Paul has given the best option I've read. Even if you manage to break the
engine loose you still face unforseen problems. I have no idea your financial
position but you have an expensive and highly desiresble Tiger. IF you have a
shop.the right tools then take the engine apart and then to a machine shop to
see if the block needs bored. Then go from there by replacing the cam and
bearings and follow suit depending on the bore. You will have a newly rebuilt
engine and you can be replacing rubber, getting brakes and fuel pump gas tanks
etc etc in running order.
Tony the Tiger
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"Paul R. Breuhan" <prbreuhan@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Carl,
>Getting it to run can be done...but I wouldn't recommend it.
>
>Years ago my dad put his Corvette into storage. Basically parked it in the
>garage and it sat for about 35 years.
>
>10 Years ago as my dad neared retirement, my mom decided she wanted to move
>and sell the house, since it was becoming a physical burden to maintain...so
>the light went off in his head to get his old car running again.
>
>Like Carl's Tiger he had a laundry list of issues and things to check before
>he could get it running with his goal of driving it my parent's new condo.
>
>He spent hour ...after hour ...after hour ...after hour ...after hour ...after
>hour (do I have enough hours here????) ...he finally got it to turn over and
>run a bit on it's own power. He ended up trailering it to their new place.
>
>2 more years of working ...after hour ...after hour ...after hour ...after
>hour ...after hour...it was finally road worthy. I was amazed and thought he
>just might pull this nonsense off.
>
>About 500 miles later...and 2 broken rings...and a camshaft that was wiped
>out...my dad pulled the engine.
>
>For all his time and effort...he just should have pulled it in the first
>place. He still isn't driving the car a lot...he is just too darn cheap and
>stubborn to get the fuel injection unit rebuilt. I told him to go out and get
>a cheap carb and intake temporarily.
>
>Carl, good luck with whatever you decide and do.
>
>Paul
>
>
>> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:36:27 -0700
>> From: cghalgren@yahoo.com
>> To: tigers@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Tigers] Tiger MKII Coming out of Storage
>>
>> All,
>> I am finally attempting to get my Tiger back on the road after 35 years
>> in the garage...............
>>
>> Carl Halgren
>> CGHalgren@yahoo.com
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