Yikes-Pull the engine. It's much quicker, simpler and will be a higher quality
job. I
wouldn't do it any other way. (nothing against your method, Jim...just my
personal
preference). I would also do some spring cleaning while the engine and trans
are out.
Regards-Chris
On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Anita Barrett <anitabrt@mindspring.com> wrote:
>At 03:13 pm 1/24/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>HELLO TIGER FANS,
>>HAS ANYONE INSTALLED A CAM IN THEIR TIGER
>>WITHOUT PULLING THE ENGINE ? (I CAN REMOVE MY $1200 GRILL).
>>ALSO DOES ANYBODY HAVE A SET OF HEADERS FOR SALE ?
>>TNX, PERRY
>>
> After my SVO cam wiped a lobe, I changed to a new cam and lifters in
>my Tiger II . I swaped in a 351C; but I assume you could do it on a 289
>or 260 the same way. Pull the waterpump, alternator, radiator,etc. You
>can keep the pan on and use a " Victor" timing chain set, but I don't
>recommend it. Pull the pan and clean out all the steel chunks from your
>old cam and lifters. Be sure to disassemble the oil cooler if you wiped
>a cam. There is a valve in one lower end of it that collects chunks.
>(Assuming you have a Tiger II with the dual tube oil cooler.) Obviously
>you must pull the grill.
> By the way; conserning all the talk about the egg-crate grill of a Tiger
>II.
>The SS trim around the grill is NOT the same as the trim around an
>Ailpine "bar" grill. It is much wider at the top. I don't know about the
>trim on the early Tigers. The egg-crate grill is also difficult to clean
>and polish.
> Jim Barrett Tiger II 351C and others.
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