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davus

Help with Battery position - Photos of your engine bay?....Please :)

Hey Guys, So, again my preparation has let me down!. In putting the engine bay back together, im up to the point where ive bolted the thick earth lead to the passenger side of the block (where it came from), and the thick positive lead to the starter motor. However I cant seem to get the battery sit..
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2014/01/06 22:16:22
davus

MK2 escort rear brakes not working ...

Hi All, Im now getting to the final stages of getting the car ready for a roadworthy, and tonight went to bleed the brakes after putting back in the master cylinder / brake lines etc.... The problem I have is that the rear brakes are getting no pressure at all it would seem. The fronts bled no probl..
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2014/01/06 22:14:23
davus

RS2000 charge light not working ??

Hi Guys, So i went out to start the car this morning after sitting there for a few days, and for some reason the charge light is not behaving. Usual behavior is that the charge light will come on (with the park brake light) when i turn the car to accessories, and will then go over after i start it. ..
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2014/01/04 22:50:08
griezy

mark 2 escort clock removal

does anyone know how to take out a clock from a escort console? as im putting in a new console into my mk2 van but i have to first line up the floor mountings as the old console didnt have any(old one use to slide side too side when cornering), so i thought to take the clock out to have easier acces..
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2014/01/01 20:59:05
davus

Brake pedal rod through firewall - Grommet ??

Hi Guys, So im now at the stage where im getting the brakes / brake booster reinstalled in the car, and what I am unsure about is wether or not there is a grommet or anything in the firewall where the brake pedal rod goes trough, or if it is just an open hole?. I cant remember taking a grommet or an..
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2013/12/27 08:15:23
davus

Upgrading to 38/38 DGES - Need to change base plate?

Hi All, So following on from some of my previous posts about upgrading to the 38/38 DGES carby, I have a question. The standard base plate seemingly may be restrictive if used with this carby?. As can be seen by the below pictures, the primary hole in the plate measures 38mm, which is fine, but the ..
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2013/12/20 22:33:17
davus

vaccuum and emission hoses - WTF!!!

Hey guys, So ive got the problem of the coil sorted, and the car now at least starts (albeit very rough as it has zero emission or vaccuum hoses hooked up). Ive got a gregorys manual here, which I am attempting to use to refernce whilst hooking up all the various hoses under the bonnet (not water), ..
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2013/12/19 10:24:46
krewz

how to wire an electric fuel pump without an oil pressure safety switch

I have a 1968 falcon futura and I just put a 1991 crown vic police interceptor motor into it and I am trying to hook up an electric fuel pump but all the instructions I found said to get an oil pressure safety switch... I don't really want to get get one... so is there a wire that i can tap into tha..
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2013/12/08 07:38:42
davus

Gearbox bolt identification - URGENT!

Hi Guys, Im as per previous posts, im now putting the engine back into my RS2000, and I seem to be having trouble with identification of the gearbox bolts. I was sure I had the right ones marked, but there doesn't seem to be the right number of them!. Does anyone have any reference information (phot..
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2013/12/05 07:39:38
davus

Engine mounts. Which one goes on which side?

So I'm just about to put the motor back in my car, and I've just realized that one engine mount is slightly shorter than the other ( something I didn't take notice of when I took the engine out!) Can anyone tell me which mount goes on which side? Regards Dave..
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2013/11/30 08:42:01

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