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Sept 22, 2009 14:41:53 GMT
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thanks both ;D Sadly mine has rust and not the best body work, but good enough for now, I'd love a mint car, but id be scared to use it, not mint but generally tidy is where I'm at! That way I can use it without being scared to mark it! OK So I sorted out some bits I'm going to need, cleaned up a little, and anti rust primered: Firstly the carb I used to have that replaced the VV! Weber 34 IBF, Anyone here have any idea what it would be from? Found in a pile of assorted carbs at a scrappy once, Used to run well, really well! very economical too! Lets hope it's still as good, it's been dry stored in my flat so lets hope! Also brand new K&N I got a few months back off here, with the idea of getting the 1100 back in oneday: Decided this time, green for the engine, wanted lighter, but could only get this, didnt like it at first, now it's drying a little I do, here it is tested on my water pump pully! What do ya think? Honest opinions I don't mind ;D Rest of engine bay is black, will have hints of green and very little yellow. Tomorrows plans I'm off work, Make some gaskets, Still no engine crane yet so disconnect everything from the 1600, drain oil and water, Paint 1100, Fit up water and fuel pump, intake and exhaust manifolds, Thermostat and housing, IF the clutch arives fit that! Or at least remove the old one. Take lots of pics ;D btw, clutch, £12 of ebay, brand new! ;D Slow progress
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Last Edit: Sept 22, 2009 14:46:42 GMT by Deleted
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Sept 22, 2009 14:49:43 GMT
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Very nice project, I've had 2 Mk2s a 1.1L in maritime blue also made in Spain and an XR2 both great fun cars and stick to the road when you slam them
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'92 Skyline R32 GTS-t - weekend weapon '90 Jetta 8 valve GTI - slammed daily drive
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Sept 22, 2009 16:34:38 GMT
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it is a bit sticky ;D lol
Well i did some digging, turns out that unknown carb is the weber replacement for 1600 CVH Escorts! Oops! Does explain why it went a bit well last time it was on ;D
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tigran
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Sept 22, 2009 18:32:10 GMT
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That's a cool read man. Nice to see someone sticking with a car through thick and thin. Loving the look of it on the steels - much cooler than on the alloys imo.
On another note you might want to reconsider the set up of the harness - i wouldn't like to be strapped into it if the worst was to happen. By that i mean with the harness being a) mounted low to the body and with standard seats in the event that it had to hold you back in a crash the force of the harness would be directed downwards, which can cause compression of the spine. Just a thought dude.
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Sept 23, 2009 7:42:42 GMT
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Ah yes harnesses, they're going, I'm going to keep the hoops for strapping lugage down, But harnesses, nah not for me! I don't drive fast enough, they were more for "the look" when i was younger. I'm thinking of ditching the rear strutbrace too, again, it was more for "the look" and never made much of a difference. Plus it'll rase some cash ;D
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Sept 23, 2009 14:22:31 GMT
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Hey check me, been more than 2 days and I'm still keen, even after t**ting my thumb real bad! Engine pretty much all disconnected and drained of fluids! Missus helps, always a help, and voice of reason too! The thought of the power from the 1100 ripped my seats right out of their mounts! Nah, needs some welding! After the engine! Le powerplant! Now, the engine was spot on when last used, stored ok, so i cant see reason to re-build anything for now, maybe at a later date... Little clean up ready for PAINT! Then mr parcel farce delivers my clutch kit! EARLY! I know, i was shocked too! Fit that! Throw engine in boot, I'm going down in a while to paint it INSTANT 30mm drop on my saff back end! Now some good news! I've been papping it when it comes to the lifting of the engine, the heavy hard work bits! So on the off chance i dropped in to visit a chap i aint seen in years who has to his name some of the best creations around! He knows his fiesta's! First was a mk2, with a mk1 front end and a Focus ST170 engine on bodys! Now he rolls a mk2 xr2 with a Red top XE engine on bike carbs, he also has a spitfire with a XE red top in, So this should be a walk in the park! Saturday afternoon is the crunch day! Fingers crossed!
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Sept 26, 2009 20:22:03 GMT
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aaaaaaaaaaah I'm knackered, been at work since 3am, finished at 12.30, home, change, tow fiesta to friends garage and start work, just got back in, engine is swapped, just a few bits to finish, lots of pics to come tomorrow, I'm totally whacked I'm off to bed!
