[Tigers] Heater Core

[michael king]

Tigers bulge the cires with the stock cap . It's the same core the Alpine
used and they only ran 9lbs.

Definitely update the core

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Regards

Michael King

On Thu, 27 Feb 2025, 12:02 am Will Seay, <Tigers at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> The main reason that the ends of the heater core tend to bulge out is that
> folks run the cooling system at a pressure above the OEM design pressure.
> Stock radiator cap is 13 PSI.  Many folks run a 16 PSI cap.  If you're
> running a 16 PSI system would recommend that you go with the Specialties
> core.
>
> Will - 382001570
> Tigers at embarqmail.com
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM Clyde Mclaughlin <
> clydemclaughlin618 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Have the one you have fixed and tested, easy job for a good shop
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 11:22 PM michael king <michael.s.king at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Joe,
>>>
>>> Sunbeam Specialties were stocking a Sunbeam core with strengthened ends
>>> to stop them bulging and leaking, they are listed in the parts catalogue,
>>> why not get one there?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 at 04:22, Joe Brown <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm still working on my earlier issue with the wipers and I will let
>>>> everybody know what I find out.
>>>>
>>>> But I also decided to do something about my heater.  I don't have it
>>>> installed in the car right now because of a leak.  I started doing some
>>>> research and found a forum where somebody said that the MGB used the same
>>>> core.  All of the MG retailers have the cores and they look a little
>>>> different than what we have in the Tiger.  But the dimensions appear to be
>>>> about the same.
>>>>
>>>> Is anybody out there running with an MGB heater core?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Joe Brown
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>>>
>>> Michael King
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