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On my carburetted cars, the fuel supply to the carb was the one on the right side in your picture, the one below the weber tag. On the underside of the inlet, yuo can see a large brass nut. If you remove this you will see a filter, this might be clogged. The fuel hose goint to the left, above the fuel inlet, is the overflow to tank. I see it is plugged. If you have a manual pump it should be mounted on the side of the engine close to the distributor. and the hose on the right side in the picture should be connected to it. If yoy have an electric pump it might be installed somwhere else. This "something else" where the fuel lines meet, might be a valve configuration. On some Fords, the carburettor only had one inlet, and no overflo. The valve figuration on the side of the engine compartment would let fuel back to the tank when a certain pressure was achieved. This would allow the pump to pump freely on idle when the needle valve in the carburettor was shut(full float bowl). I would install an inline filter, it is a cheep insurance against dirt in the nozzles. I don't think you need this ignitinon test thing, just unscrew the plug and lay it against the manifold and have somone crank it over while ou watch for sparks. Cheers for the advice ! will check that filter. I'm wondering if i need another fuel pump as it does go down to that just bellow the dizzy like you say. Sometimes you pull up to lights and it cuts out and then after running for a while its fine. I assumed the pump would be in the tank but maybe I'm thinking of more modern cars? Your probably right about the ignition test i just didnt want to get a blast off the plug when cranked haha
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Can't believe its been this long since I updated this but, thats how well she runs and my Capri with all its problems is taking up my time. I'm starting to go through a service slowly and started off with the fan belt. Started to smell a buring smell recently and thought it was the Rad fan on its way out. Didn't seem to be and i also tested its charging under load which seems fine. Then i heard the fan belt slip a couple of times and realised its still on an old Motorcraft one haha! The only problem is i couldnt find any info on which belt the OHV engine uses as it goes around 3 pulleys. ( i might have mentioned it before) Long story short a local garage ordered me a few belts as they couldn't find the answer either and the longest one fits. Also ordered 2 13mm spanners that will live in the glove box for emergencies ... for a decent size engine bay there is no room for sockets around the alternator. Next i will be doing Oil, Points and Timing probably not in that order. I think i may have wrote i changed the timing before but, i sent it to the garage to have the tappets done and they altered it again, the only problem was i had super unleaded in the tank... back to square one. Back to getting my Capri to run now!!
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After a week of being busy/Glastonbury festival etc i thought i should try get this thing started! The experiment didnt last long as the battery is turning the car over too slow now so need to recharge it but, the last couple of times i've attempted to start all it will do is crank over and over but no signs of jumping into life. Also the battery leads are getting pretty hot after a few attempts, is this normal?? i've never noticed this on a car before. when i say hot i mean it would burn you if you didnt let it cool down. My first idea is to put an inline fuel filter in just before the carb but I thought id double check i'm putting it on the right one? I'm guessing it is one with the brass type pipe coming out the side of the Carb? (this goes down to the bottom of the car) The other pipe coming off (just below the silver weber tag) heading down toward the bottom right of the photo also seems to be a fuel line but goes into something else below the distributor before heading off to the bottom of the wing panel with the previous pipe. Cant find any info in the Haynes on these pipes just the carb its self. Secondly i guess i need to check for spark. I thought it might be good to use one of these as I'm not sure how keen i am on touching the plug against the engine test (maybe I'm being a wimp) Any thoughts? The annoying thing is about an month and half ago it fired up fine and i drove it around the block then shut it off. Now it doesnt want to fire so i'm really betting on it being fuel, especially as it used to run rough before and cut out.
