Re: [Quantum Owners] RIP H4

2019-07-23 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Oh no! Glad there doesn't appear to be major injury, but maybe get the necks 
looked at? Whiplast seems to be the 'go to' injury amonst those seeking 
compo, which unfortunately puts a bad vibe on the genuine claimants. My 
sister slipped and fell a few years ago and had severe whiplast pain for a 
couple of years - sorted eventually by acupuncture!

Re the car - nothing that Jim couldn't sort out!
Martin

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Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 6:31 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] RIP H4



We thought we’d have a drive out to the coast today with the weather being 
so nice, anyway, we were just a few hundred yards from our destination when 
woman behind us decided to put the pedal to the floor, I heard the high revs 
of her fiesta and just had time to look in the mirror to see her inches away 
before the sickening crash of the impact.We were only at a fast walking pace 
when she hit, the force of the crash sent us into the back of a RAV4 which 
didn’t look too bad but apparently has some damage. My H4 will be a write 
off, the back end is smashed and the body has a good split from the rear 
window, down the wheel arch, under the car along the floor, to the other 
side, the front too is badly smashed with the bonnet pushed up and the 
bumper pushed down.
Luckily everyone has walked away in one piece but we’ve a bit of neck pain 
already.

I’ll have to contact insurance company tomorrow to see what happens next.
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Re: [Quantum Owners] RIP H4

2019-07-23 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 

Maybe not RIP? Could need Rob's operating table though!
Martin
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Just a few pictures took just after incident

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 top engine stay/mount and 2L hoses

2019-07-22 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Has it broken at one of the welds? It may be possible to get a local 
engineering place to weld it for little cost.
Martin
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  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 6:25 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 top engine stay/mount and 2L hoses


   Hi


  The offending item is the strut shown here between the brake fluid reservoir 
and the inlet manifold, it's attached to the engine and the brace bar between 
the suspension turrets. (This is before it broke.) If you have one I'm 
interested.


  Looking at the welds and the paint, I suspect this is a Quantum part, the 
fixings do not look like an aftermarket bodge. But having said that, it might 
have been one that was well done


  Regards



  Julian Coleman
  City Audio Services




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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 top engine stay/mount and 2L hoses



On the attached picture, the green circle is the front Zetec engine mount 
and the yellow circle is the bracket where the rear top engine mount bolts to.
Aside from these 2 the only other mounts on the Zetec are under the gearbox.

I’d guess you may be missing the front mount and somebody has added the tie 
bar at the rear to try and compensate.

Jim


From: Julian Coleman 
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 2:30 PM
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 top engine stay/mount and 2L hoses

Hi 

If you could send me photos and dimensions I may very well be interested. 
The engine in mine is a 2L silver top zetec. The mounting is from the inlet 
side roughly in the middle of the car (L/R) and it runs from the mount on the 
engine back to the stiffener bar which runs between the tops of the suspension 
turrets. I do plan to go out and measure it up later today but from memory it 
is about 150 - 200mm long with short tubes at each end, the tubes being about 
40-50mm long and about 30 ish mm diameter. 

Take that with a pinch of salt! But if it's anything similar it's worth 
seeing if it's a match. It would make sense if it was an original part, but who 
knows.

I've got enough on my hands, never mind nowhere to put it, to be able to 
consider taking on a second car or indeed keeping a donor. But I wish you well 
either sorting it or passing it on. They are fun for sure. 

Regards

Julian Coleman
City Audio Services




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  Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 top engine stay/mount and 2L hoses



  There's someone with a Wanted Ad on Ebay after an H4 at the moment - It 
looks like your may be too much work for him, but maybe a sale possibility?
  Martin
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From: 'The Blue Pig' via Quantum Owners Group 
To: Quantum Owners Group 
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 11:21 AM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 top engine stay/mount and 2L hoses

Hi, Julian, 

Which engine do you have and on which side is the mounting in question?

I have an H4i with the 1.6 Zetec engine, a unit that had been 
installed, before I bought the car, to replace an earlier 1.6  engine in order 
to offer power steering. Unfortunately, the engine was put in by goblins using 
hammers; it was a tight fit and, I discovered on taking a sharp left-hand bend, 
lacked an engine mount on the near side connecting the engine to the chassis, 
resulting in a very alarming noise as an exposed pulley came into contact with 
the lower chassis member and tried to chew its way through it.

I obtained the correct engine mounting in good condition from a 
scrapped MkIII Fiesta but never got around to fitting it before garaging the 
car with a view to sorting out a number of small problems pre-MoT test. That 
was three years ago!  Consequently, I'm now the owner of a pre-barn-find blue 
Quantum H4i, a treasure trove of spare parts such as full light sets (time two, 
since an earlier MkIII was stripped to feed it and that had all lights intact 
as well), new and unfitted front wishbones, new front and rear shocks (rear 
fitted, never used, front in box) . . . A real boys' Christmas morning of 
delights!

If the engine mount might be of interest, let me know. If the rest of 
the car has appeal, I might be open to offers (since I'd really not like it to 
go for cannibalisation to feed a Fiesta MkIII).

Cheers!

On Sunday, 21 July 2019 08:43:11 UTC+1, julian wrote: 
  Hi 

  The H4 has a stabilising bar from the chassis frame to the top of the 
engine. It has just given up. I thought I'd just check to see if there was a 
chance

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 top engine stay/mount and 2L hoses

2019-07-22 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
There's someone with a Wanted Ad on Ebay after an H4 at the moment - It looks 
like your may be too much work for him, but maybe a sale possibility?
Martin
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  From: 'The Blue Pig' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 11:21 AM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 top engine stay/mount and 2L hoses


  Hi, Julian,


  Which engine do you have and on which side is the mounting in question?


  I have an H4i with the 1.6 Zetec engine, a unit that had been installed, 
before I bought the car, to replace an earlier 1.6  engine in order to offer 
power steering. Unfortunately, the engine was put in by goblins using hammers; 
it was a tight fit and, I discovered on taking a sharp left-hand bend, lacked 
an engine mount on the near side connecting the engine to the chassis, 
resulting in a very alarming noise as an exposed pulley came into contact with 
the lower chassis member and tried to chew its way through it.


  I obtained the correct engine mounting in good condition from a scrapped 
MkIII Fiesta but never got around to fitting it before garaging the car with a 
view to sorting out a number of small problems pre-MoT test. That was three 
years ago!  Consequently, I'm now the owner of a pre-barn-find blue Quantum 
H4i, a treasure trove of spare parts such as full light sets (time two, since 
an earlier MkIII was stripped to feed it and that had all lights intact as 
well), new and unfitted front wishbones, new front and rear shocks (rear 
fitted, never used, front in box) . . . A real boys' Christmas morning of 
delights!


  If the engine mount might be of interest, let me know. If the rest of the car 
has appeal, I might be open to offers (since I'd really not like it to go for 
cannibalisation to feed a Fiesta MkIII).


  Cheers!

  On Sunday, 21 July 2019 08:43:11 UTC+1, julian wrote:
Hi


The H4 has a stabilising bar from the chassis frame to the top of the 
engine. It has just given up. I thought I'd just check to see if there was a 
chance replacements might be available before having this remade.


The bushes are showing their age but not yet scrap. So I'd be interested in 
replacing the whole lot if that is possible.


A vain hope I suspect, but worth a shot.


Thanks


Incidentally the hoses in my H4 were pretty poor and some bodged. A full 
correct correct set was no longer available, one of the most complex shapes 
being essentially custom. I had that one properly sorted so the moulds now 
exist for it which makes it possible to source a complete set if anyone is 
interested.



Julian Coleman
City Audio Services




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Re: [Quantum Owners] Gearbox removal

2019-07-01 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Hi Bill,
Thanks for your insight. It does look a tight squeeze, so I was thinking I 
could possibly get in more of a mess by attempting to take the box off the 
engine. At least if I take engine and box out together I'm commiting to it. 
Regards, Martin
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  Sent: Monday, July 01, 2019 11:17 AM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Gearbox removal


  Short answer is no, however if you jack the car onto blocks and support the 
engine with a jack under the sump, remove the n/s hub and driveshaft, gearbox 
support subframe where it's attached to the body, clutch cable, speedo cable, 
selector rod clamp and exhaust system hangers it _might_ hang down enough on 
the nearside (after disconnecting water hoses, fuel pipes, wiring, etc) to get 
the box off. If not then disconnect the engine top mount and lower the engine 
further. You will need to lever the offside inner CVJ off the gearbox 
simultaneously with sliding the gearbox off the engine and on reassembly offer 
the CVJ to the gearbox simultaneously with offering the gearbox to the engine. 
Tricky - possibly quicker in the long run to remove both driveshafts to begin 
with. But by the time you've done all this you've done just about all that's 
necessary to fully remove the engine/box...



  In case you're not aware, instead of lifting the body off the running gear, 
you can take the engine out upwards, which might be easier. 



  http://quantumforum.proboards.com/thread/522/quantum-saloon-full-rebuild


  It requires undoing the exhaust manifold and holding it clear, or 
disconnecting the system from the manifold, but avoids the need to remove the 
exhaust system and the inlet manifold assembly. If the radiator is in the 
engine bay, not in the nose-cone, you might need to remove it. You also need to 
remove the brake servo/master cylinder.



  Hope that's helpful.



  Best regards
  Bill 

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  I really should know the answer to this, however, when I assembled my Q 
Saloon the engine and gearbox were inserted from below as a joined unit, and 
just about cleared the anti-roll bar on both sides!
  Anyway, to my question... Is it possible to replace the clutch on a 
saloon with the engine in position, just by moving the gearbox aside?
  Martin 

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[Quantum Owners] Gearbox removal

2019-06-30 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I really should know the answer to this, however, when I assembled my Q Saloon 
the engine and gearbox were inserted from below as a joined unit, and just 
about cleared the anti-roll bar on both sides!
Anyway, to my question... Is it possible to replace the clutch on a saloon 
with the engine in position, just by moving the gearbox aside?
Martin 

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Adrian Flux...

2019-06-21 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Have you already scrapped it - someone may want to rescue it!
Martin
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  Sent: Friday, June 21, 2019 6:37 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Adrian Flux...


  Hi all


  Thanks for all the comments - just to clarify I've had to scrap the quantum 
following it's MOT. I've got no intention of insuring it twice.


  I know my way around policy documents and it is indeed in the terms of the 
credit agreement on page 927 paragraph 97 subsection 18 (or whatever!), I was 
just wondering whether this is yet another example of Adrian Flux ripping 
people off and providing a poor service or whether or not I'd been misinformed 
at point of sale. It seems like a lovely mix of both.


  However, we're talking a grand total of £61 so it's not the end of the world, 
it just seems like a fairly nefarious tactic to me, and certainly not one I've 
ever experienced before (and I've had lots of cars over the years)


  Niall

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Adrian Flux...

