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Stu,
I agree with you. This kind of stuff drives me nuts, and it isn't fun. In
the 35+ years that I have been driving and maintaining Sunbeams and other
cars, I have found that I DO NOT like chasing down parts and dealing with
things that break, especially when it is hard to find the right part, or
taking off the old part causes a bolt to break, or the part comes and it
doesn't fit or it's not as good as the old parts, or the threads strip
putting in on and on and on and on.
I have to admit that my experiences with Porsches have a been a bit
better. Parts tend to come off easier, and replacement parts tend to fit
like they are supposed to. But, it doesn't eliminate the frustration.
I have found that for me, the biggest pleasure is getting out and driving
the car.
That said, I happily brag about those 35 years. And every time I've gotten
a car running again and the frustration is behind me, I feel a great sense
of accomplishment and I get even more emotionally attached to the car
(necrophilism I think it's called - at least that's what a college
girlfriend who was a psych major accused me of).
One final point, I've also found that when I've dived in 100% and fixed
things with the best parts available, and fixed more than needed, I've had
much more reliability.
I wish you look in breaking through the disappointment/frustration/anger
barrier to enjoying your car again.
On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 6:37 PM, Stu via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
wrote:
> I took the Tiger out today for a little cruise with my son driving (don=
=E2=80=99t
> panic, Hagerty, he=E2=80=99s over 25). When we got home I noticed that t=
he trunk
> was a little out of alignment. The nut on the fixed part of the right si=
de
> hinge was loose. No problem, tighten it up. Only it wouldn=E2=80=99t ti=
ghten. It
> feels like the stud is pulling out of the hinge body. OK, I may have a
> spare hinge, if not, I can probably turn one up.
>
>
> No big deal, right? But wait, the fun was just starting.
>
>
> I was going to drive it back into the garage. The key was on a few
> seconds while I readjusted the seat from my son=E2=80=99s position. Then=
it took
> longer than normal to start, then smoke came out from under the hood. Ke=
y
> off. There=E2=80=99s a lot of heat coming out=E2=80=A6 I pulled the hoo=
d release and
> could see flames=E2=80=A6 Opening the hood, flames were coming up from =
the front
> of the carb area. The garden hose was right there, so I gave it a squirt=
,
> cooling everything off, and the flames went out.
>
>
> The front of the air cleaner is sort or singed, the element needs an
> inspection, the bottom of the hood is black and bubbled right over there,
> and there is one huge bubble on the outside of the hood. Wiring looks OK=
,
> if a bit singed, and the plastic section that joins the choke heater down
> pipe to the air cleaner is melted.
>
>
> After things cooled off, we powered it up again, with the air cleaner
> off. The pump was on, but everything was perfect, no fuel coming out
> anywhere. It started and ran fine.
>
>
> So I=E2=80=99m guessing that something is going on in the float bowl, the=
valve
> occasionally sticking open or something. There had been a couple instanc=
es
> of brief loss of power, and rough running this summer, so I suspect this =
is
> related.
>
>
> I cleaned and replaced a lot of stuff in the carb maybe a decade back.
> Anybody have any part numbers for rebuild kits that are available today?
> What Ford should I tell them I have to get the kit for a stock 260 Tiger
> carb?
>
>
> The fun is going out of this real quick. Now I=E2=80=99m faced with matc=
hing the
> paint on the hood ( Imron from 1977), or a whole strip and repaint to get
> things to match, since there are too many layers of paint on it now.
>
>
> How was your day?
