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- Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:52 am
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: Intermittent misfire
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2732
Re: Intermittent misfire
Check valve clearances..1600s are susceptible to recession which will cause the kind of misfire you are having. If you find the clearances are tight and the problem comes back a few thousand miles after you reset them then it's time for hardened valve seats.
- Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:08 pm
- Forum: Rant and Rave
- Topic: Garage Stuff - Aldi
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1776
Re: Garage Stuff - Aldi
LIDL have a no gas mig welder for £80. Great bit of kit to learn welding with, no gas is ok for welding up your car and best to use if you have to do the job outside. Auto welding helmets also for £23....get started!
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:11 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: Cutting out when hot
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3153
Re: Cutting out when hot
Idle mixture too rich? Ignition timing weights sticking in dizzy? Also check vacuum advance pipe connected both ends? This is an air leak as mentioned above and affects timing as well. Maybe a simple top end service if none of these faults. New plugs/leads/condenser/rotor arm/cap. Set it all up agai...
- Tue Jul 23, 2019 5:16 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: Automatic Gearbox - Oil usage
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7323
Re: Automatic Gearbox - Oil usage
Year's ago my mum had a Mk 5 Cortina with a 2 litre pinto and auto box, it to was using/losing ATF but there were no visible leaks, it turned out to be the vacuum modulator on the side of the gearbox, a vacuum line run's from the modulator to a small connection on the intake manifold, if the seal i...
- Mon Jul 22, 2019 6:17 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: Automatic Gearbox - Oil usage
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7323
Re: Automatic Gearbox - Oil usage
Its leaking. Simples.
Look for a puddle or stain where you park it up....my money on the transmission fluid cooling system somewhere, probably radiator end of the pipes.
Look for a puddle or stain where you park it up....my money on the transmission fluid cooling system somewhere, probably radiator end of the pipes.
- Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:27 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: Weber 32/36 jets 1.6
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1501
Re: Weber 32/36 jets 1.6
You can bolt a 2.0 Weber onto a 1.6 and it will run absolutely fine. It's been done many times. Especially if you use a 2ltr cam.
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 9:26 am
- Forum: Rant and Rave
- Topic: 5/6/7 July
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8333
Re: 5/6/7 July
Everything loaded except Marquee which I'll pick up from it's storage on the way...hope it's gonna fit in the fezza.
As usual I don't have any charcoal, make sure you bring some everyone. "Light the bag" works best!
As usual I don't have any charcoal, make sure you bring some everyone. "Light the bag" works best!
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:51 pm
- Forum: Rant and Rave
- Topic: 5/6/7 July
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8333
Re: 5/6/7 July
I should be there about 3.
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:39 pm
- Forum: Rant and Rave
- Topic: 5/6/7 July
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8333
5/6/7 July
Anyone other than the usual suspects coming this year? Would be great to see a new face or two.
- Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:16 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: carb float setting
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2812
Re: carb float setting
Acceleration stutters have nothing to do with the idle mixture. Set it up correctly and see whether starting gets better.
- Mon Jun 10, 2019 6:30 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: carb float setting
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2812
- Mon May 20, 2019 4:58 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: Fuse blowing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2317
Re: Fuse blowing
Put a nail instead of the fuse and lok for the smoke. Quickest way to find which circuit has the short
Re: Clip
Best always to keep it as Ford assembled it.
- Sun May 12, 2019 5:10 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: Drum brake cylinders and handbrake cable
- Replies: 91
- Views: 18328
- Sun May 12, 2019 2:09 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: Drum brake cylinders and handbrake cable
- Replies: 91
- Views: 18328
Re: Drum brake cylinders and handbrake cable
I know whats wrong....I think. Anyone else know and want to say it first?
- Thu May 09, 2019 3:28 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: Weber 32/36 choke.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4972
Re: Weber 32/36 choke.
Idle mix is probably too lean. Properly set up, especially on a 1600, a 32/36 weber can have the choke flaps completely removed and still start ok from cold. Check the accelerator pump jet diaphragm is ok - when you open the throttle quickly there should be a visible and audible squirt of petrol. As...
- Tue May 07, 2019 7:06 pm
- Forum: Rant and Rave
- Topic: I do like Percy Veerance
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1592
Re: I do like Percy Veerance
That engine has to come out. Why unseize it in situ (doubt it's gonna move anyway) when it's gonna have to be stripped down and rebuilt anyway - it's fucked. Simples.
- Tue May 07, 2019 6:42 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: Adjustable suspension for 2.8
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1210
Re: Adjustable suspension for 2.8
I assume you mean adjustable shock absorbers? Rears should be available but 2.8's have Bilstein struts on the front and I'm fairly sure aftermarket ones aren't available for these but I'm ready to be corrected. The answer is to fit std Capri struts. If it's ride height you want to adjust then fixed ...
- Fri May 03, 2019 5:56 pm
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: From lsd to standard diff ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1214
Re: From lsd to standard diff ?
Personal opinion...don't believe the LSD hype. Never had a problem on the track without one in the Rat. For normal road driving it's seems to be overkill. Everyone likes to kick the back out a bit occasionally when coming off a roundabout, much harder to do with LSD, you need to push it harder so mo...
- Sat Apr 27, 2019 11:00 am
- Forum: Q & A
- Topic: Drum brake cylinders and handbrake cable
- Replies: 91
- Views: 18328
Re: Drum brake cylinders and handbrake cable
Can I just stick my tuppence in on this one....apologies if I've misread or not understood the problem. If the brakes are assembled correctly, with new shoes, and the cylinder pistons are fully in, with the handbrake adjuster fully backed off (not as in the picture which I know is not of this partic...