The Ford Capri Laser Page

pbar wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:03 am What was that page taken from?

Stephen William Bragg's biography. It's an entertaining read.



Andrew.

Your right we all say “ Fords “ it may be down to where in Fords you worked as my grandad was in the engine plant , they all went around on golf buggy’s as from one end to the other was about 2 miles . I think this is an interesting insight into working and living in the area of "Ford's":...

it can`t feed back into the system through that fan circuit??? Unless I`m missing something? As you said earlier, I think some wiring to an existing component could have been disturbed during the installation process. Maybe Tom's suggestion about a bad earth could be worth exploring, although most ...

nemo wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:30 am don`t know how much current the fan draws?

It depends on the model. It could be anything up to 15A for a low-current model.
https://www.kenlowe.com/CoolingOEM.php

Andrew.

Should the fuse be in the wire between thermostat and fan? Fitting the fuse in the supply to the relay is correct. You don't say which model of Kenlowe fan you have, but a look at the manufacturer's website suggests that a low current model can draw up to 15 amps. Just an observation, but fuse 6 al...

This lord of the manor character actually sounds like a thoroughly decent fellow!
Offers constructive advice when he can and, more importantly, treats everybody with the respect they deserve. That goes a long way on this forum.

Andrew.

Is this any help to you?
I would have thought the manual switch shown would be a useful addition if you haven't already got one.



Andrew.

Jasonmarie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:06 pm my grandad was in the engine plant

Is that where the world's greatest engine was made? Is that the same grandad who had the Viva?

Andrew.

Jasonmarie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:26 am my grandfather worked at fords in Dagenham

I like the way that people from Kent and Essex always seem to refer to the company as "Ford's" not simply "Ford". Just an observation.

Andrew.

pbar wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:01 pm That's a fascinating video, love stuff like that. Far more automated than I expected it to be.

I agree, it's an interesting little snippet of what happened on the assembly line. I had a quick look for a video of the Mark 3 being made, sadly I couldn't find anything.

Andrew.

Great find!

I'll buy nine bags for life for my cat...

Andrew.

Eh?
How can it be a clique if anybody is welcome to join in?

Andrew.

SCP440 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:24 pm Is there any pictures of the assembly plant in Cologne or even videos?

I found this:



Andrew.

maybe just a budding entrepreneur trying to advertise their business I wish them every success. Not everybody would start a business promoting nocturnal romanticism for winged insects. Is that what "Night butterflies dating" is? :lol: Andrew. PS. Spam post reported. Be away with you spam-...

As said, the passenger FX4 taxi mirror would match the standard driver's mirror, but they seem to be quite scarce now. Another option to have matching mirrors would be to source a driver's mirror from a LHD Capri. https://www.ebay.de/itm/204337185432?itmmeta=01HSBT84YFXSC1VQS7WWVT606T&hash=item2...

It's a sad reflection of peoples' intelligence when Network rail feel the need to tell them not to pet their dog on active railways!

Andrew.

The traditional Capri price mark-up!

In saying that, I'll probably still buy a copy, thanks for the heads-up.

Andrew.

Oh I was well aware :D But there is a rule whereby a word may not appear correct or become changed without extra punctuation. So, it could become Capriss, rhymes with kiss. See? That's why, you will note, I usually add the apostrophe :) I've just bought a new spade from Screwfix if you'd like to bo...

:) Hehe, I bet that old school-ness was the reality of it, and everyone was on best behaviour for the picture. And certainly, with every job I've had, when people are visiting then the place is given an unnatural super clean and tidy up. It's like when royals, the Prime Minister or various other di...

pbar wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:54 am the first Capri's off the line

Tut tut!

Andrew.