fordcapri1980 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 this is last time https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151998396973906&l=556184175199789158 wanting to sort it over the new year if any advice or able to help its a 32/36 on a 2l pinto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZford Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Link doesn't work for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordcapri1980 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 maybe now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 timing sounds bit retarded to me 25 thou points gap set timing at 10 deg static and try re setting your idle and mixture screws idle should be 1.5 to 2 turns open mixture around 2.5 to three turns mikture screw is on the bottom plate of the carb on a angle towards cyl 4 idle is on the side linkage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 reason i say this had a cortina come in while ago where the owner had be tutuing he had the mixture screw too far open which in turn need the idle winding up to run which then gets the carb open to the progression jets so ran way way to rich to the point where it would foul the plugs also found the timing was set at about 2 deg which caused it to backfire through the carb wot do your plug look like wet dry black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordcapri1980 Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 so its the timing? how do i do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZford Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Link is good now. Its hard to tell in that vid but I think the above advice is very good. Have you had the cam belt off at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt4 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 so its the timing? how do i do this? first set the points to 25thou then turn the engine over till the rotor is pointing at no1 HT lead line up crank pulley to 10 deg then turn the distributor first clockwise a litlte till the points are closed set up your coil lead so you can see the spark jump to earth turn on your ign then slowley turn the distributor anti clockwise till the spark occours then tighten the distributor to check if it is right wiggle the rotor a little and the spark should occour. btw the easy way to check which cyl is no 1 firing if you look at the cam wheel there is a pointer that lines up to a dot in the head right at the 6 o clock position Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordcapri1980 Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 will be my first time trying to do this im not exactly mecanical man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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