2019-06-20 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
May I ask why you want to cancel the policy with them and then move to another 
provider? (other than moving away from AF)
I take this opportunity to add that I moved away from them when my renewal came 
a few years ago. They failed to provide agreed value paperwork after 3 months 
(despite them insisting I provided paperwork to them within 14 days... I 
provided it within 7 days). If Steve Kodz hadn't assisted I don't think it 
would ever have been resolved.
Martin
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  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 7:43 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Adrian Flux...


  I have had an extremely unsavoury exchange with Adrian Flux today regarding 
cancelling my Quantum Insurance.


   I'm trying to cancel 6 months through a policy and I'm paying for it 
monthly. They've told me that the only way I can cancel is by paying the entire 
remaining 6 months of the policy upfront. I argued that if they aren't 
providing a service they can't possibly charge for it. They reason this is 
because the policy and the payment for the policy are completely unconnected. 
The "credit agreement" is unconnected to the policy and simply has to be paid 
no matter what irrespective of what happens to the actual policy. This seems 
fairly insane to me. The extremely - extremely rude and aggressive person at 
Adrian Flux told me that it was explained when I took the policy out that I 
wasn't entitled to any refund; I said I didn't want any refund I just wanted to 
cancel the policy. She said this actually meant a refund from the total amount 
of credit I had taken out irrespective of what happens. 
  She then, when not shouting over me tried to explain my consumer rights and 
advised "strongly" against complaining to the FSA or Ombudsman as it would be a 
"waste of time". Effectively this means I can't cancel the insurance on my 
Quantum, leaving it impossible for anyone else to insure it.

  I may be being a bit naïve here but I have never, ever, heard of a credit 
agreement for insurance operating in this way. Is it just me or does that sound 
completely bonkers?


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Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 - XR2 CVH engine, no idle

2019-05-14 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I had similar symptoms (which I thought was fuel starvation), but since fitting 
a new ignition module to the side of the distributor it's been ok - that 
doesn't prove/disprove it because it was an intermittent fault on mine.  Seems 
it's a common problem on Fords and Land Rovers (which have the same module). 
The Land Rover module (surprisingly lower price than Ford) cost me £20 
delivered. All seem to be generic made in China, 'some have heat conducting 
paste' with the 'kit', some don't.
Martin
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  Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 6:44 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 - XR2 CVH engine, no idle


  Thought I'd post this for future reference in case anyone else has the same 
problem. A bit of fault diagnoses is always useful.


  Driving to a model aircraft show at the weekend, my 2+2 started cutting out 
every time the engine came back to idle. A bit difficult to drive like that but 
I got to show, managed to avoid buying any more toys, and got home again. I did 
notice it idled when the choke was on until I touched the throttle.


  Started playing with it today. First confirmed the fault. No idle unless 
choke was on and lumpy below 1500 revs.
  The anti run-on valve was clicking, so that was okay and, over 1500-2000 
revs, everything was fine so timing and ignition should be okay (although a 
weak spark may give similar problems).
  For those that don't know, the anti run-on valve (sometimes called the 
anti-dieseling valve) shuts off the idle fuel when you turn off the ignition, 
to stop the engine running-on or dieseling.

  To my mind that really just leaves a lack of fuel in the idle line, possibly 
a blockage. (the Weber carb makes this idle fuel thing a bit complicated, give 
me a SU carb anyday)
  By now the I had the auto choke cover off and could set the choke at any 
engine temperature, which allowed me to start the engine and get to the carb 
without it stopping.
  So, got the engine started, climbed out, got to the other end of the throttle 
cable and used that to knock the choke off and keep the engine running. With 
the other hand I started spraying WD40 into the carb and then let the throttle 
drop to idle, and idle it did, running nicely on WD40.
  Hopefully this has confirmed a fuel blockage at idle, and after using an Air 
Duster and some Carb Cleaner to no avail, the carb is now sitting on my bench 
awaiting a service kit so I can strip and clean it.


  Of course, it could be something completely different, so if anyone has any 
other ideas, please let me know.
  When it's fixed, I'll let you know what the real problem was!




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Re: [Quantum Owners] Stoneleigh Thanks

2019-05-07 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
There may have been a mouse lurking there that nobody was aware of!  :-)
Martin

A great quiz, great weekend, great food (thanks to all the catering peeps). 
Lets hope (despite HS2) Stoneleigh show can prosper and re-grow
Martin
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  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Stoneleigh Thanks


  Which type of mammal was the first to be launched into space?


  On 07/05/2019 10:12, Jim Hearne wrote:

Had to leave before the quiz, but I’m intrigued about the question that has 
cause this disagreement.

Jim


From: niallmccrac...@gmail.com 
Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 5:57 PM
To: Quantum Owners Group 
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Stoneleigh Thanks

All,

Thanks for a great weekend at Stoneleigh, Jorge and I were made to feel 
very welcome despite not really knowing much about kit cars or how they work 
(or cars in general really); thanks especially to those including Steve who 
took time to either look at my car issues or let me quiz them for inordinate 
amounts of time on how and why theirs work and mine doesn't! Have come away 
with a huge number of ideas and instructions on what to do next.

Thanks also to all those who cooked the food and looked after the hot 
drinks, which was absolutely brilliant.

Additionally - on the matter of he quiz last night; I've done some research 
on animals in space and have come to the conclusion (as you will probably 
expect), that the whole internet is wrong. I imagine that you are as frustrated 
by me at this obviously international level cover up, which I can only imagine 
was hatched specifically to make me look like a fool in front of relative 
strangers.

I am in the process of trying to find a customer services or complaints 
number for whoever runs the internet and will update you in due course. In the 
meantime I'm sure you will all agree that the only fair thing to do is to award 
our team "Team Jorge" 10 bonus points (and the associated win) for their 
steadfast resolution to stick to their guns despite a hostile and violent crowd 
and celebrate their grim determination to be proved right despite all actual 
evidence pointing to the contrary. That's real character.

High 5's will be available to all.

Thanks again, Niall and Jorge..
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Re: [Quantum Owners] Sorry Not There

2019-05-03 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
That's a shame. I was going to ask you about your sewing machine - so I'll 
have to ask now... How is it performing, and does it have a 'walking 
foot'?

All the best, Martin



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Sent: Friday, May 03, 2019 4:01 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Sorry Not There


Dear All

Hope you have a great weekend at Stoneleigh.

I am working through the whole weekend this year and will miss it.

Derek

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[Quantum Owners] Save a Quantum!

2019-05-02 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I've just spoken to Howard in Diss re his saloon which is for sale on the club 
website. If he doesn't sell it soon he will let it go to an auction (and 
inevitibly it will sell for parts and little money). My suggestion (for what it 
is worth) is to put it on Ebay for a large sum (say 8-10k) to attract the 
'London Buyer' who doesn't want to restore or build a kit. It looks superb, has 
had a fortune spent on it, and doesn't deserve its fate!  Someone must be able 
to save it!
If only I had the space.
Martin

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 Sealing rear windscreen

2019-04-30 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Maybe worth a look at a BMW Z3 (or one with a body kit!) if going to 
Stoneleigh, as I understand the hood on a Z3 drains to the underside of the 
car. Some bits of rain gutter and tubes? Must be some way to do it. 
Martin
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  Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 10:00 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: H4 Sealing rear windscreen


  Hmmm


  That's really not going to work for me... When I got it the whole back end of 
the car from the b pillar back was absolutely covered in rust, the rear set 
belt harness points had to be welded and the metal cross struts were destroyed 
too. Sitting water had got in and destroyed the rear seats too.
  The drain holes were all clear too - with the amount of work I've done I'm 
not sure I'm happy with letting any water in at all...


  I'd also looked at creating a channel for drainage too but the profile as the 
fibreglass slopes down to meet the seat stays is so shallow that I'm not sure 
how it would work.


  Lots of thinking to do


  Thanks all

  On Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 9:19:17 PM UTC+1, Niall McCracken wrote:
Does anyone out there have a H4 that is completely watertight - 
particularly at the rear of the car where the bottom of the windscreen meets 
the body?


I've been messing around with a variety of different seals for a few weeks 
and I just cant seem to figure out how it should work.


The gap between the windscreen and the rear body just looks much too big to 
me to find anything that would reasonably seal it?


The old seal was reasonably inflexible and perished but even with a like 
for like new seal on there is a whopping gap underneath the windscreen.


I can't even consider taking it out in the rain or washing it or anything!





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Re: [Quantum Owners] H4 Sealing rear windscreen

2019-04-30 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I may be completely incorrect (I don't have an H4, and am also incorrect 
anyway), however, ISTR that it's catered for by having drainage to the 
underside of the car, so any water ingress goes out - just like car doors.
I await correction! Martin
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  Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 7:44 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] H4 Sealing rear windscreen


  Does anyone out there have a H4 that is completely watertight - particularly 
at the rear of the car where the bottom of the windscreen meets the body?


  I've been messing around with a variety of different seals for a few weeks 
and I just cant seem to figure out how it should work.


  The gap between the windscreen and the rear body just looks much too big to 
me to find anything that would reasonably seal it?


  The old seal was reasonably inflexible and perished but even with a like for 
like new seal on there is a whopping gap underneath the windscreen.


  I can't even consider taking it out in the rain or washing it or anything!





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Re: [Quantum Owners] Stoneleigh Question...

2019-04-18 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
A good point. As long as we don't have to go along the railway cutting we'll 
be ok!

Martin


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From: "chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group" 


To: 
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Stoneleigh Question...


Isn't the road that goes past the halls closed off when the show is open? If
so you might have to drive round the back of the club stand.

Chris G

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Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 10:02 AM
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Stoneleigh Question...

Niall,

It would be great to see you and your car at Stoneleigh.  The club will
have a stand as usual and it is open to all Quantum Owners.

There will be club members camping on the stand, so you would be most
welcome to join us.  While the quiz hasn't been written yet, it will be
ready for the Sunday evening, so time to swat up on Britney Spears!

Due to the HS2 line running though the show ground where our stand used
to be we have a new location, but it should be easy to find as you'll
enter the show ground by the main kit car entrance and drive straight to
the main halls, finding the QOC stand on the right once you get to the
halls.  See
https://www.quantumowners.club/index.php/qoc-events/84-qoc-events-2019/314-stoneleigh-2019-important-information

Regards,
Steve

On 18/04/2019 09:53, Niall McCracken wrote:

Hello there

I’ve recently bought a H4 (I’m repairing the interior and mostly have it 
back together sort of ) I was thinking about coming down to Stoneleigh. My 
son and I came down a couple of years ago and came second in the quiz 
(ahh.. if only I knew Britney Spears birthday I could have snatched 
victory haha).
I was wondering if people were camping or if there was anywhere we could 
tent up, or if we’d be welcome to set up a tent or if people are mostly 
staying for the day or overnight too.
Also my quantum isn’t really in showroom quality at the mo, is there 
likely to be anywhere we can put her where she want draw too much 
attention or is there more general parking around the site (don’t want to 
let the side down!).


Thanks Niall


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Re: [Quantum Owners] Stoneleigh Question...

