well turned out the oil was being pushed up through the dipstick. too much crank pressure.

its all going pretty well right now. still being used as a daily!

yep! everyday to get to and from work!

heres some pictures to keep the intrest up [88]

i get soo many looks in this thing. and i haven't been pulled over yet!

i even had a cop next to me when i was powering up a hill, 3/4 throttle, the exhaust was growling and the dellortos were singing!



heres the new engine, no PCV at the moment, its got the valve in there, but only filters to the atmosphere, shes a good strong motor. loves the open throttle[:x)]



i dont know why the dust is so strong in the picture. could barely see the dirt when i took it [x2x]

What the hell are all those extra (ugly) wires for that are running everywhere??

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What the hell are all those extra (ugly) wires for that are running everywhere??

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they REALLY need to be tidied up, there for the rev limiter, stereo, electronic ignition, and central locking.

well looks like i spoke too soon. all day today the escort was overheating. i would stop to find the overflow hose blowing like a kettle!

which is weird because the weather was quite cold all day!

but yeah. had to stop twice to let it cool down, open the cap to find the radiator pretty much empty.

ill look into it later, wont be taking it to work 2moro, thank god for mum having a spare poo pooter. (mitsupoo pooti magna)

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What the hell are all those extra (ugly) wires for that are running everywhere??

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they REALLY need to be tidied up, there for the rev limiter, stereo, electronic ignition, and central locking.

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Yeah you should totally run your wiring along the chassis rail, makes it way tidier!

Bummer about it overheating, but it wouldn't be an Escort if it didn't annoy you!

well haven't updated in a while!

mainly because im not able to play with it as much anymore, i have limits because whatever i do, i still have to take it to work the next day!

ive had a few running problems, first when the twins were on, standard carbys back on now, was running stupidly rich, blowing black smoke and wetting the plugs, but after playing with it, and some advice from the mechanic next door to my work, i swapped the main bowl jets to 135's from a 34/34 falcon carby, mine were 140's and re-set the float level.

seems good now! it idles, lol and pulls alright...

but in all honesty nothings changed since the last picture, i polished the lip on the rims but thats about it haha.

ill enjoy this for a bit, ive gathered a lump sum already, but thats to get the starter looked over, it grinds out on the flywheel sometimes, ill see if the solenoids dying or if its the teeth wearing. haven't pulled it out yet,

and then the next lump sum will go to one of either things, new tyres for the 15" saab rims (no tyres on them atm, hence why hotwires are on)

OR, i can put the twin dellorto's back on, and send her to a dyno!

opinions?

oh also i would like to know if anyone on here has spotted me at all,

i drive through mornington every day!

Get it dyno'd!!!!!!!

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ill enjoy this for a bit, ive gathered a lump sum already, but thats to get the starter looked over, it grinds out on the flywheel sometimes, ill see if the solenoids dying or if its the teeth wearing. haven't pulled it out yet,

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possibly the wrong solenoid. i had this problem a while back. the plunger in the solenoid was too long or too short ( cant remember which one) would miss the ring gear every so often and grind. got a correct one and no dramas.

in my opinion get the carbs back on. make it run sweet before making it look good. just my 2c

well finally bought some more pre paid broadband... lol

turned out the running problems and running hot problems were combined,

blown headgasket,

did a compression test and came up with

no1 60psi
no2 --psi (bouncing needle, almost no reading)
no3 120psi
no4 110psi

so everyone starts telling me headgasket is blown between 1 and 2,

the head is off right now and in the boot, ive got the valve gear apart, tommorow night ill be pulling the springs so i can do the stem seals while its all apart,

and im goign to be putting the twin carbs back on, if the cylinders had been leaking for a while (simple because its been running hot for a while and never ran 100%) then the engine should in theory run well again,

if not, ive got the funds prepared to get a dyno tune, so i can roll with the twin carbs anyway.

and in other news i went to a big car meet at maccas, simply organised by word of mouth as far as i know. was a sick turnout, had to be 200+ cars there, at the macdonalds in mornington.

and a gemini broke down right infront of a cop car, funniest thing ive ever seen!!!

well as alot of you may have read, i did go through a depressing stage just recently with this car, considered selling it, doing something outragous like a powertrain swap...or whatever.

eventually got around to pulling the motor apart.. turned out to be a low lifespan headgasket...

blew a huge chunk out of no1 & 2.. and no 2-3 and no 3-4 were sooty (appear to be leaking between cylinders..)

so, ive decided to get the appropriate work done to the head, and ill be putting the head back on with a fresh gasket.. giving it a tame running in, (radiator has now been done, no more overheating)

and then it will go back to road use...

and im sorry everyone for the hell lack of pictures.. but theres nothing to take! nothings changed haha....