dozydesmond

Wont be able to turn up tonight guys, something came up. Im helping someone with thier rally car

Wont be able to turn up tonight guys, something came up. Im helping someone with thier rally car

oh goodness i just realised your meaning ajg hahahahhahahaha

well if anyone has a oil-filter for a '51 jowett bradford deluxe, i would turn up in that. otherwise, its dads '89 barina (is that oldschool? ; ) )

Day One, 21^st October, 2014:

Removed plugs and fired CRC down the bores, removed the pushrods and rockers, removed the intake and exhaust manifolds, removed the water pump, removed the oil filter, removed the vacuum system(?). Drained the oil, and got 4l of water out, 1l of oil and quite a bit of sludge

Also, discovered the #1 cylinder was choc full with water

^Build Loggy enough for you? ^

Dont tempt me. i did that to school once for $10...
i had guys hitting on me...

which wasn't nice...

Needs WAAAAYYY too much work for that to work anyway, does it have to running in anything felix or can i chuck it on a stand and run it that way?

Done Deal. Free food!! Oh and it'll have to be coke, beer screws my ADHD and ODD up majorly...

Is it ok if a newbie turns up? just want to meet the fellas who will be shouting me a feed in 4 months  
(This is what i mean if you haven't already seen it)
//oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/45580-dozydesmonds-1600cc-ford-crossflow/#entry1406157

4 months unless you guys want to pay for parts. 4-5 months to allow for my current financial issues

Ill set that deal, and if you object, let me know. i mean, in total you'll all probably just be chipping in like 10 cents each that night

i'm 70% sure it'll run again. how about i set a challenge? if i get it running, you guys owe me fish n chips and a beer, but if it never runs again, i pay for chch's monthly meet?
i just like a challenge

HAHAHA love it       

This is why you shouldn't trust dipsticks...

From what i can see, its been ported n' polished (the intake ports are tapered and smooth, well smooth considering its been in the elements for 6 years ). So, diameters:

Exhaust:

     Valve: 30.70mm

     Port: 27.50mm

Intake:

     valve: 38.00mm

     Port (Entrance): 33.50mm

     Port (Main Pipe): 26.50mm

Bore: 80.5mm

(All measurements are +- 1.5mm)

after 3 hours, i faced this:

So, i decided to restore an old 1600cc Ford Kent Crossflow i had sitting at home...

also, did some research on my particular engine, it came out of a mk-2 rally car, it was sold to make way for a 2l pinto. other than that, thats all ive dug up so far

Alright, update. i remove the plugs and discovered the no-1 cylinder to be full of water (it actually squirted water when i removed the plug). the rest were dry so i sprayed WD40 in them. now in the process of removing the Head so i can clear the water out

Ill do that, i like that idea thanks joe

we bought it for $150, just didnt have room inside for it. she's full of clean(ish) oil with no signs of water tho, so im optimistic

Well, i cant turn the flywheel...

And shes full of oil and the oils pretty clean too, no signs of water which is surprising after sitting outside for 6 years with an open intake manifold

Hahaha no i just need fenders, panels and bumpers (and maybe a few hemp sacks soaked in epoxy resin over tube frames for seats )

PS if anyone has any plans for mk-1 escorts, let me know

Does anyone think its worth putting in the projects section to keep you updated?