the seat from my son=E2=80=99s =
position. =20
Then it took longer than normal to start, then smoke came out from under =
the=20
hood. Key off. There=E2=80=99s a lot of heat coming =
out=E2=80=A6 I pulled the=20
hood release and could see flames=E2=80=A6 Opening the hood, =
flames were=20
coming up from the front of the carb area. The garden hose was =
right=20
there, so I gave it a squirt, cooling everything off, and the flames =
went=20
out.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>The front of the air cleaner is sort or singed, the =
element=20
needs an inspection, the bottom of the hood is black and bubbled right =
over=20
there, and there is one huge bubble on the outside of the hood. =
Wiring=20
looks OK, if a bit singed, and the plastic section that joins the choke =
heater=20
down pipe to the air cleaner is melted.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>After things cooled off, we powered it up again, =
with the air=20
cleaner off. The pump was on, but everything was perfect, no fuel =
coming=20
out anywhere. It started and ran fine.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>So I=E2=80=99m guessing that something is going on =
in the float bowl,=20
the valve occasionally sticking open or something. There had been =
a couple=20
instances of brief loss of power, and rough running this summer, so I =
suspect=20
this is related.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>I cleaned and replaced a lot of stuff in the carb =
maybe a=20
decade back. Anybody have any part numbers for rebuild kits that =
are=20
available today? What Ford should I tell them I have to get the =
kit for a=20
stock 260 Tiger carb?</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>The fun is going out of this real quick. Now =
I=E2=80=99m faced=20
with matching the paint on the hood ( Imron from 1977), or a whole strip =
and=20
repaint to get things to match, since there are too many layers of paint =
on it=20
now.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>How was your day?</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Stu</P></DIV></DIV>
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