Hi Eric

The Tiger-1 has been photographed probably millions of times, by experts researchers and the general public, almost daily I look in books and online for clear images of areas tucked away in and on my favorite Panzer

I have most of the detail books on the tiger, there is not one detailed shot of that plug in situ..that I could find..happy to be proved wrong of course

I did find a photo of the belly plate.. from the rear, it did show the larger lower face of the plug, it tapers..so in the engine bay it is the small diameter you would see.
I'm happy to believe it is a tiger-1 plug, but not necessarily solely t-1.
I don't have the facility to heat up to that temperature

but I've had really good results with rust removal baths, specifically Bilt Hamber desolvable salts.
Thank you for your reply mate, kind regards..Ian "feind-hort-mit"
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