Could be simply that the seller bought a car in faith marked up as a 1.4 but which has been mucked about with by a previous owner. It might have been driving around for years without valid insurance due to owner failing to declare the engine swap and capacity increase!
There are a couple of small but significant differences with the blacktop engine; the main one is that the water pump sits in an extended housing, offset to the side of the crank. It's designed to be driven by the back of the serpentine belt i.e. revolves in the opposite direction to the crank. Unlike the Silvertops, Ford never did any blacktop cars where the pump was driven by the grooved side of the serpentine. The aircon pump serves as an extra pulley to change the direction, but you probably won't be using that in a Q. No factory impeller is available which works with the pump turning in that direction. Silvertop impellers won't fit. Plenty of people use these engines in kitcars with the pump going the wrong way, apparently without problem. But I preferred to do the job properly by importing a custom impeller from the states, cost was around £80 all-in. I still had to make up a grooved pulley though; used the outer rim of a Fiesta item, welded to the middle from the original pump pulley. Burton do a water rail to replace the original thermostat housing, if you need to, but it isn't cheap. This is possibly one of the main reasons why the blacktop engines don't seem to fetch much money. Might be worth mentioning, though, that most kitcar shows have somebody selling a brand new, warranted and crated 1.8 or 2.0 blacktop engine complete with nearly all the bits for around £600. If you're going to spend £200-300 on getting this engine fitted and working, it might be better to spend the extra and get a far better engine for it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s).