2019-04-18 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I suspected the comment about HS2 was a 'late April Fool joke' but it really 
is true! Crikey 400kph trains! In a few years we'll have the trains as well 
as the planes for Stoneleigh entertainment.

Martin


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To: 
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Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Stoneleigh Question...


Niall,

It would be great to see you and your car at Stoneleigh. The club will
have a stand as usual and it is open to all Quantum Owners.

There will be club members camping on the stand, so you would be most
welcome to join us. While the quiz hasn't been written yet, it will be
ready for the Sunday evening, so time to swat up on Britney Spears!

Due to the HS2 line running though the show ground where our stand used
to be we have a new location, but it should be easy to find as you'll
enter the show ground by the main kit car entrance and drive straight to
the main halls, finding the QOC stand on the right once you get to the
halls. See
https://www.quantumowners.club/index.php/qoc-events/84-qoc-events-2019/314-stoneleigh-2019-important-information

Regards,
Steve

On 18/04/2019 09:53, Niall McCracken wrote:

Hello there

I’ve recently bought a H4 (I’m repairing the interior and mostly have it 
back together sort of ) I was thinking about coming down to Stoneleigh. My 
son and I came down a couple of years ago and came second in the quiz 
(ahh.. if only I knew Britney Spears birthday I could have snatched 
victory haha).
I was wondering if people were camping or if there was anywhere we could 
tent up, or if we’d be welcome to set up a tent or if people are mostly 
staying for the day or overnight too.
Also my quantum isn’t really in showroom quality at the mo, is there 
likely to be anywhere we can put her where she want draw too much 
attention or is there more general parking around the site (don’t want to 
let the side down!).


Thanks Niall


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[Quantum Owners] Distributor ignition amplifier module

2019-04-11 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Something I noticed when I started the Q last week - It started almost 
immediately, where previously (before the module replacement) it took a bit of 
turning over, however this isn't comclusive as when a car is left for several 
weeks in the garage without starting it can be a bit unlikely to start quickly.
Another thing I found out whilst searching for the module. Module failure 
(due to heat) is a known issue with Land Rovers, and there is a kit available 
for remote mounting of the module in a cooler part of the engine bay!
Martin

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Inertia switch?

2019-04-11 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Good - it looks more promising a situation. Roll on Stoneleigh!
  - Original Message - 
  From: bill 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 4:47 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Inertia switch?


  The fuse wasn’t for the lighter socket Martin, it was the fuse that is in the 
plug, new 20amp fuse fitted and fly lead ready 


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  On 11 Apr 2019, at 16:33, Susan and Martin Scott 
 wrote:


Hmm - If you smoked you'd have spotted that earlier! :-)
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: bill 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 4:09 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Inertia switch?


  I took the Q out for a bit of a shake down run, I want to give it some 
decent trials before stoneleigh, all was well until I called into a local 
motorbike shop, on switching on again I was met by a silent fuel pump, no 
problem I thought, I’ll stick on my fly lead, still no joy. A quick call to the 
AA and a very nice man arrived to take a look, his test lead powered up the 
pump and the car restarted. He had a bit of a look near the fuse board checking 
the wiring and found a loose earth connection, the threads were poor on the 
fitting, he swapped it to another screw, we started the car and drove home with 
him following. More shake down runs required. The reason my fly lead didn’t 
work was due to a 1amp fuse being in the cigar lighter plug, fuel pump fuse is 
20amp, I’ve upped the fuse rating.Every trip is an adventure . 
  Bill


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  On 9 Apr 2019, at 16:29, bill  wrote:


Thanks for the timely warning Jim, I’ll stick to the red relay, the 
jumper lead will be getting fine tuned maybe fit it with a cigar lighter plug 
for a quick change option  
Bill 


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On 9 Apr 2019, at 16:01, Jim Hearne  wrote:


  I wouldn’t use the yellow one in that application.

  The fuel pump relay has one coil connection connected to the ignition 
switched 12 volts, the other side of coil is earthed by the ECU.
  Without the diode there could be a current flow back through the 
relay coil and into the ecu when the ignition is on but the engine isn’t 
running.
  This could cause damage to the ECU.
  Also, the lower resistance of the coil could damage the driver in the 
ecu.

  Jim


  From: bill 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 3:32 PM
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Inertia switch?

  When I tested the relays I found the red one that was for the fuel 
pump had quite a high resistance on the primary circuit and also polarity 
sensitive, must have the diode installed, one of my spare yellow relays has 
much lower resistance on primary and isn’t polarity sensitive, the the numbers 
on the connections match and when I’ve trialled the yellow relay I still have 
power to the fuel pump, both are rated at the same amps. 
  Bill 


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  On 9 Apr 2019, at 15:25, Jim Hearne  wrote:


Some of the relays have a diode in series with the coil so they 
only work with power in one direction.
Some of them have a resistor across the coil.
There are also 5 pin relays that have 1 change over contact and 
some that have 2 normally open contacts.
The best way is to look closely at the little diagram Ford tend to 
put on the side of the relay and make sure it matches.

Watch out if you use aftermarket relays as the are 2 different 
pinout standards for car type relays, same arrangement of pins but the internal 
connections are different.

Jim


From: bill 
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 3:13 PM
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Inertia switch?

Just as a matter of interest, what’s the difference if any between 
the ford red and yellow relays, I know the numbers on the pins are in the same 
position but other than that I’m in the dark 
Bill


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On 9 Apr 2019, at 14:55, bill  wrote:





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  Begin forwarded message:


From: bill 
Date: 9 April 2019 at 14:45:31 BST
To: Steve Kodź 
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Inertia switch?


I had over three hours this morning testing and checking, I 
didn’t find an inertia switch anywhere, I had the fuses out, the relays out, 
tested the circuit through the immobiliser and everything checked out ok. The 
power is back to the fuel pump, for now, but there’s nothing I can say that I 
found, I really hate that when it happens.
Thank you everyone who replied with information, much 
appreciated

Re: [Quantum Owners] Inertia switch?

2019-04-11 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
 switch I was thinking to test the pump supply wire half way 
along and see if there’s power then to work one way or the other depending on 
the result and try to find the break if there is one. I’ll take a look behind 
the kick panel in the morning.

Bill



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 wrote:



  Hi Bill, Forgive my memory... is this on an H4? if so, and 
the donor had a fuel cut-off, it's likely to be around the same position.

  At Ford, one of my colleagues had a puncture in a 'pool car' 
Mondeo, and having switched to the spare he then found he couldn't start the 
car. Naturally he thought he was jinxed, but it turned out he'd dropped the 
punctured wheel into the boot, which had tripped the fuel cut-off switch 
located nearby!

  Martin







  - Original Message - From: "bill" 


  To: 

  Sent: Monday, April 08, 2019 7:22 PM

  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Inertia switch?





  Good evening everyone, wouldn’t you just know it, six months 
of inactivity then when I want to run the Q it starts to act up. I set off from 
home and within 400m it cut out, the fuel pump not running, the fuses etc were 
ok, so I changed the fuel pump relay for a known good spare, still nothing, 
when I could finally find the access cover to the tank I found there was no 
power at the plug, I checked and tested what I could then ran a fly lead from 
power , cut into the supply wire at the plug on the tank, connected the fly 
lead and the pump ran. Does anyone know where, if fitted the inertia cut off 
would be fitted before I splice in a new supply, stoneleigh isn’t far away. 
Many thanks.

  Bill



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Re: [Quantum Owners] Inertia switch?

2019-04-08 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Hi Bill, Forgive my memory... is this on an H4? if so, and the donor had a 
fuel cut-off, it's likely to be around the same position.
At Ford, one of my colleagues had a puncture in a 'pool car' Mondeo, and 
having switched to the spare he then found he couldn't start the car. 
Naturally he thought he was jinxed, but it turned out he'd dropped the 
punctured wheel into the boot, which had tripped the fuel cut-off switch 
located nearby!

Martin



- Original Message - 
From: "bill" 

To: 
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2019 7:22 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Inertia switch?


Good evening everyone, wouldn’t you just know it, six months of inactivity 
then when I want to run the Q it starts to act up. I set off from home and 
within 400m it cut out, the fuel pump not running, the fuses etc were ok, so 
I changed the fuel pump relay for a known good spare, still nothing, when I 
could finally find the access cover to the tank I found there was no power 
at the plug, I checked and tested what I could then ran a fly lead from 
power , cut into the supply wire at the plug on the tank, connected the fly 
lead and the pump ran. Does anyone know where, if fitted the inertia cut off 
would be fitted before I splice in a new supply, stoneleigh isn’t far away. 
Many thanks.

Bill

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions

2019-04-02 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I wasn't suggesting it couldn't be done (ie. adequate handbrake and correct 
brake balance with rear discs), just that it wasn't necessary, and that drums 
are more than adequate for the job, certainly in a Quantum. For most Quantum 
builders it would be unecessarily costly, for no gain and a possibility of 
rendering the car dangerous if the brake balance ended up incorrect.
Martin
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  Sent: Monday, April 01, 2019 11:35 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


  Martin et al


  On my saloon I have Honda Legend discs on the front with Wilwood Midilite 
calipers. The rear has Golf Gti alloy calipers on Peugot 205 discs with no 
apportioning valve. Can be seen here.  Brake balance is near perfect and the 
handbrake is sufficiently powerful to lock the wheels on dry tarmac. 


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  Many people are not aware that drum brakes have a built-in servo-assistance 
characteristic so are more powerful, all other things being equal, than disc 
brakes. in my case correct balance was easily achieved with careful choice of 
pad material and the pressure reduction to the rear deleted. Handbrake 
effectiveness is a matter of ensuring that the combination of gearing inside 
the caliper and lever arm lengths (handbrake and caliper) applies correct force 
on the pads for the given disc and wheel diameters.



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  It's not a good idea to overbrake on the rear! That's why there is an 
apportioning valve on the donor XR2, so changing to discs will achieve no 
benefit and probably compromise the parking brake.
  Martin
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To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2019 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


I thought about the rear disc conversion but even on a twisty sprint track 
with heavy braking zones the rear drums never got any real heat in them. 
Perhaps with adjustable bias and maybe a bit more rear braking they might get 
hotter but I never felt that discs were a requirement.


Bob

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On 1 Apr 2019, at 19:51, Darren Siepka  wrote:


  Are the rears solid or vented? I found my 280odd cosworth vented rears 
keep glazing up and never get hot on the road no matter how I drove ! The 280 
cougar fronts work fab though.  
  300mm would need 16" + iirc ?


  On Mon, 1 Apr 2019, 19:48 'Robert Craig' via Quantum Owners Group, 
 wrote:

That's a very large disc size for a Quantum. What size wheels are you 
using?