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Sept 27, 2009 7:03:37 GMT
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Got some pics Take the strain, We must have spent half hour faffing trying to get the botched engine mount out! Then it's time for a coffee break already Wrecker comes to pick up rotter xr2, shame, this car still had a zetec sat in the engine bay! Some of u know Si's old car, suffered a very nasty end over a period of two months last year All over the top of it is a load of bits scavaged out the black one before it went as it had been used as a parts dump, Which Simon them piled into my boot before we left! Brand new bumpers, Some clocks, indicators, xr2 calipers, Brand new loom etc etc! So moving on! Out with the old! Really glad i got Simon in on this! I followed the haynes book of lies and thought it had to come out though the bottom with the 'box! LIES! This saved some time and farting about! Swap a couple of bits over.... Snapped a bolt off in the block doing the water pump, but thanks to Simon's exellent tools as aposed to my £1 shop specials added with his patience and skill, it was soon out! I tell ya, if that was me, it'd be game over at this point! He also managed to get out the alternator bolts which were UBER tight thanks again to his exellent tools, Battery impact gun, didnt even know they existed til yesterday! VRUM VRUM, Valencia power FTW! In here please Simon Not a problem And that's all the pics for now! At least the worst of it (I HOPE) is over, aint test started it yet! Scared! Hope 5 years in my garage didnt do it bad! I know there are spiders living in it, which i hope is a good sign as they don't usually live in really damp areas, and spiders wont put up much of a fight once it fires up! Still aint sure about the timing, couldnt work out if the timing mark on the pully was either a small metal blob on the face of the wheel, or a small notch in the back rim of the pulley. SO we'll see! I have to say yet again, even tho he don't come on here, BIG BIG BIG thanks to Simon, i am 100% certain if it wasnt for him, this would not have happened for me! I don't have the tools, equipment, time or patience for this! The car would have just ended up going! Same goes for the missus, she does a HELL of a lot for me and my cars! Very forgiving when I'm cleaning engine parts in the kitchen sink or making her stear the fiesta while i tow it about. Not forgetting my saff, 20 years old, 304,000 miles, but always there to pull it's, and my fiestas weight at the drop of a hat to get me out the curse word! More to come as it happens, promised the missus a day off from the car today! *Disclamer, mostly when i say "we" i mean "he" as in Simon cause I'm a mechanical numpty on anything bigger than a go-ped and to be fair he did pretty much everything!
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Well thats it, Game over, i cant get the 1100 to run, i don't have the time, tools, skill or knowlege to get it going, first it was the starter motor, i vowed that after a new starter motor i wasnt gonna spend another penny til i at least got it to run! It wont run, It has fuel, spark, everything it needs but nothing. Something it's right either when i try and turn the engine by hand it seems to lock solid with 2 and 3 get to the top. Seems to turn over really fast too, might be cause it has a new battery and starter motor, not that i care i aint spending another penny for bits or mechanics to take a look. Time to move on, don't know what I'm gonna do yet, Might get a nail to have some fun with, another fiesta, a modern who knows. I've learned my lesson, no engine conversions, no f**king about, i aint compitent enough, from now on all my cars stay as they left the factory when it comes to the big oily bits!
and before anyone jumps on the "how much for the smoked rear lights" pm button, if of when i decide to sell stuff will go up for sale on xrtwo.com
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roverv8rod
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Well thats it, Game over, I cant get the 1100 to run, I don't have the time, tools, skill or knowlege to get it going, first it was the starter motor, I vowed that after a new starter motor I wasnt gonna spend another penny til I at least got it to run! It wont run, It has fuel, spark, everything it needs but nothing. Something it's right either when I try and turn the engine by hand it seems to lock solid with 2 and 3 get to the top. Seems to turn over really fast too, might be cause it has a new battery and starter motor, not that I care I aint spending another penny for bits or mechanics to take a look. Time to move on, don't know what I'm gonna do yet, Might get a nail to have some fun with, another fiesta, a modern who knows. I've learned my lesson, no engine conversions, no f**king about, I aint compitent enough, from now on all my cars stay as they left the factory when it comes to the big oily bits! and before anyone jumps on the "how much for the smoked rear lights" pm button, if of when I decide to sell stuff will go up for sale on xrtwo.com What about Simon, doesn't he have a clue what's wrong with it? would be a shame not to put it back on the road. Seems to me the timing is WAY off, like 180 degrees or so. does the engine tick over when cranked? Chris
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Aint spoke to Simon he's a busy bloke atm, plus i don't want to have to tow it all the way over to his unit and tow it all the way back.
