The Ford Capri Laser Page

The Tatra is a very rare car in the UK. Isn't it a rear engined V8?

I remember as a teenager I used to love watching Starsky and Hutch and I only last week watched the Dirty Harry film with him as a murderous cop.

My sister used to love him too.

RIP David.

How about the Green Shield Stamps and the Catalog ? It was some thing like 5000 Books to get a Ford Cortina. My Mum saved all her books up to get me a Matchbox Motorway, it was great. Little sticky pads with a spike to put on the underside of your favorite Matchbox cars and the Spiral Drive ( a coi...

Have a good one everybody!

That's absolutely gorgeous Nick, you must be really proud of it.

!.6 and 2 litre Pinto engines don't have fuel injection in a Capri - they are carburettored. You'd think they would know that already, given that their fleet includes a 2.0 Laser that serves as a trusty daily driver and provides reliable and efficient transportation for their everyday needs. Andrew...

My Nan used to use that and we had it at school too. Dreadful stuff, like wiping your bum with grease proof paper.

proceedstoic wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:32 am . Also, inspect the fuel injector for the 2nd cylinder. Any signs of leakage or irregular spray pattern could be a culprit. Hope this helps, and good luck!

!.6 and 2 litre Pinto engines don't have fuel injection in a Capri - they are carburettored.

Just had a new tank and immersion put in about 3 years ago. Unfortunately it's on the large gallery landing I have so it doesn't heat the house up to any
noticeable degree. Mind you the old Crittel windows don't help either.

Braved the cold, took the rocker cover off and surprise surprise, exhaust valve on piston 4 is tight as you like. Couldn't feel my fingers after I'd got to that point so will go and adjust them all properly later, but reality is the head needs new seats so if anyone can recommend somewhere to get t...

Happy Birthday mate, hope you have a good one.

The stall speed must be below 2600 RPM according to the Ford manual. As your car is a GL you will need to connect up a remote rev counter and before doing any test make sure the engine is tuned up as well as it can be. What Steve SCP said about doing the test in drive with engine hot and brakes appl...

It wasn't long ago that you did the clearances Danny was it - or was that the other car? If you check the clearances pay particular attention to the exhaust valve clearance on the duffy cylinders - tightness could indicate that the valve seats are receding. To check the torque converter you need to ...

This week has seen many famous faces pass away, Shane McGowan, Henry Kissenger, Alisdair Darling (former Chancellor of the Exchequer under Gordon Brown) and now this evening it has been announced that Briget Forsythe (Thelma in the Likely Lads amongs other things) has passed away. A bad and sad week...

Happy Birthday Nick, hope you have a great day.

Just checked on mine Nick and where the original earth bolts into the block by the fuel pump it has a 17mm head which I guess would correspond to an M10 bolt. I'd chuck a spanner on yours and just make sure.

I remember as a boy in the mid 70's that Fred Evans, the owner of the chippie round the corner from me charged 5p for a small chips and 6p for a large chips. I have no idea as to what fish cost then or now as I'm allergic to the stuff. Regarding petrol, as an even smaller boy in the late 60's I reme...

Glad you are on the mend Martin.

They're so good you'll be frightened to sit on them and buying (leapordskin?!) seat covers to protect them.

A great job Nick, you must be so pleased.

it was probably Izal toilet paper any way. Izal, the very definition of `unfit for purpose`. How did they ever get away with selling that stuff??? (You probably need to be of a certain age...) My Nan used to have this in her toilet. It was like stiff greaseproof paper. Also had it at School. Horrib...