Bob

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On 1 Apr 2019, at 08:26, Tom Walker  wrote:


  I fitted a similar thing from Rally Design meant for a MK1 escort 
iirc, with an adjuster for front/rear bias. And I've got a remote vacuum assist 
unit (Austin something) driving my 305mm front hispec "monster" discs and rear 
disc conversion. 
  However, due to various family issues, I've not driven the car since 
fitting the vacuum assist (4 years now) so I can't attest to it's behaviour 
yet. Maybe this summer (wistfully pondering)...





  On Sun, 24 Mar 2019, 17:39 'Bob Craig' via Quantum Owners Group, 
 wrote:

After upgrading my already upgraded 2+2 brakes from Cosworth single 
piston calipers and huge discs to a much lighter Hispec billet 4 pot system, I 
can't get a decent brake pedal and have next to no braking force. I purged all 
the old brake fluid and refilled with dot5.1, pressure bled everything. I'm 
thinking that my master cylinder may be faulty and just looking at options. I 
know the later type cylin

Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions

2019-04-01 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
It's not a good idea to overbrake on the rear! That's why there is an 
apportioning valve on the donor XR2, so changing to discs will achieve no 
benefit and probably compromise the parking brake.
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: 'Robert Craig' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, April 01, 2019 8:54 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


  I thought about the rear disc conversion but even on a twisty sprint track 
with heavy braking zones the rear drums never got any real heat in them. 
Perhaps with adjustable bias and maybe a bit more rear braking they might get 
hotter but I never felt that discs were a requirement.


  Bob

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  On 1 Apr 2019, at 19:51, Darren Siepka  wrote:


Are the rears solid or vented? I found my 280odd cosworth vented rears keep 
glazing up and never get hot on the road no matter how I drove ! The 280 cougar 
fronts work fab though. 
300mm would need 16" + iirc ?


On Mon, 1 Apr 2019, 19:48 'Robert Craig' via Quantum Owners Group, 
 wrote:

  That's a very large disc size for a Quantum. What size wheels are you 
using?


  Bob

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  On 1 Apr 2019, at 08:26, Tom Walker  wrote:


I fitted a similar thing from Rally Design meant for a MK1 escort iirc, 
with an adjuster for front/rear bias. And I've got a remote vacuum assist unit 
(Austin something) driving my 305mm front hispec "monster" discs and rear disc 
conversion.
However, due to various family issues, I've not driven the car since 
fitting the vacuum assist (4 years now) so I can't attest to it's behaviour 
yet. Maybe this summer (wistfully pondering)...





On Sun, 24 Mar 2019, 17:39 'Bob Craig' via Quantum Owners Group, 
 wrote:

  After upgrading my already upgraded 2+2 brakes from Cosworth single 
piston calipers and huge discs to a much lighter Hispec billet 4 pot system, I 
can't get a decent brake pedal and have next to no braking force. I purged all 
the old brake fluid and refilled with dot5.1, pressure bled everything. I'm 
thinking that my master cylinder may be faulty and just looking at options. I 
know the later type cylinder is a bit like rocking horse poo these days and if 
going to the extent of changing, I'd rather have a more performance focused set 
up. 
  Has anyone fitted the Burton Power bias assembly. It does away with 
the standard servo and master cylinder.

  
https://www.burtonpower.com/adjustable-bias-brake-assy-ford-fiesta-mk1-mk2-mk3-brk061.html

  Bob

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Tyre pressures xtreme

2019-03-31 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
That sounds like a err sound idea :-)
Martin
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  Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2019 6:57 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Tyre pressures xtreme


  Here is a trick I learnt years ago. 
  Set the tyre pressures to what you think they might be and keep a note. Take 
the car for a spirited 10 minute run. Recheck the pressure, if they have risen 
by more than 2 psi, the pressures are too low. If they haven't risen, they are 
too high. Repeat the process until you get a rise of 1-2 psi after the run. 
This should be the optimum pressure. 


  Bob

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  On 31 Mar 2019, at 17:28, Susan and Martin Scott 
 wrote:


Many years ago there was a similar question about Calvy Mitchel kit cars (I 
have one). I just set the pressure 'so the bulge looked correct' which happened 
to be 19psi (on my gauge). Someone in the club who worked at Dunlop put lots of 
numbers in a computer and came up with the same figure!
One thing to bear in mind is that unless you have a very expensive 
calibrated gauge all you can hope for (as long as it gets repeatable results) 
is that it's the same pressure each time with that gauge. Whatever gauge you 
are using it's best to keep an eye on the tyres for any uneven wear, and (as 
long as the suspension is otherwise all ok ) adjust the tyre pressure 
accordingly. It may be for your gauge that a reading of 22 psi may be good. At 
lower pressures the gauge inaccuracies are also likely (than at higher 
pressures). It's best to get the pressures 'correct', but with most kit cars 
(even if the tyres wear quicker than expected) the low mileage will mean the 
tyres have to be changed before they are worn out anyway.
Martin

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  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2019 4:38 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Tyre pressures xtreme


  I agree with Steve. 


  Depending on tyre size, brand and load rating you may have to run very 
low pressures to get grip. My original Bridgestone tyres seem to work best at 
around 19 psi but the present tyres seem to need lower pressures.


  Clem


  On Fri, 29 Mar 2019, 12:47 'Michael Aitken' via Quantum Owners Group, 
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Thanks Steve was thinking around that will try 18 on front and 20 on 
the back and see how I get on. 

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Tyre pressures xtreme

2019-03-31 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Many years ago there was a similar question about Calvy Mitchel kit cars (I 
have one). I just set the pressure 'so the bulge looked correct' which happened 
to be 19psi (on my gauge). Someone in the club who worked at Dunlop put lots of 
numbers in a computer and came up with the same figure!
One thing to bear in mind is that unless you have a very expensive calibrated 
gauge all you can hope for (as long as it gets repeatable results) is that it's 
the same pressure each time with that gauge. Whatever gauge you are using it's 
best to keep an eye on the tyres for any uneven wear, and (as long as the 
suspension is otherwise all ok ) adjust the tyre pressure accordingly. It may 
be for your gauge that a reading of 22 psi may be good. At lower pressures the 
gauge inaccuracies are also likely (than at higher pressures). It's best to get 
the pressures 'correct', but with most kit cars (even if the tyres wear quicker 
than expected) the low mileage will mean the tyres have to be changed before 
they are worn out anyway.
Martin

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  Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2019 4:38 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Tyre pressures xtreme


  I agree with Steve.


  Depending on tyre size, brand and load rating you may have to run very low 
pressures to get grip. My original Bridgestone tyres seem to work best at 
around 19 psi but the present tyres seem to need lower pressures.


  Clem


  On Fri, 29 Mar 2019, 12:47 'Michael Aitken' via Quantum Owners Group, 
 wrote:

Thanks Steve was thinking around that will try 18 on front and 20 on the 
back and see how I get on. 

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Subframe removal

2019-03-31 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 

Whatever you do (paint or coating) Hammerite is best avoided.

Martin
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To: "Quantum Owners Forum" 
Cc: "Derek Clews" 
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2019 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Subframe removal


H Daren

I have been thinking of doing mine for a few years now, but events have 
conspired against me.  So the current plan is to SORN the 2+2 over this 
winter.  I have been saving up some old guitar strings to use as a wire to 
pull through and cut the glue where necessary.  I am wondering if the powder 
coat will easily pull away from the metal of the frame anyway. Then I was 
expecting to be able to cut the adhesive back using a blade and then some 
sandpaper to finish.   It would be interesting to see how you get on.


If the frame is bad, are quantum doing replacements?  Or is it just weld 
repair time?  I plan to stick with the CVH for the foreseeable future, but 
did wonder if I should alter the frame for Zetec anyway as a future 
possibility for someone else, if not me.  What are you doing on that?


Cheers

Derek





On 31 Mar 2019, at 15:32, dar...@siepka.me.uk wrote:

Just checking if my memory is correct.

To remove the front subframe on a 2+2 that was factory glued on, to save 
the gelcoat from splitting was the technique to warm with a hot air gun?


Darren

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[Quantum Owners] Stoneleigh

2019-03-28 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
My Complete Kit Car mag arrived this morning, along with the Stoneleigh Show 
Guide (no surprise there), but the surprise is that the QOC club area has 
moved! Now opposite Hall 1 on what looks like a small area. 
Martin Scott

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions

2019-03-25 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I'm pretty sure it would do because 1 sliding calliper (the other pad 
effectively fixed) means the pads have to move the same as with 2 pistons, 
so the same amount of fluid will be displaced.

Martin
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From: "Jim Hearne" 

To: 
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


I remember working all this out on a spreadsheet years ago.
Does the Ford caliper being the sliding sort count as twice the piston area
?

Jim

-Original Message----- 
From: Susan and Martin Scott

Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 1:48 PM
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions

If the sizes of the pistons add up to the same area then the original master
cylinder will be suitable.
For my Rickman (using 4 pot Princess callipers) the pistons are 38mm each
but of course there are twice the number. The original Ford callipers were
54mm, so the same area, and the original master cylinder is suitable. I
suspect it's either air in the system or a master cylinder seal has given
out due to fluid incompatibility. Even purging the system fully won't get
rid of the old fluid because 1) some will inevitably be left behind and b)
the old fluid will 'swell' the seals and become absoorbed to soem extent.
Martin


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From: "'Robert Craig' via Quantum Owners Group"


To: 
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


Hi Martin,
Not sure about the areas but the Cosworth calipers are certainly bigger than
the original XR2 ones were and worked ok. The Hispec 4 pots are smaller
diameter but spread over a larger pad area to give more even pressure.

Bob

Sent from my iPad

On 24 Mar 2019, at 22:53, Susan and Martin Scott 
 wrote:


Ignoring the fluid change. What is the combined area of the pistons 
compared to the previous single ones?  I may know an alternative, but it 
depends what the requirements are. It could be that a larger bore master 
cylinder is needed, but some dimensions will be needed to calculate.

Martin
- Original Message - From: "'Bob Craig' via Quantum Owners Group" 


To: "Quantum Owners Group" 
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 5:39 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


After upgrading my already upgraded 2+2 brakes from Cosworth single piston 
calipers and huge discs to a much lighter Hispec billet 4 pot system, I 
can't get a decent brake pedal and have next to no braking force. I purged 
all the old brake fluid and refilled with dot5.1, pressure bled 
everything. I'm thinking that my master cylinder may be faulty and just 
looking at options. I know the later type cylinder is a bit like rocking 
horse poo these days and if going to the extent of changing, I'd rather 
have a more performance focused set up.
Has anyone fitted the Burton Power bias assembly. It does away with the 
standard servo and master cylinder.


https://www.burtonpower.com/adjustable-bias-brake-assy-ford-fiesta-mk1-mk2-mk3-brk061.html

Bob

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions

2019-03-25 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I've got confused with all the dot numbers now I've just looked back 
at the (now deleted) original note, and if dot 5 has been replaced with 5.1 
that may create a problem given what I found earlier (if it's correct info)?
A crazy numbering system which could have been better managed - But the DOT 
(like all gov't depts) know best :-)

Martin

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From: "Jim Hearne" 

To: 
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


I remember working all this out on a spreadsheet years ago.
Does the Ford caliper being the sliding sort count as twice the piston area
?