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Jun 26, 2019 18:19:32 GMT
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Has anyone here donated/loaned their Car to a museum temporarily while they buy other cars for a bit? In Long.... My reason for thinking this is I could do with a daily and i'd like to own other classic cars... I don't want to sell my Escort mk3 , owned it for 6 years, always wanted one as a kid and love it but, its not the best daily being a 1.1 , especially in London. i did 8000 miles in it last year and probably will do the same this year. Its not mint although with a good clean looks mint and its probably not worth as much people of eBay tend to try and sell them but, still a rare unexceptional car with charm. A side from this, i really want to buy other Cars and started off with a Capri that was in my budget. Its been slow going as i've been busy and its been more of a project that i thought eating up loads of extra cash. I could sell it now and cut my losses and buy something more modern but i'd like to see the project through and to drive it, being another one of my childhood car's too own. Also, It dawned on my the other that i'll have two old Fords sat outside in winter that wont start when i need to go somewhere and it would be really nice to have something daily thats a bit more reliable and throw away (probably still slightly unusual) Hence my idea of retiring the Escort for a bit for free, finish the Capri (tax exempt in Jan) buy something else for running around in. one classic at a time seems more than enough right now Anyone else done this? Knowing me i'll do nothing about it and still have two old Fords sat on the drive in December but i'd really be interested to hear peoples thoughts. Heres some daily winter theme pics
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Jun 26, 2019 17:22:31 GMT
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Probably both of my cars now. Apparently there are only 8 popular/base model Mk3's on the road (86 onwards is mk4 ) And 11 2.0 Ghia Capris... not sure how accurate this site is.
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Jun 24, 2019 17:40:57 GMT
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Is it worth buying second hand leaf springs? (Capri mk3) my cars springs are flat and the arch is basicly at the top of the tyres (mounts all look fine) the springs I’ve seen are single leaf too. I though older springs might make ride higher and even out with the lowered front?
Any ideas?
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Jun 20, 2019 22:27:12 GMT
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Haha sorry to be a bad influence ZXRob ! looks great! What engine and year is it?
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Jun 18, 2019 14:27:35 GMT
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Today i added some extra foam around the edge of the heater box before refitting it and and then stuck it in the car! These cables were a bit of a pain to get back in. The bottom one wouldnt line up with the controls and it took a while to figure out the clamp on the side of the box enables it to return which was my main problem. The bolts were fiddly but it finely was all in bit of an extension was needed for one wire as the pervious owner must have shortened it. DIY engine foam Also trying to track this down. water is getting in somewhere and part of me wonders if its from the sunroof and traveling down the inside. any capri people know of this being a common leak?
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Jun 17, 2019 22:08:49 GMT
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ok so it all works!!!! i started off with the Cigar lighter which works and chargers my phone ( did have a video of this all but just photos for now) (no illumination yet as it doesnt fit the casing ) Iterior light works! but doesnt work with the doors. I think somebody must have disconected these maybe when doing the wings. the drivers door has one but the passenger door doesnt hasnt got a switch. Heres the fan connected up! All working fine except the high speed is a bit sticky! i think this is the switch though. This is the only thing that doesnt work. I tested conections and the non bullet light coloured (I'm colour blind) wire as an earth. I guess i might have this the wrong way round but it didnt light before. Will investigage this tomorrow after fitting the blower back. Very happy with how this went! gave me a lot of confidence with the car although after this i might get a local garage to check out the body work before i go deeper.
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Jun 17, 2019 17:41:38 GMT
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Haven’t checked the fuses yet but I tested the battery pre fan and it was just over 14v then dropped slightly to 14v when the fan kicked in. Took it to a local garage and they couldn’t find anything ... I must just be going mad
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Jun 15, 2019 21:06:48 GMT
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Jun 15, 2019 21:02:44 GMT
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With the fuses pulled and the battery off the first test would be 'short to earth'. Set the meter for beep test or resistance (lowest setting) connect the black wire on the meter to a good chassis earth and prod the wires with the red probe. If it beeps or shows a low reading then its probably an earth wire. No beep and it'll probably go live when its all reconnected and the relevant switch is operated. ANYTHING not brown or black that beeps will need to be investigated. If the car was running before you started investigating the faults then most of the loom is probably sound. Have you got a haynes manual for it or a wiring diagram? Cheers for this. will set it to the resistance/beep setting and give it all a good test. It is something i want to get better at and understand more. I do have a haynes manual which i was checking stuff with. Only played attention to the cig lighter and it had a black and red wire going to it just hard to figure which way it would go round but i'm guessing the sold bullet connector wouldnt be for an Earth haha.
