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Jan 24, 2019 11:11:19 GMT
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As you use the car so much, is it not worth spending the £100ish cost on upgrading the ignition with an Aldon kit from Burtons? It really is easy to fit and is 100% reliable. Transformed my Cortina's running when I built that. Fits inside the original distributor so really simple.
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cjhillman
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1979 Capri (Rolling Project) 1985 Escort mk3 (Daily)
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Jan 24, 2019 12:00:49 GMT
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As you use the car so much, is it not worth spending the £100ish cost on upgrading the ignition with an Aldon kit from Burtons? It really is easy to fit and is 100% reliable. Transformed my Cortina's running when I built that. Fits inside the original distributor so really simple. Will check that out! To be honest i always assumed this car was electronic ignition being a 1985 model so it never entered my head. Over last summer i had a garage do the points as it was running really rough, this is when i found out it had points. A bit silly i know!! i'm also getting to the point where i'm looking for a second car to do the miles so if i can get her running ok it wont be a main car anymore. Just probably need to wait two months till i move to buy a second one. |
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Jan 24, 2019 13:09:13 GMT
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As for retarding the ignition for unleaded you usually have to retard it in between 2 and 6 degrees
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2019 13:10:38 GMT by fordperv
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cjhillman
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1979 Capri (Rolling Project) 1985 Escort mk3 (Daily)
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I seem to have fixed it! I took the distributor cap off and turned it over so i knew which way the rotor arm was turning (towards the passenger side), then i tried to turn the dizzy away from the passenger side to retard it slightly. initially it didn't start so i put it back to where it was and kept driving it around, stopping and turning it more towards the passenger side. Now it doesnt Ping/pink at all unless your in 4th, foot right down going too slow. Maybe i could adjust it more but after the 5th time of moving it and driving around i felt this was ok   Even bought some Retro Daz to celebrate!  |
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