Jim

-Original Message----- 
From: Susan and Martin Scott

Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 1:48 PM
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions

If the sizes of the pistons add up to the same area then the original master
cylinder will be suitable.
For my Rickman (using 4 pot Princess callipers) the pistons are 38mm each
but of course there are twice the number. The original Ford callipers were
54mm, so the same area, and the original master cylinder is suitable. I
suspect it's either air in the system or a master cylinder seal has given
out due to fluid incompatibility. Even purging the system fully won't get
rid of the old fluid because 1) some will inevitably be left behind and b)
the old fluid will 'swell' the seals and become absoorbed to soem extent.
Martin


- Original Message - 
From: "'Robert Craig' via Quantum Owners Group"


To: 
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


Hi Martin,
Not sure about the areas but the Cosworth calipers are certainly bigger than
the original XR2 ones were and worked ok. The Hispec 4 pots are smaller
diameter but spread over a larger pad area to give more even pressure.

Bob

Sent from my iPad

On 24 Mar 2019, at 22:53, Susan and Martin Scott 
 wrote:


Ignoring the fluid change. What is the combined area of the pistons 
compared to the previous single ones?  I may know an alternative, but it 
depends what the requirements are. It could be that a larger bore master 
cylinder is needed, but some dimensions will be needed to calculate.

Martin
- Original Message - From: "'Bob Craig' via Quantum Owners Group" 


To: "Quantum Owners Group" 
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 5:39 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


After upgrading my already upgraded 2+2 brakes from Cosworth single piston 
calipers and huge discs to a much lighter Hispec billet 4 pot system, I 
can't get a decent brake pedal and have next to no braking force. I purged 
all the old brake fluid and refilled with dot5.1, pressure bled 
everything. I'm thinking that my master cylinder may be faulty and just 
looking at options. I know the later type cylinder is a bit like rocking 
horse poo these days and if going to the extent of changing, I'd rather 
have a more performance focused set up.
Has anyone fitted the Burton Power bias assembly. It does away with the 
standard servo and master cylinder.


https://www.burtonpower.com/adjustable-bias-brake-assy-ford-fiesta-mk1-mk2-mk3-brk061.html

Bob

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions

2019-03-25 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Every day's a school day as they say... I've just done a 'net search and it 
seems dot 5.1 and dot 3 are compatible.along with dot 4. The oddity is dot 5  
which is silicone based (nb not 5.1. The others, dot3, 4 and 5.1 are glycol 
based so are compatible with each other. Why are these things always so 
complicated, and confusing numbers, surely DOT S1 would have been a better 
label for the silicone one.  Good news though as it means Bob's car may just 
need the system bleeding. I've found in the past that if the system is drained 
fully it makes it a lot more difficult to bleed - I used both an easybleed to 
pressurise AND an assistant pressing the brake pedal before I was successful.  
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: 'Robert Craig' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 1:22 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


  Single pot Darren. 
  Bob

  Sent from my iPad

  On 25 Mar 2019, at 13:20, Darren Siepka  wrote:


Were they single pot escort / Sierra 4x4 cosworth or 2wd Sierra 4pot  
cosworth calipers?
I have the 4x4 single pot front with Peugeot single pot rears on my saloon 
( this is with the current escort MC)


On Mon, 25 Mar 2019, 13:13 'Robert Craig' via Quantum Owners Group, 
 wrote:

  Hi Martin,
  Not sure about the areas but the Cosworth calipers are certainly bigger 
than the original XR2 ones were and worked ok. The Hispec 4 pots are smaller 
diameter but spread over a larger pad area to give more even pressure. 

  Bob

  Sent from my iPad

  > On 24 Mar 2019, at 22:53, Susan and Martin Scott 
 wrote:
  > 
  > Ignoring the fluid change. What is the combined area of the pistons 
compared to the previous single ones?  I may know an alternative, but it 
depends what the requirements are. It could be that a larger bore master 
cylinder is needed, but some dimensions will be needed to calculate.
  > Martin
  > - Original Message - From: "'Bob Craig' via Quantum Owners 
Group" 
  > To: "Quantum Owners Group" 
  > Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 5:39 PM
  > Subject: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions
  > 
  > 
  > After upgrading my already upgraded 2+2 brakes from Cosworth single 
piston calipers and huge discs to a much lighter Hispec billet 4 pot system, I 
can't get a decent brake pedal and have next to no braking force. I purged all 
the old brake fluid and refilled with dot5.1, pressure bled everything. I'm 
thinking that my master cylinder may be faulty and just looking at options. I 
know the later type cylinder is a bit like rocking horse poo these days and if 
going to the extent of changing, I'd rather have a more performance focused set 
up.
  > Has anyone fitted the Burton Power bias assembly. It does away with the 
standard servo and master cylinder.
  > 
  > 
https://www.burtonpower.com/adjustable-bias-brake-assy-ford-fiesta-mk1-mk2-mk3-brk061.html
  > 
  > Bob
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Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions

2019-03-25 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
If the sizes of the pistons add up to the same area then the original master 
cylinder will be suitable.
For my Rickman (using 4 pot Princess callipers) the pistons are 38mm each 
but of course there are twice the number. The original Ford callipers were 
54mm, so the same area, and the original master cylinder is suitable. I 
suspect it's either air in the system or a master cylinder seal has given 
out due to fluid incompatibility. Even purging the system fully won't get 
rid of the old fluid because 1) some will inevitably be left behind and b) 
the old fluid will 'swell' the seals and become absoorbed to soem extent.

Martin


- Original Message - 
From: "'Robert Craig' via Quantum Owners Group" 


To: 
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2019 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


Hi Martin,
Not sure about the areas but the Cosworth calipers are certainly bigger than 
the original XR2 ones were and worked ok. The Hispec 4 pots are smaller 
diameter but spread over a larger pad area to give more even pressure.


Bob

Sent from my iPad

On 24 Mar 2019, at 22:53, Susan and Martin Scott 
 wrote:


Ignoring the fluid change. What is the combined area of the pistons 
compared to the previous single ones?  I may know an alternative, but it 
depends what the requirements are. It could be that a larger bore master 
cylinder is needed, but some dimensions will be needed to calculate.

Martin
- Original Message - From: "'Bob Craig' via Quantum Owners Group" 


To: "Quantum Owners Group" 
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 5:39 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


After upgrading my already upgraded 2+2 brakes from Cosworth single piston 
calipers and huge discs to a much lighter Hispec billet 4 pot system, I 
can't get a decent brake pedal and have next to no braking force. I purged 
all the old brake fluid and refilled with dot5.1, pressure bled 
everything. I'm thinking that my master cylinder may be faulty and just 
looking at options. I know the later type cylinder is a bit like rocking 
horse poo these days and if going to the extent of changing, I'd rather 
have a more performance focused set up.
Has anyone fitted the Burton Power bias assembly. It does away with the 
standard servo and master cylinder.


https://www.burtonpower.com/adjustable-bias-brake-assy-ford-fiesta-mk1-mk2-mk3-brk061.html

Bob

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions

2019-03-24 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
They can't be mixed - hence the IVA requirement to label the master cylinder 
reservoir. I had 'a near issue' with guy doing an MOT test on my Rickman a 
couple of years ago - he asked why I had a container of DOT5.1 fluid in the 
car, and suspected I had a leak. I explained to him I didn't have a leak, 
but if at some time in the future it happened miles from home it was 
possible I could get home safely with a top up. He then asked why I couldn't 
just buy a bottle of brake fluid if it happened, so I pointed out it was dot 
5.1 and didn't mix with others and he'd never heard of dot 5.1 fluid !

Martin


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To: 
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


Hi Martin,
Not sure what was in it before but yes, possibly dot 3. I did wonder about 
switching to dot 5 but it seemed like a sensible approach when going to a 
higher spec system.


Bob

Sent from my iPad

On 24 Mar 2019, at 17:57, Susan and Martin Scott 
 wrote:


Did you have dot 3 fluid in originally? If any fluid (other than 5.1) has 
been used with the brake parts the seals won't last long if the fluid is 
then changed to 5.1. due to fluid incompatibilty.

Martin Scott

- Original Message - From: "'Bob Craig' via Quantum Owners Group" 


To: "Quantum Owners Group" 
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 5:39 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


After upgrading my already upgraded 2+2 brakes from Cosworth single piston 
calipers and huge discs to a much lighter Hispec billet 4 pot system, I 
can't get a decent brake pedal and have next to no braking force. I purged 
all the old brake fluid and refilled with dot5.1, pressure bled 
everything. I'm thinking that my master cylinder may be faulty and just 
looking at options. I know the later type cylinder is a bit like rocking 
horse poo these days and if going to the extent of changing, I'd rather 
have a more performance focused set up.
Has anyone fitted the Burton Power bias assembly. It does away with the 
standard servo and master cylinder.


https://www.burtonpower.com/adjustable-bias-brake-assy-ford-fiesta-mk1-mk2-mk3-brk061.html

Bob

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions

2019-03-24 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Ignoring the fluid change. What is the combined area of the pistons 
compared to the previous single ones?  I may know an alternative, but it 
depends what the requirements are. It could be that a larger bore master 
cylinder is needed, but some dimensions will be needed to calculate.

Martin
- Original Message - 
From: "'Bob Craig' via Quantum Owners Group" 


To: "Quantum Owners Group" 
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 5:39 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


After upgrading my already upgraded 2+2 brakes from Cosworth single piston 
calipers and huge discs to a much lighter Hispec billet 4 pot system, I 
can't get a decent brake pedal and have next to no braking force. I purged 
all the old brake fluid and refilled with dot5.1, pressure bled everything. 
I'm thinking that my master cylinder may be faulty and just looking at 
options. I know the later type cylinder is a bit like rocking horse poo 
these days and if going to the extent of changing, I'd rather have a more 
performance focused set up.
Has anyone fitted the Burton Power bias assembly. It does away with the 
standard servo and master cylinder.


https://www.burtonpower.com/adjustable-bias-brake-assy-ford-fiesta-mk1-mk2-mk3-brk061.html

Bob

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions

2019-03-24 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Did you have dot 3 fluid in originally? If any fluid (other than 5.1) has 
been used with the brake parts the seals won't last long if the fluid is 
then changed to 5.1. due to fluid incompatibilty.

