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<DIV>Since I seem to be the point of many comments (not just this one), YES, I
have heard of and know what a Schrader valve is. HOWEVER, neither in the
original post nor in the Ebay item (I found) that was worded IDENTICALLY as the
post was the word TIRE (or tube) ever used. So, there was NO inclination that
the tool was used in conjunction with a tire. And from the Ebay ad there was
nothing to compare the items size. So, there was no knowing how large or small
it was. I do not have a tool kit to compare, and TBON was already stated as not
providing what the original poster was looking for.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thus was my thinking going to known “valves” in a Tiger. And the only other
valves I though of were; the engine valves, heater control valve and possible a
radio vacuum tube using a British term “valve” (Reference Tim Hunkin
”Secret Life of Machines”) and the tool was used for some type of electronic
adjustment. Also, a third of my working life I was a TV Studio technician and we
often used very similar looking tools to adjust cameras, hence the mental
connection for radio adjustment.</DIV>
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<DIV>BTW, these were merely suggestions (“could”), I admitted to the term (sans
the word tire) was “cofounding” because I could not think of ANY reason (with
the exception of a radio adjustment) a plastic tool would be used for those
other stated purposes. In essence I was ruling out most of those things I
mentioned.</DIV>
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<DIV>So, yea, I get it. The simplicity of the tool once revealed makes even me
grin at myself a little bit. But, please, have a little mercy. Had the word TIRE
or, yes, even Schrader valve been used I would not have overthought my
reply. Which by the way was (I believe) the first one some 17 hours after
the initial question was posed – and others could have had amply opportunity –
but didn’t.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tigers@autox.team.net
href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">Tom Hall via Tigers</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 03, 2019 9:47 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=tigers@autox.team.net
href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Tigers] valve extractor for tool kit</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 1/3/2019 8:06 AM, Tom Witt via Tigers
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>You must be talking about this: <A
title=https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sunbeam-Tiger-Alpine-Plastic-Valve-Stem-Extractor-for-tool-kit/332984724770?hash=item4d876fad22:g:r9wAAOSwFSxZ~Mb5:rk:1:pf:0
href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sunbeam-Tiger-Alpine-Plastic-Valve-Stem-Extractor-for-tool-kit/332984724770?hash=item4d876fad22:g:r9wAAOSwFSxZ~Mb5:rk:1:pf:0"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sunbeam-Tiger-Alpine-Plastic-Valve-Stem-Extractor-for-tool-kit/332984724770?hash=item4d876fad22:g:r9wAAOSwFSxZ~Mb5:rk:1:pf:0</A>
as an item of the exact name is on Ebay now.</DIV>
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<DIV>The term itself seems confounding. I can only think of two types of
valves in a Tiger. The 16 valves in the engine and the heater control valve.
Given the engine valve stem and head are one you would not be “extracting” one
from the other and surely not with plastic. I’ve never had the heater
valve apart but from its appearance this device seems to have little or no
purpose. Could it be that the word “valve” has an expanded British
meaning? I know they often call vacuum tubes “valves.” Frankly it
looks like a shaft for a radio knob..., or a tool for adjusting old style
potentiometers , capacitors etc..</DIV>
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<P>I'm dumbfounded. Have none of you ever heard of a Schrader valve?
It's what holds the air in your tires!<BR></P><PRE class=moz-signature cols="72">--
Tom Hall
ModTiger Engineering LLC
5712 San Luis Court
Pleasanton, CA 94566
<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:modtiger@comcast.net">modtiger@comcast.net</A>
(925)462-3876
<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="http://www.tigerengineering.net">www.tigerengineering.net</A> </PRE>
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