>
>
> Stu
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Stu,<div><br></div><div>I agree with you.=C2=A0 This kind =
of stuff drives me nuts, and it isn't fun.=C2=A0 In the 35+ years that =
I have been driving and maintaining Sunbeams and other cars, I have found t=
hat I DO NOT like chasing down parts and dealing with things that break, es=
pecially when it is hard to find the right part, or taking off the old part=
causes a bolt to break, or the part comes and it doesn't fit or it'=
;s not as good as the old parts, or the threads strip putting in on and on =
and on and on.</div><div><br></div><div>I have to admit that my experiences=
with Porsches have a been a bit better.=C2=A0 Parts tend to come off easie=
r, and replacement parts tend to fit like they are supposed to.=C2=A0 But, =
it doesn't eliminate the frustration.</div><div><br></div><div>I have f=
ound that for me, the biggest pleasure is getting out and driving the car.<=
/div><div><br></div><div>That said, I happily brag about those 35 years.=C2=
=A0 And every time I've gotten a car running again and the frustration =
is behind me, I feel a great sense of accomplishment and I get even more em=
otionally attached to the car (necrophilism I think it's called - at le=
ast that's what a college girlfriend who was a psych major accused me o=
f).</div><div><br></div><div>One final point, I've also found that when=
I've dived in 100% and fixed things with the best parts available, and=
fixed more than needed, I've had much more reliability.</div><div><br>=
</div><div>I wish you look in breaking through the disappointment/frustrati=
on/anger barrier to enjoying your car again.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail=
_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 6:37 PM, Stu=
via Tigers <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc sol=
id;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D=
"font-size:small"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I took the Tiger out today for a l=
ittle cruise with my son
driving (don=E2=80=99t panic, Hagerty, he=E2=80=99s over 25).=C2=A0 When we=
got home I noticed that the trunk was
a little out of alignment.=C2=A0 The nut on the fixed
part of the right side hinge was loose.=C2=A0
No problem, tighten it up.=C2=A0 Only
it wouldn=E2=80=99t tighten.=C2=A0 It feels like the
stud is pulling out of the hinge body.=C2=A0 OK, I may have a spare hinge, =
if not, I can probably
turn one up.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">No big deal, right?=C2=A0
But wait, the fun was just starting.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0I was going to drive
it back into the garage.=C2=A0 The key was on
a few seconds while I readjusted the seat from my son=E2=80=99s position.=
=C2=A0 Then it=C2=A0took longer than normal to start, then
smoke came out from under the hood.=C2=A0 Key
off.=C2=A0 There=E2=80=99s a lot of heat coming out=E2=80=A6=C2=A0 I pulled=
the hood release and could see
flames=E2=80=A6=C2=A0=C2=A0 Opening the hood, flames were
coming up from the front of the carb area.=C2=A0
The garden hose was right there, so I gave it a squirt, cooling everything
off, and the flames went out.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0The front of the air
cleaner is sort or singed, the element needs an inspection, the bottom of t=
he
hood is black and bubbled right over there, and there is one huge bubble on=
the
outside of the hood.=C2=A0 Wiring looks OK, if
a bit singed, and the plastic section that joins the choke heater down pipe=
to
the air cleaner is melted.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">After things cooled off, we powered it up again, wit=
h the
air cleaner off.=C2=A0 The pump was on, but
everything was perfect, no fuel coming out anywhere.=C2=A0=C2=A0 It started=
and ran fine.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">So I=E2=80=99m guessing that something is going on i=
n the float bowl,
the valve occasionally sticking open or something.=C2=A0 There had been a c=
ouple instances of brief loss
of power, and rough running this summer, so I suspect this is related.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I cleaned and replace=
d a lot of stuff in the carb maybe a
decade back.=C2=A0 Anybody have any part
numbers for rebuild kits that are available today?=C2=A0 What Ford should I=
tell them I have to get
the kit for a stock 260 Tiger carb?</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">The fun is going out of this real quick.=C2=A0 Now I=
=E2=80=99m faced with matching the paint on the
hood ( Imron from 1977), or a whole strip and repaint to get things to matc=
h,
since there are too many layers of paint on it now.</p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"><br></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">How was your day?</p><span class=3D"HOEnZ=
b"><font color=3D"#888888"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><br></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal">Stu</p></font></span></div></div>
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