Martin Scott

- Original Message - 
From: "'Bob Craig' via Quantum Owners Group" 


To: "Quantum Owners Group" 
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2019 5:39 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Brake master cylinder conversions


After upgrading my already upgraded 2+2 brakes from Cosworth single piston 
calipers and huge discs to a much lighter Hispec billet 4 pot system, I 
can't get a decent brake pedal and have next to no braking force. I purged 
all the old brake fluid and refilled with dot5.1, pressure bled everything. 
I'm thinking that my master cylinder may be faulty and just looking at 
options. I know the later type cylinder is a bit like rocking horse poo 
these days and if going to the extent of changing, I'd rather have a more 
performance focused set up.
Has anyone fitted the Burton Power bias assembly. It does away with the 
standard servo and master cylinder.


https://www.burtonpower.com/adjustable-bias-brake-assy-ford-fiesta-mk1-mk2-mk3-brk061.html

Bob

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Mot

2019-03-12 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Pity I missed the exemption cutoff by 6 years else this would be it's one and 
only test needed :-(  

Maybe, maybe not? It's a bit of a grey area because the vehicle must have  "no 
major modification" and then there's the caveat  "inthe last 30 years". Reading 
between the lines and other experience from users of 'Mad about Kitcars' it 
appears that if the vehicle's  VED class is  'Vehicle of Historic Interest' 
then (as long as there have been no major changes in 30 years) it may be 
possible to get MOT exemption. My Rickman Space Ranger is VHI, but I don't know 
when it was converted from Ford Escort to the Rickman kit. As the Space ranger 
was a later model (I think earliest 1991) then I may try this exercise of MOT 
exemption in 2021.
My intention isn't to avoid MOT, but to get  a bit of flexibility eg take it 
for MOT a little later (without a possible Police fine), or indeed once every 2 
years as I only do about 4k per year. The car has to still be roadworthy of 
course. 
Martin

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  Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 3:12 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Mot


  Thanks
  Do you have their contact details so I can book an MOT once I'm ready please?
  Pity I missed the exemption cutoff by 6 years else this would be it's one and 
only test needed :-(


  On Tue, 12 Mar 2019, 14:59 rob hancock,  wrote:

Hi
We do not do on site but we use a local garage who are very sensible
Regards rob 


On Tue, 12 Mar 2019, 10:35 dar...@siepka.me.uk,  wrote:

  Does anyone know off hand if new quantum do onsite MOT?
  Just thought I'd ask here before ringing them.

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Charging 2+2 query

2019-03-12 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Without seeing it, it's difficult to say, but it may be handed the other way. 
It is possible to change the 'handedness' of the Lucas alternators by removing 
the 3 long bolts (if they'll shift) and turning the front part of the casing, 
but there is then the problem of the threaded hole! This used to be done by 
just drilling the thread out, and then using a nut/bolt arrangement to holdthe 
lug on the adjuster if that makes sense. Some people removed the thread anyway 
and used a nut/bolt rather than just a bolt because (although more fiddly to 
adjust) it gave a little more support to the alloy.
Martin 
  - Original Message - 
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  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 7:41 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Charging 2+2 query


  Hiya folks


  Really daft question - I have ordered a new alternator, but it won't fit.  
The seller is absolutely adamant it is the correct one, and says that it is a 
right hand fit, and it is the correct unit.  I have arranged a return.
  I have Googled, and it looks like it should a left hand fit...
  To save me keep buying alternators, can anyone advise if it is correct, and 
also did Quantum do anything funny to modify the bracket?


  On the one I have on the car, then with the 2 mounting lugs on top, the 
single mounting lug is near the engine / timing belt.  On the one purchased, 
the single mounting lug would be near the front of the car...


  Best regards
  James Turner
  Q2-002
  www.bostin.photography  

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Re: [Quantum Owners] zetec 2L parts

2019-02-26 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I was informed that I was speaking to one of the Directors (maybe?) and they 
(In true Manuel fashion) 'knew nothing' about the discount.
Martin
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  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 1:20 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] zetec 2L parts


  I think the discount was set up many years ago and you had to speak to a 
specific person. Can't remember where I saw that, maybe a Quantum Mechanics 
issue from way back.


  Bob

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  On 26 Feb 2019, at 13:13, Susan and Martin Scott 
 wrote:


Burton didn't know anything about it when I bought parts from them 4 years 
ago or 2 years ago!
Martin
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  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 11:21 AM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] zetec 2L parts


  Burton should provide a club discount, so reply back and let us all know 
if that works.  If not the committee can investigate.

  Regards,
  Steve


  On 26/02/2019 10:19, Julian Coleman wrote:

Thanks 


I'll try Burton first.



Julian Coleman
City Audio Services




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  Re: [Quantum Owners] zetec 2L parts



  I'm only able to give some general advice (from bitter experience 
with pug leads - not zetec though), and that's (if possible) buy original ones 
from Ford Main Dealer (or maybe Burton?) .  'Super-duper silicone' or other 
such claims made by local factors/shops products (along with fancy colours!) 
have given me huge grief in the past, with issues such as incorrct lengths 
(could wrap right around engine if wanted :-) ), and worse, the tracking 
through unsealed boot ends that let in moisture and stop any spark reaching the 
plug. Strangely the leads from the main dealer wre also lower price!
  Martin
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To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 9:28 AM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] zetec 2L parts


Hi 


I want to change plugs leads and maybe some of the water hoses on 
my H4 (I'm leak hunting - all I know currently is the oil is clean and clear!). 
It was built from a 1.6 injection Fiesta but was then converted to a 2.0L 
injection silver top Zetec.


Can anyone advise the spec for the plugs and leads - are all 2L 
silver tops the same maybe?
And do you know if the water hoses are standard across the engines 
and the originals should have been retained? 


Many thanks in advance 

Julian Coleman
City Audio Services








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Re: [Quantum Owners] zetec 2L parts

2019-02-26 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Burton didn't know anything about it when I bought parts from them 4 years ago 
or 2 years ago!
Martin
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  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] zetec 2L parts


  Burton should provide a club discount, so reply back and let us all know if 
that works.  If not the committee can investigate.

  Regards,
  Steve


  On 26/02/2019 10:19, Julian Coleman wrote:

Thanks 


I'll try Burton first.



Julian Coleman
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  I'm only able to give some general advice (from bitter experience with 
pug leads - not zetec though), and that's (if possible) buy original ones from 
Ford Main Dealer (or maybe Burton?) .  'Super-duper silicone' or other such 
claims made by local factors/shops products (along with fancy colours!) have 
given me huge grief in the past, with issues such as incorrct lengths (could 
wrap right around engine if wanted :-) ), and worse, the tracking through 
unsealed boot ends that let in moisture and stop any spark reaching the plug. 
Strangely the leads from the main dealer wre also lower price!
  Martin
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From: Julian Coleman 
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 9:28 AM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] zetec 2L parts


Hi 


I want to change plugs leads and maybe some of the water hoses on my H4 
(I'm leak hunting - all I know currently is the oil is clean and clear!). It 
was built from a 1.6 injection Fiesta but was then converted to a 2.0L 
injection silver top Zetec.


Can anyone advise the spec for the plugs and leads - are all 2L silver 
tops the same maybe?
And do you know if the water hoses are standard across the engines and 
the originals should have been retained? 


Many thanks in advance 

Julian Coleman
City Audio Services








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Re: [Quantum Owners] zetec 2L parts

2019-02-26 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I'm only able to give some general advice (from bitter experience with pug 
leads - not zetec though), and that's (if possible) buy original ones from Ford 
Main Dealer (or maybe Burton?) .  'Super-duper silicone' or other such claims 
made by local factors/shops products (along with fancy colours!) have given me 
huge grief in the past, with issues such as incorrct lengths (could wrap right 
around engine if wanted :-) ), and worse, the tracking through unsealed boot 
ends that let in moisture and stop any spark reaching the plug. Strangely the 
leads from the main dealer wre also lower price!
Martin
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  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 9:28 AM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] zetec 2L parts


  Hi


  I want to change plugs leads and maybe some of the water hoses on my H4 (I'm 
leak hunting - all I know currently is the oil is clean and clear!). It was 
built from a 1.6 injection Fiesta but was then converted to a 2.0L injection 
silver top Zetec.


  Can anyone advise the spec for the plugs and leads - are all 2L silver tops 
the same maybe?
  And do you know if the water hoses are standard across the engines and the 
originals should have been retained? 


  Many thanks in advance 

  Julian Coleman
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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars

2019-02-17 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Hi Tony,
Thanks for the info. Strangely we were driving through the A14 roadworks on 
Friday (not in Q), and I commented to my Wife that it would be a nightmare if a 
car conked out in that section of road (single carriageway, concrete blocks 
either side!). My Q peroblem, when it has occurred,  has always seemed like a 
fuel shortage (because it hasn't cut completely) giving a minimal misfire, but 
about 3-500 rpm drop. As it's intermittent it's a job to track down, but is 
very unnerving to drive. I think I'll have a look at the connectors as Jim has 
suggested, but once I've identified the module I'll buy a new one anyway and 
also probably fit it unless (or because) I find a visible issue with the 
existing one. I'd like to be confident I've traced the problem item (without a 
doubt) but it's so worrying to drive in that condition that I may have to 
settle for just changing parts (and lots of them), and if the problem goes, 
just accepting the result. I remember years ago an engine on dyno test when I 
worked at Ford, and every part (one at a time) was changed for new . when 
they were all changed it worked ok, so the last part to be changed was then 
swapped back and it still worked ok, and every part was put back to original in 
the end and it still worked. No part was identified categorically as the 
culprit! Oh the joys of fiddling with cars.
Martin Scott 
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  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2019 11:06 AM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars


  Hi Martin,
I thought I would update on my 2+2 issue. It just stopped on 
the A14,no hard shoulder...but the Police recovered me within 10 minutes. It 
started again after they unhitched me and I trailered it home (it drove on and 
off the trailer). I topped it up with petrol and was going out of my drive when 
it stopped again (stopped so quickly it had to be electrical). I started to 
look at it last week again after about 3 months of non-use (back and shoulder 
injury). I charged battery and it started first time, left it running on the 
drive and it stopped after about 5 minutes, no spark at plugs or coil (king 
lead). It started again after about 20 minutes and then completely failed to 
start.The coil seemed o.k. but ordered a new coil and ignition module 
(Intermotor 15020). The ignition module fixed the problem, it came with silicon 
to heat insulate it from the distributor. One thing to watch was it came with 
"male" connectors on the module and needed the original "female to female" 
adaptor to connect to the "male" connectors on the distributor. I managed to 
get the module for about £25.The engine is 1.4 CVH, red top distributor.


   Cheers
   Tony




  On Thursday, 24 January 2019 22:22:54 UTC, Susan and Martin Scott wrote:
Thanks for the ideas keep them coming please! I need to resolve this 
(as it's a pain to drive when it happens). Strangely on last year's trip to 
Stoneleigh it was ok for the first 45 minutes when most of the time stuck at 
10mph in (unusually heavy for Norwich) traffic with the temp gauge hovering 
near red - it was only once I was moving faster (and temp gauge dropped) that 
it gave the issue. It doesn't seem to have any set pattern, other than on the 
way to Stoneleigh, but not on the way home!
Martin Scott
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  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 8:07 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars


  Hi 


  If you still have the large 'pancake' filter, it could be vapour lock on 
the fuel line as it is quite a nice little heat trap.  I have changed to an K 
filter, but I also wrapped the rubber hose in alumunium tape which seemed to 
help.


