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21. Rear hub/axle removal (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 08:52:40 -0400; I have managed to replace one of my rear wheel studs on the car. I used a slightly shorter stud, picked out at a local auto parts store, but I believe it to be the same as the 68 Chevelle that I had; /html/tigers/2003-05/msg00321.html (6,946 bytes)
22. Subject: 289/302 Conversions - My own biased opinion (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 08:13:14 -0500; The 260 responds pretty well to normal tweaks such as cam replacement (stock cam is VERY mild) , 4bbl carb & manifold & exhaust headers, and cylinder head porting. If the engine is already disassemb; /html/tigers/2003-04/msg00024.html (10,618 bytes)
23. Roller cams (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 21:13:51 -0400; I would not be concerned with running a roller cam on a street engine, I do not think you will have any concerns, though if you are running a 7500 rpm, 425 hp 289, anything I say might not apply. For; /html/tigers/2003-04/msg00069.html (9,881 bytes)
24. Low rise intake (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 10:21:53 -0500; You wrote; " The earlier 'low-rise' four-barrel Tiger manifold that is pictured in TBON is quite different, but I have no idea what was actually compared to what, almost forty years ago." I do not h; /html/tigers/2003-03/msg00000.html (6,985 bytes)
25. Low rise intake (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 09:17:23 -0500; Thanks to everyone who responded to my low rise manifold questions. the manifold on my Tiger is not the one pictured, and remains unidentified. Happy Motoring Doug Leithauser; /html/tigers/2003-03/msg00041.html (6,589 bytes)
26. 260 cylinder heads (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 09:37:28 -0500; When rebuilding my 260, I reached the conclusion that pretty much ALL of the aftermarket heads are sized for the bore size & displacement of the 302 and are really not suitable for a 260. The stock T; /html/tigers/2003-03/msg00042.html (7,710 bytes)
27. 260 vs HiPo 289 cylinder heads (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:05:19 -0500; Bob, and listers, I believe at least some of the Tiger 260 heads are very similar to the HiPo 289, sharing the same casting as the HiPo 289. My own original, 3 core plug 260 has cylinder heads with c; /html/tigers/2003-03/msg00112.html (10,578 bytes)
28. 260 cylinder heads (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 08:28:28 -0500; I had hoped to access Bob Mannel's Mustang and Small Block Ford V8 book, but I have not been able to beg, borrow or steal a copy. I did not resort to buying one. If you are correct, and Tom Monroe's; /html/tigers/2003-03/msg00166.html (9,108 bytes)
29. Re: 260 cylinder heads (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 10:19:00 -0500; I had no idea what a controversy I was getting into when I started this. The heads on my car do not have screw in studs, and as previously mentioned, have the smaller 1.67" intake valves. I am not s; /html/tigers/2003-03/msg00227.html (11,827 bytes)
30. Hydraulic lifters (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2003 10:26:33 -0500; A good hydraulic lifter will feel quite solid when pressing down on it. It takes considerable pressure over a long period of time to collapse the lifter. Otherwise all your valves would clatter on st; /html/tigers/2003-03/msg00228.html (6,990 bytes)
31. Tying the Tiger (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 11:30:35 -0500; Some new vehicles are shipped tied down tight with the suspension pretty well bottomed out. New Corvettes with the magnetic fluid shocks have spacers in the shocks so the car can be tied down tight w; /html/tigers/2003-01/msg00154.html (7,625 bytes)
32. Bubbling Over? (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 08:14:04 -0500; Just because you are loosing coolant does not neccesarily mean you will ever see it. The inspiration to overhaul the engine in my car was a mysterious coolant loss with no leaks. I pressure tested th; /html/tigers/2002-11/msg00085.html (7,239 bytes)
33. LAT 70 Tires (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 07:48:53 -0400; I had not been aware of saftey concerns with mounting too wide a tire on a narrow rim, but the tire & rim width need to be a reasonable match for the tire to work properly. Too wide a tire will have; /html/tigers/2002-10/msg00117.html (7,883 bytes)
34. Re: If its not one thing its another! (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 08:24:50 -0500; I've seen this happen on a couple of Tigers over the years, and on my own car I also had a problem with short life ot the throw out bearing & pressure plate fingers from constant contact with the se; /html/tigers/2002-10/msg00305.html (7,691 bytes)
35. RE: Guess the problem (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 18:45:29 -0400; This is not too different from what I experienced long ago when I had the Tiger at a Porsche club event at the road course at Michigan International Speedway. Being a club event run by street cars a; /html/tigers/2002-09/msg00112.html (9,969 bytes)
36. Re: Solve the Problem (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 08:36:10 -0400; OK, I would have thought that a loose distributor was a mechanical problem too, but I won't whine about that. The problem I had, & so many others on the list had, is failing to look beyond the last r; /html/tigers/2002-09/msg00215.html (7,894 bytes)
37. More on fan shrouds (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 07:54:52 -0400; Just to let you all know where the market is at this time, I have received offers to sell me a repro fan shroud from $200-$400, or an original at $325. I was a bit shocked at the high prices, but I'm; /html/tigers/2002-08/msg00009.html (6,490 bytes)
38. speedo cable (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 06:39:57 -0400; The concern with the speedo cable is that the inner cable cannot push into the speedometer, or it will quickly wear out the bushings & wind up to the high peg (what is that,140?) as soon as the car s; /html/tigers/2002-08/msg00037.html (8,027 bytes)
39. Off Balance (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 07:03:28 -0400; The balance weights on the flywheel & balancer must match the crankshaft. I do not claim to be an expert on which engine needs just what balancer & flywhel, but you have to stay with what the engine; /html/tigers/2002-08/msg00038.html (7,710 bytes)
40. How Tach-ie (score: 1): Author: "Doug & Rett Leithauser" <dleit@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 16:40:19 -0400; I got around to calibrating my tachometer today. I had expected there to be a rubber plug over the calibration potentiometer, but on my car, the tach has no opening that allows access to the adjustme; /html/tigers/2002-08/msg00092.html (7,671 bytes)

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