[Tigers] Radiator header tank question

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And, how is this piece hanging down attached to   the tank?
Mark
 
 
In a message dated 7/5/2011 3:05:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
awtiger at cox.net writes:

Very  interesting, Ron.  I, too, would like to know the details of these 
header  tanks, especially since my car (B382001600) falls within the shortest 
run of  tanks.  Could these have been the only ones to have the level  
marker???

Andy

----  Ron Fraser  <rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote: 
> Andy
>     There  are 3 header tanks listed in my Parts List 6601334.
> 1224725   Up to B382001521
> 5221224    B382001522 to  B382001894
> 1236126    From B382001895
> 
> One  of these could be the one with the water level.
> 
> It seems to  me I have seen the one with the water level indicator part 
but
> no idea  when or in which Tiger I saw it.
> 
> Ron Fraser
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of  awtiger at cox.net
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 11:50 AM
> To:  tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Radiator header tank  question
> 
> 
> Hey, guys:
> 
> I've messed  with Tigers now since 1979 and yesterday I saw something that
> I've  never seen before.  I'm hoping that someone can enlighten me.  I  
have a
> spare radiator header tank for a Tiger in my parts stash that  was given 
to
> me by a friend several years ago, along with a bunch of  other spare Tiger
> bits.  I had never really looked at it before,  other than just a cursory
> glance.  However, yesterday I unpacked  the box that all of these parts 
were
> in and examined that tank.   Just inside the radiator cap opening, there 
is a
> square-shaped "U"  piece of metal that hangs down.  On the flat surface of
> this  piece, it says "water level."  Of course, I understand the  
significance
> of the piece.  I am puzzled, however, because it's  the only Tiger 
radiator
> header tank that I've ever seen that had such  a water level indicator in 
it.
> Niether my current Mk1A nor the other  three Tigers I've owned (all Mk1's)
> have had that piece down in their  tanks.  Are they supposed to have it?
> Does anybody else have this  on their Tiger?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Andy  Walker
> Edmond, OK
> B382001600LRXFE
> TAC #740
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