Tiger destroyed by fire - not for the squeamish!!

Tomaselli · Post by **Tomaselli** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:34 pm

Early this month (Sep 2011) reports on the web of a Tiger in Germany burnt out, reason for fire yet to be ascertained by the authorities.

Car was parked in the underground parking of a residential block of apartments, thankfully nobody was hurt which is of course the most important thing here.

Sorry to report this, but shows we need to be extra carefull and always carry a fire extinquisher. On this occasion the owner tried to put out the flames using buckets of water, and clearly failed!!!

Feel very sorry for the owner

garyv8tiger · Post by **garyv8tiger** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:38 pm

wonder if its for sale ,could do with a project ,

bet the owners gutted ,hope hes insured

martin172 · Post by **martin172** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:34 pm

That's tragic.
I really hope he manages to get it on the road again.

gtsmrt · Post by **gtsmrt** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:38 am

That's never a good sight

. It looks like it was parked very unusually close to the adjacent car that was also burnt. I wonder if they pulled up in a hurry or maybe jumped out and rolled into the other car. Either way I hope they can save it.

michael-king · Post by **michael-king** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:06 am

Always a sad site when a classic gets the flame... not that uncomon to tigers either.. it's good advice to have an extinguisher on board, tigers on the stock setup had a habbit of the carb catching.. then there is the issue of the battery in the boot that can ground and cause issues.

Hopefully it can be saved.. in the March 2011 issue of classics monthly there is the restoration of SUK 705F which was sallvaged from a fire.. here are some less happy endings.. especially in the case of B382002652 LRXFE

http://www.classictiger.com/mudge/pieces/tech1p.htm

http://www.classictiger.com/mudge/pieces/tech1o.htm

Tomaselli · Post by **Tomaselli** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:02 am

michael-king wrote:.. it's good advice to have an extinguisher on board,

Great advice, and hopefully with the shocking images we see in this thread it will alert owners of classics, especially the Tigers, the importance of having a fire extinguisher. Mine is always inside the car, no point having in the boot under the floor as by the time you fetch it - too late

It's not nice seeing these images............

gtsmrt · Post by **gtsmrt** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:49 am

An extinguisher is good idea... as long as you're near the car(make sure they are also in working condition... if they are a few years old they can loose their charge and powder can compact). Regular checks are also a must especially if your seals are getting on a bit.

Post by **gvickery** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:42 am

More on choice of Fire Extinguishers here: http://sunbeamtiger.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=901

Graham
STOC Editor

Tomaselli · Post by **Tomaselli** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:50 am

Taken from the US forum, a poor long term Rootes enthusiast looses an Alpine - backing the car out of a gargage and it spontaneously catches fire under the bonnet

very very sad - be carefull everyone, and always carry a 'decent' size fire extinquisher!

meadowhog · Post by **meadowhog** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:08 pm

I had a close call with an Alpine once. The dash lighting wiring shorted. Lots of smoke but pulled the battery connection off before a fire started.

Bit more tricky in a Tiger but worth sticking in a connection breaker in, check or replace loom and I would also suggest using copper fuel lines if yours has got the plastic one. Once the plastic one gets a hint of fire it spills petrol on the floor and woooosh. Believe me thats not nice, Ive seen it happen to a MK2 Escort. Once the tyres are alight you'll need more than a fire extinghuisher

bigbob · Post by **bigbob** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 12:02 am

Apart from having an extinguisher in the cockpit, I also have a cut out switch to the fuel pump linked to oil pressure. If the engine stops the fuel pump stops as well. As my pump is rated at 180 gall/ hr it seemed a good idea. Cheap to buy & easy to install, worth considering for extra peace of mind.

garyv8tiger · Post by **garyv8tiger** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:03 pm

bob dosnt your fuel pipe cut out on a regular basis .

Tomaselli · Post by **Tomaselli** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:02 pm

meadowhog wrote:in a Tiger but worth sticking in a connection breaker in,

Useful tip that as an anti theft option.

garyv8tiger wrote:bob dosnt your fuel pipe cut out on a regular basis

....yeh, every time the engine revs past 4k rpm

Wilbur Bud · Post by **Wilbur Bud** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:11 pm

meadowhog wrote:I had a close call with an Alpine once. The dash lighting wiring shorted. Lots of smoke but pulled the battery connection off before a fire started.

When flames burst from under my Healey dash one time 20 years ago, I was able to extinguish with the boot-mounted battery cutoff switch. Also a good theft deterrent as you can lock the boot and this type of switch also puts the coil wire to earth (to prevent someone carrying a separate battery from connecting up and taking off).

http://www.mossmotors.com/graphics/prod ... 45-770.pdf

Tomaselli · Post by **Tomaselli** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:37 pm

Not quite Tiger material, so apologies in advance.

However, gentle reminder to make sure that we all carry fire extinguishers (and inside the cabin) when taking classics out that are no coming up to be being 50 years old. Anything could go, and we all know as Tiger owners how hot it gets under the bonnet!

I am sure an extinguisher to hand could have saved this beauty recently going up in smoke in central London. Do check out all the images

http://www.gtspirit.com/2013/04/06/vide ... vid=644#tp