[Tigers] This isn't fun anymore...

[michael king]

Stu,

Iirc the stock autolite carb has a reputation for lighting up just as you
described.. Maybe stuck power valve? It's normally a fire hazard on a
restart..  The only known solution to ensure it never happens is a carb
swap... That said hopefully a carb rebuild and regular checking can prevent
it occurring again.

Also... Valuable reminder to everyone... CARRY A FIRE EXTINGUISHER!!!!
Also be very careful opening a bonnet if you suspect fire..  You feed the
flames and it gets bigger faster... If you can spray extinguisher from
under the car or via a gap its safer.. But not always practical.. So if you
have to open the bonnet have your extinguisher of choice ready to go.

Sorry to hear about your bad luck..  But at least it's minor damage.
On 31 Aug 2015 11:38, "Stu via Tigers" <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I took the Tiger out today for a little cruise with my son driving (don’t
> panic, Hagerty, he’s over 25).  When we got home I noticed that the trunk
> was a little out of alignment.  The nut on the fixed part of the right side
> hinge was loose.  No problem, tighten it up.  Only it wouldn’t tighten.  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’s position.  Then it took
> longer than normal to start, then smoke came out from under the hood.  Key
> off.  There’s a lot of heat coming out…  I pulled the hood release and
> could see flames…   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’m guessing that something is going on in the float bowl, the valve
> occasionally sticking open or something.  There had been a couple instances
> 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’m faced with matching 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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