[Tigers] Distributor vacuum line

[genepadgett at comcast.net]

Hi Ron, 


Yes, full length measured absolute tip to tip. Original line, off the car and retrieved from storage shelf for measurement. 


BTW, any idea where one can get a fitting for the end that goes into the canister on the original distributor? Pretty unique sealing tip on it. I did not not want to cut it off the original line. I had my distributor rebuilt and figured out a way to use a part of a compression coupler and a hand bent short piece of same sized line to make a 90 degree elbow to hook up a vacuum flexible line to my new carb. So I am good to go with what I have, but have always been curious about that orginal line- to- distributor hard line fitting. 


Gene 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Fraser" <rfraser at bluefrog.com> 
To: genepadgett at comcast.net 
Cc: tigers at autox.team.net 
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 6:18:25 PM 
Subject: RE: [Tigers] Distributor vacuum line 

Message 
Gene 
Any information helps. 

You measured the full length of the vacuum line, correct and this was an original Tiger part. (?) 

My theory is that Rooted took up to 1/2" off the tube length at the distributor. This would pull the line back from the radiator hose. 

Thanks 
Ron 



-----Original Message----- 
From: genepadgett at comcast.net [mailto:genepadgett at comcast.net] 
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 6:58 PM 
To: rfraser at bluefrog.com 
Cc: tigers at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Distributor vacuum line 


Hi Ron, 


I measured it at exactly 25 inches. I used a piece of solid core electrical wire, molded to the vacuum line and periodically taped to it to hold in place, then detached it, straightened it, and measured. Hope that helps. (Pic upon request!) 


Gene 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Fraser" <rfraser at bluefrog.com> 
To: tigers at autox.team.net 
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 3:38:40 PM 
Subject: [Tigers] Distributor vacuum line 

Tiger Trivia and facts plus I'm just curious 

I noticed something interesting recently. 

The stock Tiger distributor vacuum hard line only has a Rootes part number; 
1224812. 
There is no Ford part number listed. This leads me to believe that Rootes 
either made a new line or they modified the Ford part. 

My theory is Rootes modified the Ford part. The questions are did they and 
by how much? 
It's not impossible that Ford modified this part for Rootes but I would 
expect a Ford part number attached to the part in that case. 

Anyone have a known stock original Tiger engine distributor vacuum line? 

Anyone have a stock Ford distributor vacuum line; I believe the C5ZZ part is 
the one available now? 

Anyone who went to England and the Archive - did you see this part drawing? 

I did some very rough estimates of the difference between stock Ford and 
Tiger pictures and found a Max difference of 1/2" shorter for the Tiger at 
the distributor end. 

I'm not sure the best way to measure this. Maybe mark the middle of the 
bend and use a wire form from the nut to the mark. (?) 

Unfortunately I can not find where I squirreled away the hard line I did 
have on my Tiger so I can't measure it. I'll have to look deeper. 

Ron Fraser 
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