I've tried the timing in both 180 degree positions
What do u mean tick over? The starter seems to be able to turn it over ok it's just when i do it by hand it locks up.
car needs welding too thats more ££ and handbrake cable, plus MOT and piles of other bits to finish the job after the garage that did the conversion in the first place f**ked so much up.
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Just noticed this thread, reminds me of my white '87 Fiesta 1.4L, longest I've ever owned a car, from '89 - 2002! rotten as a pear by then, sold it to a pair of youngsters but somehow ended up dumped somewhere up on the moors, poor car.....
hope you get it sorted!
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Oct 10, 2009 12:59:31 GMT
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Ok found the problem, went and got my self a compression tester today
Defo game over! I said from the start it was turning over too fast
0 bar in number 1 2 bar in number 2 3 bar in number 3 3.75 bar in number 4
Anyone know what they should be like? Haynes is not giving it me in normal numbers
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Oct 10, 2009 14:51:08 GMT
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Don't know about Fiesta's specifically, but a petrol 4 stroke engine in a car would generally be wanting at least 100psi in each cylinder, which is 7 bar. I'd say your engine is toast, unfortunately!
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Oct 10, 2009 14:59:26 GMT
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If it's any help the book states as standard it should be 9.5:1 compression?
Either way as u say, it's toast, time for some thinking! Do i get another Fiesta and start again (mine isnt in best condition)
Get a rotter and rob its engine
Get summut else
Get a modern and put the saff in the garage for play time
Or just give up and get another hobby, always fancied caravaning! lol
Missus wants another fes, part of me does too, there is a guy locally with a Beige B-reg i might go wave some notes under his nose!
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gasserjay
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Oct 10, 2009 15:21:16 GMT
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The piston rings are probably stuck from sitting for so long, just take the spark plugs out and pour some Redex in and leave it to soak in. Then keep spinning the engine over and the compression will come back.
Or either some some of the valves aren't sealing properly just keep trying.
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Oct 10, 2009 15:21:35 GMT
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If it's any help the book states as standard it should be 9.5:1 compression? Either way as u say, it's toast, time for some thinking! Do I get another Fiesta and start again (mine isnt in best condition) Get a rotter and rob its engine Get summut else Get a modern and put the saff in the garage for play time Or just give up and get another hobby, always fancied caravaning! lol Missus wants another fes, part of me does too, there is a guy locally with a Beige B-reg I might go wave some notes under his nose! Are you sure you're doing the compression test right? Might be worth getting a mate to have a look at it or something, but it sounds like you're competent enough to know if there was anything obvious wrong. As a guide, I would guesstimate that a good engine on 9.5:1 comp would give about 150psi+ on a compression test, or roughly 10 bar. As for what to do, that's completely up to you. Surely if you'd invested money in building a hot crossflow and the conversion had already been done then it would be wise to put that back in? And as for the welding/MOT/other issues, you have to decide whether you want to keep this car or not. It may very well be cheaper and easier to buy a better one with MOT, but that's hardly in the RR spirit, is it? I've just read this whole thread and you seem to have had a long and usually happy relationship with this car. If it's not worth the money and effort to fix it back up, then perhaps look at buying something completely different. If you go looking for other Fiestas you might find that you want it to be the same as your old one, but all old cars have a unique character.
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Oct 10, 2009 15:40:55 GMT
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Did you hold the throttle wide open when doing the compression test?
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Oct 10, 2009 19:31:59 GMT
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I didnt hold the thorttle open, never said owt about doing that, I do have a breather pipe disconected anyway on the inlet so enough air can get in
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Oct 10, 2009 20:12:12 GMT
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weble... its got stuck rings from sittin...... timing si the groove in the back edge of pulley wheel..
I would say without a doubt the redex advice is the way forward, or even a dash of diesel down the bores and left for a bit...
don't give up now mate, you an this little motor have been through the mill together.. (btw why did you pull the burton motor then?)
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