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by B@fink
Sat Jun 24, 2023 4:59 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Battery leads
Replies: 15
Views: 1822

Re: Battery leads

No need to blow a fuse
by B@fink
Tue Apr 18, 2023 5:47 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Fuse 1 not working
Replies: 22
Views: 2689

Re: Fuse 1 not working

Erm…new fuse box? :D Probably not the new tangled idea you wanted though?
by B@fink
Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:06 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Cylinder head identification
Replies: 3
Views: 773

Re: Cylinder head identification

Using some highly inaccurate squirting with isopropyl alcohol and a syringe I manage to get about 36-38 cc in the combustion chamber to fill it. Cam is a Ford unit and has a blob of paint, somewhat discoloured, which looks dirty white/beige. Is the yellow paint on a 2 litre cam a really yellow yellow?
by B@fink
Sat Jan 14, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Cylinder head identification
Replies: 3
Views: 773

Re: Cylinder head identification

I don’t want a 2 litre. All that power would frighten me :roll: What makes you think it’s 2 litre? Are there any of the markings I’ve supplied confirming it? The exhaust valve is smaller than a 2 litre (indeed the size of a 1.6gt) so I was hoping it’s a later (84?) 1.6 Does anyone know the cc of a h...
by B@fink
Sat Jan 14, 2023 3:39 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Cylinder head identification
Replies: 3
Views: 773

Cylinder head identification

I have just purchased a head, advertised as a 1.6, so I don’t have to dismantle my engine to get it unleaded converted when it returns from paint. Just get the “new” head sorted and swap when done is the plan. Is there any way of telling what I’ve got from the head castings? First examination…There ...
by B@fink
Tue Oct 25, 2022 5:29 pm
Forum: Rant and Rave
Topic: Advice on selling my Laser
Replies: 16
Views: 3051

Re: Advice on selling my Laser

£15, a pint AND a pack of smiths scampi fries…
by B@fink
Mon Sep 26, 2022 3:15 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Electric fuel pump
Replies: 41
Views: 5748

Re: Electric fuel pump

So what we seem to be saying is just about everyone has the issue (If they don’t have an electric fuel pump) but have issued a collective “meh” and shrug of the shoulders? :xd: It’s just something that never happened (a decade and more ago) when I drove it regularly and now it’s back on the road see...
by B@fink
Fri Sep 23, 2022 10:07 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Electric fuel pump
Replies: 41
Views: 5748

Re: Electric fuel pump

That’s just it, with having the car stood waiting for the respray that never happened for 3 months, then 40+ degrees (no way I was driving anything without AC in that) followed by it going for it’s current respray attempt it hasn’t done very many miles at all. Which means every time I am starting it...
by B@fink
Thu Sep 22, 2022 10:18 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Electric fuel pump
Replies: 41
Views: 5748

Re: Electric fuel pump

Whilst the fuel in the line MAY drain back to the tank ......the valves in a mechanical pump should stop this but I cant see how it could drain the float bowl . However I did use a facet fuel pump , cant remember the model , but it was about 4psi and I run it off the spare power wire up by the head...
by B@fink
Thu Sep 22, 2022 10:15 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Electric fuel pump
Replies: 41
Views: 5748

Re: Electric fuel pump

Would fitting a non-return valve in the fuel line be an easier and cheaper option? [/quote] Tried one but it’s not very satisfactory, there’s still some drain back after a couple of weeks, it’s a random aluminium unit that looks a bit naff and just leaves another join in the fuel pipe (which I’ve ju...
by B@fink
Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:41 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Electric fuel pump
Replies: 41
Views: 5748

Electric fuel pump

Has anyone fitted such a thing, and if so, where about and what power feed did you use? It seems to suggest out of the engine bay to prevent fuel vapour lock. Is the carb over run feed man enough for the job? For some reason, even though it never was an issue in the past, the fuel readily and fairly...
by B@fink
Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:14 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Trim finish
Replies: 5
Views: 1193

Re: Trim finish

Not a lots of colour left to restore. They are half silver!
by B@fink
Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:06 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Trim finish
Replies: 5
Views: 1193

Trim finish

Greetings assembled Capri brain Now the brum is in the paint shop I’m going to tidy up the side window trims. These should be satin black but are all faded and grim. So…has anyone tried powder coating them rather than paint? Would it work? Or am I just being a foolish fool and should just have some ...
by B@fink
Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:12 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: 2.9 BOB Cosworth 24v ECU / MAF
Replies: 4
Views: 1021

Re: 2.9 BOB Cosworth 24v ECU / MAF

The Haynes manual for models with that engine should list a resistance value for the coolant sensor both hot and cold. If it’s out of tolerance the ECU (basic as it is on these engines) will substitute values or just respond incorrectly. As there’s very little plug in support (EOBD) for older cars I...
by B@fink
Sun Sep 04, 2022 7:34 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Check those pipes…
Replies: 17
Views: 2295

Re: Check those pipes…

The fuel/ethanol doesn't come into contact with the outside of the hoses, and that's what has perished in the pic. it is something else that's caused that, or/and poor quality of the hoses as mentioned. And yet the spec for R6 pipe says it has a much higher diffusion value for fuel through the pipe...
by B@fink
Thu Sep 01, 2022 10:22 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Check those pipes…
Replies: 17
Views: 2295

Re: Check those pipes…

Those pipes were only a couple of years old, I only run super (so e5 or lower) since the swap was force on us and they were all appropriately marked as R6, so suitable for unleaded. Probably only a few hundred miles on them. I’ve replaced with R9, which is more than double the price compare to R6. B...
by B@fink
Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:15 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Check those pipes…
Replies: 17
Views: 2295

Check those pipes…

Oh dear…. :shock: 700D04C0-59C8-4A63-B108-E13FA12389CF.jpeg I strongly suggest you all have a good eyeball of your fuel lines. These aren’t very old (but pre ethanol) and clearly have taken the right hump (to ethanol in the fuel?) and have perished badly. Caught it before any disaster occurred and a...
by B@fink
Sat Aug 27, 2022 11:01 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: 2.9 BOB Cosworth 24v ECU / MAF
Replies: 4
Views: 1021

Re: 2.9 BOB Cosworth 24v ECU / MAF

Have you confirmed Coolant temperature sensor values? They play a part in start up enrichment, effectively telling the ECU it needs “choke”. You should be able to find values for it’s output hot/cold to see if it’s responding correctly. Then check the rest of the items you’ve listed, they can all st...
by B@fink
Thu Aug 25, 2022 6:18 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Spongey spoiler
Replies: 13
Views: 2043

Re: Spongey spoiler

Pretty sure someone used peanut butter at one point? Have to be the smooth and not if you live near squirrels. :xd: But tbh, AG is the best bet. I don’t want a herd of squiggles chasing me around chewing lumps out of the spongey spoiler! :shock: Or to invite mice to dinner whilst it’s stood. I thin...
by B@fink
Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:36 am
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Spongey spoiler
Replies: 13
Views: 2043

Spongey spoiler

Anyone got a sure fire super duper way to make the spongey spoiler look all shiny and black again? Mines looking somewhat a shadow of its former self.