  Best regards


  James T
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Re: [Quantum Owners] Thermostat

2019-01-27 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
It's certainly strange - still looking on the bright side, at least they 
seem to fail in the open mode, rather than the closed!

Martin

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To: "Quantum Owners Forum" 
Cc: "Derek Clews" 
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Thermostat


Thanks All,

As thermostats are very basic engineering I wonder what the failure is? 
Possibly just poor quality material in the manufacture?  I did boil up the 
old one in a pan in the classic way and checked its movement.  It did move 
fully but at a lower temperature than it should, it was not seized or stuck 
open all the time.


I notice the Coupe one is getting a bit lazy now..!

Derek


On 26 Jan 2019, at 23:34, Susan and Martin Scott 
 wrote:


I've had similar experience with genuine Ford thermostats and pattern 
ones. Quinton Hazell parts are a lottery now it seems, as QH went into 
liquidation several years ago and (as I understand it) the various 
'sectors' were sold to the highest bidders, so the brand means very little 
now. Also in the belief that QH was a quality item (it used to be) I 
bought some track control arms for the Rickman (Escort mk2 parts) One 
lasted about 2k miles until the rubber bush was kaput (I replaced that 
part) and then the ball joint had excessive play (it really was bad!) in a 
further 1.5k miles, so just 3.5k total miles! In contrast the other side 
(which I 'bought' attached to the car) had play (but a lot less) and had 
done over 40 miles in my ownership, so maybe many more. I replaced with 
'First Line' parts, which were the only ones available to me - we'll see 
how they last. The guy at my MOTstation said it's not uncommon for new 
parts to fail very quickly.

Martin



- Original Message - From: "Derek Clews" 
To: "Quantum Owners Club" 
Cc: "Derek Clews" 
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 10:11 AM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Thermostat


Dear All,

Just replaced my engine coolant thermostat on the 2+2 and noticed the 
previous one was only in the car for 16,000 miles. (but 6 years)  It just 
opened at a cooler and cooler temperature until I felt I needed to change 
it. Of course the new one is fine and helps the car warm up much quicker. 
From my previous experience thermostats seem to be a short lived item in 
the Ford CVH engines compared to others.  This was a Q one (QTH105K) and 
replaced with another I already had on the shelf.  I had thought they were 
an OK brand.  On Amazon someone is selling a ‘Ford’ item.  If it is 
genuine Ford, is it your experience they last longer?


On the other hand if you need to replace the thermostat frequently it does 
push you to renew the coolant!


Derek


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Re: [Quantum Owners] Thermostat

2019-01-27 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 



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From: "Derek Clews" 

To: "Quantum Owners Forum" 
Cc: "Derek Clews" 
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Thermostat


Thanks All,

As thermostats are very basic engineering I wonder what the failure is? 
Possibly just poor quality material in the manufacture?  I did boil up the 
old one in a pan in the classic way and checked its movement.  It did move 
fully but at a lower temperature than it should, it was not seized or stuck 
open all the time.


I notice the Coupe one is getting a bit lazy now..!

Derek


On 26 Jan 2019, at 23:34, Susan and Martin Scott 
 wrote:


I've had similar experience with genuine Ford thermostats and pattern 
ones. Quinton Hazell parts are a lottery now it seems, as QH went into 
liquidation several years ago and (as I understand it) the various 
'sectors' were sold to the highest bidders, so the brand means very little 
now. Also in the belief that QH was a quality item (it used to be) I 
bought some track control arms for the Rickman (Escort mk2 parts) One 
lasted about 2k miles until the rubber bush was kaput (I replaced that 
part) and then the ball joint had excessive play (it really was bad!) in a 
further 1.5k miles, so just 3.5k total miles! In contrast the other side 
(which I 'bought' attached to the car) had play (but a lot less) and had 
done over 40 miles in my ownership, so maybe many more. I replaced with 
'First Line' parts, which were the only ones available to me - we'll see 
how they last. The guy at my MOTstation said it's not uncommon for new 
parts to fail very quickly.

Martin



- Original Message - From: "Derek Clews" 
To: "Quantum Owners Club" 
Cc: "Derek Clews" 
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 10:11 AM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Thermostat


Dear All,

Just replaced my engine coolant thermostat on the 2+2 and noticed the 
previous one was only in the car for 16,000 miles. (but 6 years)  It just 
opened at a cooler and cooler temperature until I felt I needed to change 
it. Of course the new one is fine and helps the car warm up much quicker. 
From my previous experience thermostats seem to be a short lived item in 
the Ford CVH engines compared to others.  This was a Q one (QTH105K) and 
replaced with another I already had on the shelf.  I had thought they were 
an OK brand.  On Amazon someone is selling a ‘Ford’ item.  If it is 
genuine Ford, is it your experience they last longer?


On the other hand if you need to replace the thermostat frequently it does 
push you to renew the coolant!


Derek


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Re: [Quantum Owners] Thermostat

2019-01-26 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I've had similar experience with genuine Ford thermostats and pattern ones. 
Quinton Hazell parts are a lottery now it seems, as QH went into liquidation 
several years ago and (as I understand it) the various 'sectors' were sold 
to the highest bidders, so the brand means very little now. Also in the 
belief that QH was a quality item (it used to be) I bought some track 
control arms for the Rickman (Escort mk2 parts) One lasted about 2k miles 
until the rubber bush was kaput (I replaced that part) and then the ball 
joint had excessive play (it really was bad!) in a further 1.5k miles, so 
just 3.5k total miles! In contrast the other side (which I 'bought' attached 
to the car) had play (but a lot less) and had done over 40 miles in my 
ownership, so maybe many more. I replaced with 'First Line' parts, which 
were the only ones available to me - we'll see how they last. The guy at my 
MOTstation said it's not uncommon for new parts to fail very quickly.

Martin



- Original Message - 
From: "Derek Clews" 

To: "Quantum Owners Club" 
Cc: "Derek Clews" 
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2019 10:11 AM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Thermostat


Dear All,

Just replaced my engine coolant thermostat on the 2+2 and noticed the 
previous one was only in the car for 16,000 miles. (but 6 years)  It just 
opened at a cooler and cooler temperature until I felt I needed to change 
it. Of course the new one is fine and helps the car warm up much quicker. 
From my previous experience thermostats seem to be a short lived item in the 
Ford CVH engines compared to others.  This was a Q one (QTH105K) and 
replaced with another I already had on the shelf.  I had thought they were 
an OK brand.  On Amazon someone is selling a ‘Ford’ item.  If it is genuine 
Ford, is it your experience they last longer?


On the other hand if you need to replace the thermostat frequently it does 
push you to renew the coolant!


Derek


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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars

2019-01-24 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Thanks for the ideas keep them coming please! I need to resolve this (as 
it's a pain to drive when it happens). Strangely on last year's trip to 
Stoneleigh it was ok for the first 45 minutes when most of the time stuck at 
10mph in (unusually heavy for Norwich) traffic with the temp gauge hovering 
near red - it was only once I was moving faster (and temp gauge dropped) that 
it gave the issue. It doesn't seem to have any set pattern, other than on the 
way to Stoneleigh, but not on the way home!
Martin Scott
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  From: 'Jamest142' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 8:07 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars


  Hi


  If you still have the large 'pancake' filter, it could be vapour lock on the 
fuel line as it is quite a nice little heat trap.  I have changed to an K 
filter, but I also wrapped the rubber hose in alumunium tape which seemed to 
help.


  Best regards


  James T
  Q2-002
  www.bostin.photography





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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars

2019-01-24 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Ah -good thinking jim. Is there a way of testing the module? I'll have to 
investigate more.
Regards, Martin
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  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars


  Hi Martin,

  If you got a shock from pulling off the shut off valve connection then that 
was because of the back emf voltage generated in the coil of the solenoid 
(basically the same principle as the igniton coil works on) when you removed 
the power.

  If you got a shock just jiggling it then it suggests there is a poor contact 
to the solenoid.

  I have had very intermittent cutting out caused by rust on the low voltage 
ignition coil terminals, especially if you still have the original rubber push 
on terminals instead of ring tags.

  But, failure of those ignition modules is quite common as well.

  Jim


  From: Susan and Martin Scott 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 10:44 PM
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars

  Thanks for that James. I'll keep your note in my "Quantum file" of emails. I 
think that's what I have (I'll have a look at the distributor) - I don't have 
an ECU (which was fitted to the earlier ones - I thought these were called 
EDIS, but I'm confident Jim has more knowledge). My first 'check item' will be 
the coil. When the car was running badly when I arrived at Stoneleigh, and 
seemed like  fuel starvation, I checked the wire to the fuel shut off valve  
and received an HT 'jolt' of it, suggesting there was an internal short from HT 
to LT.
  Martin Scott
- Original Message - 
From: Jim Hearne 
To: 'Jamest142' via Quantum Owners Group 
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars

Thats the amplifier module from the later Mk2 Fiestas.
I think (maybe not) that Martin is after the ecu from the earlier MK2, they 
don't use a amplifier on the distributor, it's inside the ECU

Jim



On 23/01/2019 21:58, 'Jamest142' via Quantum Owners Group wrote:

  Hi again Martin 

  I found this post from March 17 which was a copy from Nov 13...  Wonders 
of the internet :)

  Hi

  I posted this back in Nov 2013 (glad the search facility works!).  It may 
help with the ignition modules.

  Finally found the code for the ignition module - the pattern code is XEI9 
(Xray, Echo, Indigo, Niner), a quick search shows several other codes - FORD 
6153380, ROVER NJQ10001.

  FORD 6 153 380
  FORD 6153380
  FORD 84SF 12K05 7AA
  FORD 84SF 12K05 9AA
  FORD 84SF-12K057-AA
  FORD 84SF-12K059-AA
  LAND ROVER ERR5210
  LAND ROVER STC1184
  ROVER CDU4175
  ROVER ERR 5210

  I hope this helps.

  Best regards
  James T
  Q2-002
  www.bostin.photography


  On Tuesday, 22 January 2019 19:54:23 UTC, Susan and Martin Scott wrote: 
Hi James, just out of curiosity was that the Ford EDIS module 
(rectangular box on earlier mr2 XR2?)
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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars

2019-01-23 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Thanks for that James. I'll keep your note in my "Quantum file" of emails. I 
think that's what I have (I'll have a look at the distributor) - I don't have 
an ECU (which was fitted to the earlier ones - I thought these were called 
EDIS, but I'm confident Jim has more knowledge). My first 'check item' will be 
the coil. When the car was running badly when I arrived at Stoneleigh, and 
seemed like  fuel starvation, I checked the wire to the fuel shut off valve  
and received an HT 'jolt' of it, suggesting there was an internal short from HT 
to LT.
Martin Scott
  - Original Message - 
  From: Jim Hearne 
  To: 'Jamest142' via Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 10:07 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars


  Thats the amplifier module from the later Mk2 Fiestas.
  I think (maybe not) that Martin is after the ecu from the earlier MK2, they 
don't use a amplifier on the distributor, it's inside the ECU

  Jim



  On 23/01/2019 21:58, 'Jamest142' via Quantum Owners Group wrote:

Hi again Martin 


I found this post from March 17 which was a copy from Nov 13...  Wonders of 
the internet :)


Hi


I posted this back in Nov 2013 (glad the search facility works!).  It may 
help with the ignition modules.


