[Tigers] Battery manifold

[James Armstrong]

Hello

 

After some research into the battery manifold of M1 and Mk1A Tigers, I’ve found the following:

In the ‘Parts list Supplement for the Sunbeam 260’, I found that:
The Rootes part number for the manifold breather tube and 6 caps is 1224844
On the same line, at the end of the ‘Description’ is a Lucas number, 54285582



The Lucas Equipment and Service Parts manual for 1966 # CCE901/66 lists the  battery but not the manifold.



In the old Lucas Bible, ‘Lucas Equipment and Spare Parts  1945-1960’, there is a listing for a battery Vent Plug, rubber,  part number 24179522, but its top is different than the plugs used on the Tiger manifold, as well as being rubber not plastic. Note that ‘The Lucas Bible’ ends in 1960 and covers late 40’s through 1960. Rubber was used far more frequently in that period.



 Ron Fraser, known to all on this list-serve, contacted the Rootes Heritage Group and asked if they had a drawing of the assembly and they reported to him they had no information on this.



 Further, Joe Chiappetta, an extremely knowledgeable Sunbeam guy for many years, has researched this part (or similar) in different British makes, especially ones with fuel tanks in the same closed environment as a Tiger, and hasn’t found anything.



The part is a Lucas, but I’ll bet it was installed at the Jensen plant as they were building the Tiger.
Strange, though, that no other vehicles (it appears) had this arrangement with these very special
 arrow-headed plugs.



In closing, it seems that the only hope for obtaining an assembly would be a clever person with a 3D printer

and a sample cap.

 

Thoughts?

 
Jim ArmstrongMk 1A382002083 LRXFECode 86TAC # 0763
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