Thanks everybody for the quick replies. This one is no special deal. The
guy wants 5 dollars more than the asking price on Perogies website. They
will never be accused of being the low cost leader!
Erich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Theo Smit" <tsmit@shaw.ca>
To: "Kathy and Erich Coiner" <kathy.coiner@gte.net>
Cc: "Tiger List" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: Edelbrock F4B
> If it was originally set up for the Tiger then it would have straight
threads
> (not pipe-thread) for the water temperature sender unit. Note that the
straight
> threads on the sender are close enough in diameter and nominal pitch, that
if
> you did screw one into a hole tapped 3/8 NPT, it would sorta grab once
you'd
> threaded it most of the way in. It might even seal, if you first wrapped
the
> sender with about a roll of Teflon tape. Apparently it was good enough for
my
> Tiger's P.O.'s mechanic.
>
> Theo
>
> Kathy and Erich Coiner wrote:
>
> > What is a fair price to pay for one of these?
> > I found one for sale.
> > The threads for the heater hose and sending unit are fairly trashed.
> > The water damage on the head sealing surface is minimal.
> >
> > The seller tried to tell me this F4B was extra special because it was an
OEM
> > tiger part. You could tell because there was a cast in hump with tapped
> > hole on the drivers rear runner. Any truth to this? or just typical
seller
> > BS?
> >
> > He mentioned the Tiger connection first, I never said where I would use
the
> > part.
> >
> > Erich
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