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On Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 11:03:06 AM PST, <tigers-request@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Send Tigers mailing list submissions to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:tigers-request@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers-request@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can reach the person managing the list at<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:tigers-owner@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers-owner@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br></div><div dir="ltr">than "Re: Contents of Tigers digest..."<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Today's Topics:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 1. Battery manifold (James Armstrong)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2. Re: Battery manifold (James Lindner)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:56:02 +0000 (UTC)<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: James Armstrong <<a href="mailto:rollright@aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rollright@aol.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: [Tigers] Battery manifold<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:1662939720.6126399.1739292962607@mail.yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1662939720.6126399.1739292962607@mail.yahoo.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hello<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">After some research into the battery manifold of M1 and Mk1A Tigers, I?ve found the following:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">In the ?Parts list Supplement for the Sunbeam 260?, I found that:<br></div><div dir="ltr">The Rootes part number for the manifold breather tube and 6 caps is 1224844<br></div><div dir="ltr">On the same line, at the end of the ?Description? is a Lucas number, 54285582<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The Lucas Equipment and Service Parts manual for 1966 # CCE901/66 lists the? battery but not the manifold.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">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.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">?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.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">?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.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The part is a Lucas, but I?ll bet it was installed at the Jensen plant as they were building the Tiger.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Strange, though, that no other vehicles (it appears) had this arrangement with these very special<br></div><div dir="ltr">?arrow-headed plugs.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">In closing, it seems that the only hope for obtaining an assembly would be a clever person with a 3D printer<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">and a sample cap.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thoughts?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">?<br></div><div dir="ltr">Jim ArmstrongMk 1A382002083 LRXFECode 86TAC # 0763<br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20250211/378f9c2e/attachment-0001.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20250211/378f9c2e/attachment-0001.htm</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 2<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:19:59 -0500<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: James Lindner <<a href="mailto:jliny5@cox.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jliny5@cox.net</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: James Armstrong <<a href="mailto:rollright@aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rollright@aol.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cc: <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [Tigers] Battery manifold<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:2877E113-1865-4B4F-8259-50DC42F0B6A2@cox.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2877E113-1865-4B4F-8259-50DC42F0B6A2@cox.net</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> Not an exact reproduction, but I thought my effort to replicate breather tube was close. I have since added original terminal lugs. Battery central carried the repro Lucas battery, but I think it is no longer available.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jim<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> On Feb 11, 2025, at 12:51 PM, James Armstrong via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> ?<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Hello<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> After some research into the battery manifold of M1 and Mk1A Tigers, I?ve found the following:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> In the ?Parts list Supplement for the Sunbeam 260?, I found that:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> The Rootes part number for the manifold breather tube and 6 caps is 1224844<br></div><div dir="ltr">> On the same line, at the end of the ?Description? is a Lucas number, 54285582<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> The Lucas Equipment and Service Parts manual for 1966 # CCE901/66 lists the battery but not the manifold.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> 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.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> 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.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> 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.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> The part is a Lucas, but I?ll bet it was installed at the Jensen plant as they were building the Tiger.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Strange, though, that no other vehicles (it appears) had this arrangement with these very special<br></div><div dir="ltr">> arrow-headed plugs.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> In closing, it seems that the only hope for obtaining an assembly would be a clever person with a 3D printer<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> and a sample cap.<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Thoughts?<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Jim Armstrong<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Mk 1A<br></div><div dir="ltr">> 382002083 LRXFE<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Code 86<br></div><div dir="ltr">> TAC # 0763<br></div><div dir="ltr">> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/jliny5@cox.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/jliny5@cox.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">> <br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20250211/40aa92e4/attachment.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20250211/40aa92e4/attachment.htm</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">Name: image0.jpeg<br></div><div dir="ltr">Type: image/jpeg<br></div><div dir="ltr">Size: 115641 bytes<br></div><div dir="ltr">Desc: not available<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20250211/40aa92e4/attachment.jpeg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/attachments/20250211/40aa92e4/attachment.jpeg</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Digest Footer<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Tigers mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tigers@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/tigers</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">End of Tigers Digest, Vol 18, Issue 18<br></div><div dir="ltr">**************************************<br></div></div>
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