bigmatt4

i have the same issue with my v6 struts so i am getting a brake disc adaptor made so i can fit 2.8 discs on mk1 v6 struts

ive found 10.000 yen taped to the back of the glovebox thought id struck gold but was only worth $150nz dollars still good find also found a ww1 bayonet jammed under the seat.also found a turners invoice dated 6months before i bought the car to find the guy i bought it off made $800 dollars from me ratshit as

those alternators are common for leaking oil seals normally the shaft gets grooves worn in it from the seal and they leak. You can repair dodgy wise by not pushing the seals all the way home so they sit on a new piece of shaft. you will find the alt full of oil and the internal fan blowing it everywhere i suggest disconnect the oil feed from the alternator block the feed from the block and remove the alt belt and run it till it gets hot

165 50 13 good stretch

have them on 13x7 superlights on a mini

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was a mean cruze fully enjoyed furthest the escort has travelled in many years and didnt miss a beat hope we have another biggie before the summer is out big upps to amy and karl for organising this event

escorts have a special ballast wire built into the loom remember too that escorts have a 1,2,4,3 firing order not 1,3,4,2 like 90% of other four cyl engines

1980 chrysler avenger station wagon (yellow submarine)

1978 mk4 cortina

1970 mk1 escort (still own now)

1965 anglia

1990 ea falcon

lots of mk2 escorts (speedway cars at least 5)

1986 xf falcon station wagon 302 cleveland

1985 ford sierra station wagon

1967 anglia

1992 mitsi lancer gti ( the one and only jappa)

1995 falcon xr6 wagon (still own now)

1980 mk2 escort van ( in the build)

i will be joining the convoy from kopu do you have an aproximate time you will be through there i was thinking if im there bout 915 should be sweet or earler

yea gutted i couldnt make it having to do an engine change on a speedway car so it can race sat night f#@k hondas they are a bitch to work on

so which route are you waikato guys taking im hoping to head strait to kopu via tearoha paeroa too far to go to bombay first car is uncomfortably loud to travel too far in you have to yell at each other to talk or does that mean im getting too old

i have found a trick that works also release both bleed nipples at the front top up the fluid then sit down and have a few beers the while gravity lets the fluid slowley go down the brake lines and leak out the nipples starts the fliud motion works well on minis which are a bastard to bleed too

Seems this was the reason. Pretty weird. Thanks a lot

no worries .

yea denso alternators are wierd like that

there should be constant battery power at the main power lead ign feed to ign sense should be also constant feed and warning light should have ign feed also through the bulb. double check to see if you have constant battery feed to the main stud.

check also that the alternator is earthing i have come across some older jap cars where the alternator bracket is rubber mounted to the block and the earth strap has broken not saying yours is but pay to check. also if it is a denso alternator you must have the battery feed connected before you plug in the plug. for some fucked up reason denso alternators need to be connected in order to make them charge.

i seen someone in the carpark in a camry or sumthing but seen i never met anyone i didnt know who it was shoulda waved out i was in a bright green mk1 neva mind

gees thanks man i drove all the way from matamata in the escort got there read on my phone saying it was posponed gutted as had a beer by myself then drove home then read you are gonna be there! wont make the 31st was hard enough getting there this time. see you hahei

check for a short in the front indicator park lights. have you changed the front indicator bulb and accidently put a single contact bulb in a 2 contact holder shorting the indicator and park together

i use smith engineering in tauranga they are great cost not much more than lowering blocks and they are accurate as too i asked for 45mm for my xr6 wagon and they got bang on 45mm think it cost me $180 and had them back within the week

ill be there thought was about time i showed my face maybe even bring escort for run if its not raining

so kopu bout 930 should be sweet?

http://tinytach.com/diesel.php

http://www.egauges.com/pdf/vdo/0-515-012-044.pdf both those will do it

get a programable tacho like vdo and run it off the alternator you can also get a tiny tach which you zip tie a sensor to the injector line both pricy though

wots the plan for a meeting place for the waikato cars im coming from matamata so i thought the new roundabout on the thames side of the kopu bridge there is a un finishied dead end road there. im going via te aroha and paeroa.

nissan l16 or l18 crank are a factory steel crankshaft and they fit with a bit of machining to block and crank

easy to tell 1600 box from 2 litre. steel top 2litre alloy top 1600 different ratios between the 2

ive built my own pedal box copied of a gartrac changed the brake pedal ratio and and have adjustable bias. dont want a booster i like to feel the pedal. Im only gonna run standard brake discs on front to start with then will later update to vented discs.

the Brakes arnt to bad in an escort anyway they are a farily light car. For rear im running aw11 mr2 rear calipers havnt yet decided on the discs yet either mr2 or civic will see because i still want to retain 13" wheels