[Tigers] Spring startup

[awtiger at cox.net]

Yep, Jeff...I agree with some of the other guys that the fault is more than likely in your ballast resistor.  I have had this problem with my Tiger before and, upon inspection, found one of the two wires going to the resistor loose inside it's terminal.  I tightened it up and have not had the problem since.  

I also had a good friend who had this same thing happen to him on his Tiger while we were at the Texas Shelby Meet back in the '80s.  As it turned out, his ballast resistor had gone bad and shorted out inside.  He got the car home by connecting the two wires together and bypassing the resistor.  It'll run like that, but it will fry the points in the distributor fairly quickly.

Best of luck,
Andy Walker
Edmond, OK
B382001600LRXFE
TAC #740


---- Jeff Holt <jeff.holt7 at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Hey guys. Again I come to drink at the well.
> 
> I live in Northern Utah and it's still pretty cold here but I pulled the Tiger
> out, charged the battery and fired it up. Fires up great then immediately
> quits. Fired it up and immediately quits.
> 
> The starter miter gas always had a hard time disengaging after the start
> anyway, which I need to fix, (some kind of rewiring issue needed) but as I
> start it, the engine sounds great, for Agee seconds as long as I have the
> starter motor engaged. Quits immediately when it's on it's own,
> 
> After a few tries, I see a steam out of a heater hose fitting.
> 
> Immediately rolled it back into the garage worried about oil and coolant.
> Haven't had time to run through a check list. Would love to have some thoughts
> and ideas on what that check list should look like.
> 
> Thanks ahead of time
> Jeff Holt
> Huntsville, UT
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