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I second that!!! got some parts for my 2L conversion from a car that caught on fire for just that reason

haha hey bro! havent been on here for ages thought i better come see what people are saying bout your car haha. sweet score though ay!!

I would replace with a metric or whatever but the where the driveshaft bolts onto the diff is threaded and no nuts are used by the looks of it? feels as though they could work themselves out

thanks for the help... could be tricky finding whitworth bolts

oh yeah sorry forgot to say its a mk1 escort

hi can someone please tell me the thread of the bolts that bolt the driveshaft onto the diff. i have some 10x1.25mm but they are wrong. thanks.

Haha i know exactly how you feel. it took me two days to get a spark!! anyway my problem resulted in the points gap being too large and not allowing the coil to charge up enough so i suggest checking this. Also with the points open and the ignition on there should be 12V between the SW or + terminal of the coil and earth.

Hahaha its alive!! It turned out the points gap was way out and with a bit of adjustment i got a good spark and the engine ran on the second crank! thanks heaps for all the help. hopefully no more problems in the next wee while

ok, theres some stuff to think about. i have feeler gauges to get it right if anyone knows the specs? it definitly does seem to big. and if all else fails i will try replacing the distributor but as you said they are so simple i cant see how it would be stuffed

one other thing i can think of is the gap between the points when they are open. it seems rather large, so maybe they are not staying closed long enough?

well, i could go and get another condenser, they cant be worth much? and i have another dizzy that i can put on and try.

yip i have tried that and also holding the HT lead from the coil near the block, i have tried using a couple off different leads but still made no difference.

haha ok ill try remember that, yeah this site is great!! Anyway i opened the points with the ignition on and got a very small spark. I have also mounted the coil horizontally will this affect anything?

ok i tried connecting a wire from the starter solenoid to the + side of the terminal, still no joy i must have something wrong somewhere but i cant figure out where?

12V coil

I only put my coil from the escort into another car to test it. when it ran i assumed that my coil was operational and put it back in the escort. I have found now that when the engine is cranking the voltage on the positive side of the coil drops to about 6V, is this normal? Ha yeah i agree bout hunted he should get them!!! try lookin at prices for twin 40's for an esky.

ok, I got the my engine turning over by putting i a new starter motor. Now i am having trouble getting it to spark. I have one wire on the positive side of the coil which has 12V on it when the ignition is on. on the negative side i have a wire coming from the distributor and one other one that has always been there? When the points are open and the ignition on there is 12V between both the negative and positive terminals of the coil and the earth. the problem is there is no current going to the dizzy. I tested this by holding the high tension lead by the engine block and turning the engine over. no spark. I know that the coil is good because i put it in another car and it ran fine. i replaced the condenser with another on i had and it made no difference, also the condenser has a good earth. the points look in good condition. I am very confused and any help would be awesome!

thanks for the help got it turning over now.

yeah that sounds right, only one cotact, i thought it was odd because every other car i have done has the solenoid attached. i tried to find it on the car but couldnt find one so it might be mising.

inertia i guess? but not entirly sure, is there an easy way to tell? i thought there would be a solenoid attached to the top of the starter but there doesnt seem to be one there?

hi, just wiring up my mk1 escort. this might sound stupid but with the starter motor there is only two terminals and im not sure which wires go on them the both seem to be grounded. i tried putting a big one from the battery on but it shorted it and turned the engine over. any help or a wiring diagram would be great thanks.

Thanks for all the help!!! couldnt of asked for more especially being offered help which i will definitly take up!! thanks heaps

hi, i have a mk1 escort and i need to put the windscreen and back window back in, what is the best way to do it? i would like to do it myself as it seems very expensive to get the pros to do it. cheers