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Jun 15, 2019 18:37:28 GMT
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I've started getting a burning hairdryer smell or burnt water possibly smell in my car when the heat control is in the hot position even without the interior fan on? if i put it to cool i don't smell it.
Back story: drove to bristol the other day from London in the pouring rain. when i got there the temp just went over half in traffic and the radiator fan kicked in, then i got this wiff of what i thought was burning electrics. i pulled over opened the bonnet and could smell it from the radiator area... after that it wasnt so bad once it cooled down . I guessed it was the rad fan burning out as the car regularly goes from cool to half temp and it kicks in to cool it. Yesterday i tried to reenact the problem while i was on the way to an auto electric shop and just as Rad fan kicked in i'd get this burning smell again. When i got to the shop you could smell it a little outside the car and the bloke who worked there thought it wasnt electrical as the fan spins smooth and nothing looked burnt on the wiring.
I replaced the radiator/hoses/ stat and coolant in december so surprised if it was any of that. Water seems to be full up. Any ideas? not had this smell before and i drive the car daily and it regularly gets hot/rad fan kicking in.
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Jun 15, 2019 17:39:33 GMT
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Jun 15, 2019 17:36:59 GMT
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One step at a time is always good when working with possibly faulty wires. Have you bought a test lamp or multimeter yet? I've got a multimeter but just a little unsure how to work with it to be honest. At the moment there are no fuses in the fuse box and the battery is off at the moment. Havent had time to work on the car today just the heater box so still havent got round to trying the electrics.
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Jun 14, 2019 19:27:49 GMT
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Just an update on where i'm at before i connect up tomorrow! I managed to get out and connected up a cig lighter to the two Red and Brown wires . Red i connected to the bullet (via the block which i'm told is ok!?) and brown spade connector. I also bought a bulb from the auto electrics store and added a wire back into the car which I'm guessin should be the live? The black wire goes on the other side of the bulb holder (not connected yet) I also started checking/ tiding up the radio ISO block. It looks like i have a Black Earth that must have been connected to the stereo chassis as it doesnt look like its come from the ISO Black wire... although this would be do the same thing right? The Red seems to go to the Red on the car which fills me with more confidence and the Yellow goes to the permeant live. The speaker wiring seems to be all the wrong colours but as i remember worked fine for the limited time i heard the stereo. My main concern here is there was some melted tape on top of one of the speaker connecters... would there be enough power in the speaker wires to melt this? I thought about connecting the battery with just the Cig lighter first and test that will charge a phone or something, then the glove box then connect the heater blower up and test that.... does this seem the right way to do it? I'm thinking if i connected it all back up, turn it on and smell burning I'm not going to know where to start looking?? although i understand having just one thing connected might cause more load somewhere else? Any thought before i throw the switch haha? only worried as someone has been obviously chasing something before to remove these items.
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Jun 11, 2019 17:46:20 GMT
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Here are the wires going to the loom: And these are the wires from the glove box: Both bullet connecters were together when i pulled it apart and the flat terminal was connected to the bulb lense, nothing connected the other side and the taped up blue terminal was already like that. I'll check the manual when i get time too i just rushed these pics before going to work. I'm wondering how the pics i found online would work with thse colour wires. nothing seems to be the same.
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With everything you have done to get the heater box out and to this stage don't dick about do a proper job of it now so you don't have to do it again in Dec when you need the heater, you will save you self time later on when you are busier. That. Capri heater fans are common failures, so spend the £50 and fit a new one. Replacing the foam seals is a good idea too. This will make the heater a lot more effective, and you won't regret it. Your both right and earlier today i ordered new 2mm foam and will get that in there soon. Do you mean the Fan its self? do the blades shatter or something ? I'm trying my best to not cut corners for sure as I want it to be right, Just trying to keep costs down but your right 100%. I'm struggling to find what i now realise is the missing bit to my glove box light. Anyone have one or know what bulb or holder I'm missing. One pic i've seen (bellow) looks like the bulb goes into a metal holder but i cant find any more pics of this anywhere. For some reason pervious owners have taped up one terminal and left the plastic lamp lens dangling off the other.... any reason why refitting this could cause something weird to happen haha? AS you can see here its taped up on the terminal. The black wire is attached to the lens
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