In message <[email protected]>, Jim Hearne
<[email protected]> writes
That said, I'd obviously take the opportunity to revamp a lot of the
rest of the car as well. It gets damp inside (possibly door seals,
probably boot seal, certainly rear window), and it's been suffering
electrical gremlins, so I might just try a complete loom swap (maybe
using the Mondeo loom).
This loom has been hacked about for the ERST installation, and I
don't want to compound the problems with further modifications for a
diesel lump.
Using the complete Mondeo loom would be a lot of work, the dash switchs
and the instrument cluster won't be compatible with the Mondeo loom,
along with almost everything else electrical needing plugs changing and
wires extending/shortening.
I'd use the Mondeo engine sub loom and graft that onto a unmolested
Fiesta loom.
It will only need a few wires joining between the looms.
I'm happy to help with the wiring.
Andy, which "lip" is it that needs modifying? Are we talking about
at the bottom/front of the bay? As long as it's not one of the
structural parts at the sides of the bay, it sounds straightforward
enough.
It is the "rail" along the side of the engine bay.
It needs to be cut away and recreated further up (or is it down).
What happens with the fuel tank. Does the diesel injection pump have
integral swirl pot? Could I fit a normal Fiesta tank in place of the
injection one I have now?
Not certain about the fuel tank, i believe the Diesel tank has a swirl
pot as well.
Does the intercooler need to be moved from its position at the
top/rear of the engine bay? It's pretty high there, must be fairly
close to the bonnet.
The Diesel saloons i've seen have used an Escort RS Turbo rad and
intercooler.
Jim
Aargh! There was I thinking nobody had replied, all because Virgin have
decided to "upgrade" my email service.
Which so far seems to have consisted of dumping about 300 deleted emails
from 2004 back into my inbox.
Plus they've disabled my spam filtering, so I'm getting inundated with
emails inviting me to partake of blue pills from overseas, and letters
from banks I don't use asking me to confirm my account details with the
web server at their unidentified IP address.
Hence the late reply.
Thanks Jim for being a mine of information once again. I'll look into
the diesel/petrol clutch issue - it's possible there might be stronger
springs or some such in the pressure plate. The part numbers will
probably reveal a lot, so that's a good starting point.
I don't want to swap the pedal for a non-XR2 one because I've carried
out the same mod as you using a Courier van pedal to get manual clutch
adjustment. I'll use the setup I have for now, and swap the quadrant if
it still proves heavy.
If the Mondeo engine loom can be separated easily from the rest of the
loom, then it would certainly make more sense to use that joined to
something else. But I'm not that keen on another Fiesta loom.
Mine has melted several places in the fusebox, which seems to be a
common issue.
Maybe a loom from a later Fiesta would be better?
Or just make my own from scratch?
(I did the one on the Latham, it's not so hard).
My ERST radiator is leaking, so I was hoping to use the Mondeo one and
keep the intercooler in place on the engine, even though it wouldn't be
exposed to much airflow. Still, if it has to be moved at least it will
improve access to the oil filter.
Meantime, the vehicle inspector appointed by my insurers has confirmed
the Mondeo to be beyond economic repair. The market value he's arrived
at is fair (not generous) - but he's recommended a salvage value of just
£25. Not bad for a turbo diesel engine and ancillaries which is known
to be in good order.
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Tony Vincent
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