Finally found the code for the ignition module - the pattern code is XEI9 
(Xray, Echo, Indigo, Niner), a quick search shows several other codes - FORD 
6153380, ROVER NJQ10001.


FORD 6 153 380
FORD 6153380
FORD 84SF 12K05 7AA
FORD 84SF 12K05 9AA
FORD 84SF-12K057-AA
FORD 84SF-12K059-AA
LAND ROVER ERR5210
LAND ROVER STC1184
ROVER CDU4175
ROVER ERR 5210


I hope this helps.


Best regards
James T
Q2-002
www.bostin.photography



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  Hi James, just out of curiosity was that the Ford EDIS module 
(rectangular box on earlier mr2 XR2?)
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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars

2019-01-22 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Hi James, just out of curiosity was that the Ford EDIS module (rectangular 
box on earlier mr2 XR2?)
Martin Scott
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  From: 'Jamest142' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 6:55 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars


Hi


  I use Quantum 2+2 Q2-002 every day as my daily drive, as well as for 2 weeks 
holiday (200 miles each way!) every year.  Touch wood the only real issues have 
been the fuel line, muck in the carb (from the fuel line!), and the ignition 
module (ride on the truck with flashy lights).
  As a note - the Ford part was double the part of one for a Landrover 
Discovery.  Same part code though.
  I get 45 mpg on a long run, and 25 ish on the daily drive to work.


  The load carrying capacity of the boot is really incredible.


  Ask away if you have any queries.


  James T
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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars

2019-01-22 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Good to see that you are interested in Quantums, they are indeed a good kit 
car. I resisted replying, hoping that someone with H4 and 2+2 knowledge would 
come along, as I have a saloon, and don't have much knowledge of the other 
models. John has given good insight. All I can add is that mechanically any 
issues are likely to be the same as with the Ford donor cars, so easily and 
probably cheaply fixed. As you would expect with cars of a similar age items 
can be worn, although as they are kit cars the mileage/wear can be far less 
than the donor cars. Many builders will have replaced a lot of the parts with 
new parts when they built the car, so a potential purchase may well have parts 
only "30k or less worn". There are unlikely to be any bodywork issues with 
Quantums, as the GRP is first class. 
Martin Scott 
  - Original Message - 
  From: John Mellors 
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 6:37 AM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Young driver interested in kit cars


  Martin


  Quite a few Quantums come up on Ebay.
  You should be able to get a decent car in that price range and some come up 
quite a bit cheaper. Unfortunately, Quantums do not fetch a lot of money at the 
moment. But, bear in mind, with kit cars, there are nearly always things that 
need sorting out but the Quantum is generally one of the more reliable kit cars.
  The biggest possible problem with the 2+2 and the H4 is the front metal frame 
/ chassis rusting where it is bonded in to the body. This can be terminal if 
not sorted at an early stage. The Quantum saloon does not suffer from this as 
it is a GRP monocoque. Do not be put off by the odd gel coat crack in the body. 
These, generally are not a big issue.
  You are perhaps best looking for a 1.4 as these will be cheaper for you on 
insurance and on road tax.
  John


  On Sunday, 20 January 2019 21:54:18 UTC, Martin R wrote:
Hello all,


I'm 18 years old and have been interested in kit cars for a while, and more 
recently a Quantum kit car. I will probably be looking to buy a car this 
summer, both for leisure purposes as well as an opportunity to learn 
maintenance/repair (mainly from my dad, who has quite a bit of experience). If 
someone could please point me in the right direction on these points, I would 
greatly appreciate it:


1) Best places to look to buy a Quantum (especially a H4 or 2+2) - apart 
from the owner's club classified ads page, which I'm already aware of.


2) I have seen these cars sell in the 1750-2000 range, is it truly possible 
to find one in a good condition for this price, or will there be major issues 
that need taking care of?


3) Is there anywhere I can find a list of common problems so that I know 
what to look for when going out and looking at a Quantum?


Thanks in advance,


Martin 


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[Quantum Owners] Dodgy messages?

2019-01-14 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I've just had a message with the subject 'laser therapy'  direct to personal 
email address supposedly from Bill Allison. It looks genuine, and I looked at 
message source etc, but when I went to open the note there was no script, but 
an attachment (which I didn't open). It may be that Bill is sending me a note 
re an article in CKC about DIY laser tracking? but I suspect it's one of the 
odd notes we seem to be getting to club members. If it is genuine, I apologise 
to you in advance Bill - please can you resend (maybe via the group email) and 
we'll see if that works.
Martin Scott

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Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 brake bits

2019-01-08 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 

As Jim said, Pete and Sonia need a master cylinder - BTW what's the upgrade?
Martin
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Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 brake bits


I am shortly removing the complete servo,master cylinder,brake bar and 
pedals from my 2+2 as part of an upgrade,

Offers anyone? I can arrange post( at your cost obviously)
It is a late type cylinder.
Wanted to try on here before they went on eBay.

Also available are some leather front seats. They were retrimmed by the 
factory(original Q) when the 2+2 was built. I will have pictures of those 
soon as they are in storage.


Darren

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Re: [Quantum Owners] All the H4 seals

2019-01-04 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Others may well know the answer (I don't have an H4), but I can suggest 
Direct Seals may be able to supply if you send sections of the ones you 
have.

Martin
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To: "Quantum Owners Group" 
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 7:11 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] All the H4 seals


Hello there, I think I need to replace just about every single seal on my H4 
around the doors and windows due to age etc. Do the originals all come from 
a mkiii fiesta? Is there any sort of collated list of what goes where? Mine 
is a bit crumbly and I’m not sure how to go about replacing and sealing it 
due to the perished condition of most of what’s left.

Thankyou Niall

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Barry the painter?

2019-01-04 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Ahh! that's interesting. My Q (Last Chance Saloon) has had an intermittent 
fault which has only shown up on my last 2 trips to Stoneleigh. I thought it 
was a fuelling issue (it may be of course), but it hasn't done it at any other 
time (not even on both trips home!) I was thinking it just didn't like going to 
Stoneleigh. On the 2018 trip there it wouldn't hold the idle unless the revs 
were raised with the throttle. With Mark Cleminson assisting the carb jets were 
checked and nothing untoward found. I wondered if the idle cut off valve was 
playing up, and when I took the +ve feed off to it, and reconnected I got an HT 
jolt through my fingers. The coil was going to be an item to be checked this 
year prior to Stoneleigh, and your observation has made me even more inclined 
to think the coil may be the problem. Reminds me of the first kit I built 
(Dutton Melos).. The engine cut a few times when exiting sharp RH bends, 
and first thought was fuel starvation - When I saw an oil leak from the coil 
(and of course replaced it) the fault disappeared. Things (especially 
intermittent) aren't always what they first (or second, or third) seem to be.
Martin  
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  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 4:56 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Barry the painter?


  Sounds like mine when I had an intermittent fault on the coil. New coil 
sorted it.

  Chris G

  From: Mike 
  Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2018 5:39 PM
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: re: [Quantum Owners] Barry the painter?

  A few days ago, I had an e-mail from someone I've not heard of. The Subject 
was asking about the next issue of QM [I am the previous editor] but there was 
no text in the message part. So I deleted it.

  I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Soon I must try to get my 2+2 on the 
road again. It goes so far, then stalls. Will start immediately and runs if you 
keep the revs up. Bit difficult at roundabouts! Is there a known problem with 
the XR2 1.6 litre CVH engine?

  Mike



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painter? 
Date:  Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:27:31 + 
From:  Susan and Martin Scott 
mailto:susanandmar...@corringham99.free-online.co.uk 
Reply-To:  quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
To:  quantumowners@googlegroups.com 



  Hi all,
  hope all Quantumers (not forgetting other kit car owners) had a good 
Christmas! I had a message this morning entitled "Brush painting gel coat" from 
someone called Barry. If Barry has my email via the group that's not a problem, 
but the message had no script, just attachment so looked suspicious  I deleted 
it. If Barry wants to pick my brains then no problem, can he send another note!
  To Jim, Steve or other techi people... Is it possible (or even likely) 
that my computer had been infiltrated by someone who's gathered a subject and 
my email name (which isn't used in many places) and sent something malicious?
  Martin
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Re: [Quantum Owners] strange messages

2019-01-03 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Ooer - they're watching us! Could be something to do with the NASA satelite and 
the snowman :-)
Happy New Year to all.
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: Mike 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 3:04 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] strange messages



  A few days ago I received this:
  From: Bryony Barnes 
  To: Mike 
  Subject: Re: Fwd: Next edition of QM

  Under it was the same green box you've included in the mail below to the 
groups and under that it said: 17:08:49 29-December-2018 (H4gtx).

  I also had a message to my tabor60@gmail account which was similar and from 
the same person. The subject was H4GTX but I can't remember the details as I 
deleted that one. It seems that the sender might know I used to own the white 
H4 with the number H4GTX and also that I was previously the editor of QM - not 
something the 'public' would know unless someone's e-mail address has been 
hacked. This type of message should always be deleted - without opening!

  Mike


  On 31/12/2018 11:29, 'Steve Kodź' via Quantum Owners Group wrote:

Martin,

I have recently received a strange that sounds similar to the one you 
received.  Mine had the subject "Re: Fw: My silver Q" and had a green image 
labelled "Display Message" - attached is a screen capture of that image which 
is safe to view.

The image if clicked would lead to a website link that I strongly suspect 
would try to download malware.  Therefore if anyone else is receiving 
unexpected emails like this be very careful when opening them.

As a general rule if you are not expecting an email do not trust its 
contents.  This is especially true for any emails relating to payments and/or 
invoices.  The bad guys has started compromising company email accounts and 
sending out emails requesting backing/payment details are updated to their back 
account rather than the legitimate owner.  If you receive emails of this nature 
from someone you know always call them on a known number (do not use a number 
on their signature as that might be updated too!) to confirm.

To answer Martin's question I would think it is more likely that someone 
else has their computer/email account compromised.  My email came from a 
Hotmail account, but I do not see that account within this group.

To minimise the risk of an email account becoming compromised I would 
strongly recommend a good password (think of something ~17 characters long) 
that is unique to that account.  Also all the big email providers, Facebook, 
Twitter etc will offer some form of 2-factor authentication and this should be 
enabled.  A long password might be difficult to remember, so utilise a decent 
password manager so you only have to remember a single strong password.  For 
work and personal reasons I have over 200 passwords and without a password 
manager I wouldn't have a hope of remembering them all - I only have 3 that I 
need to remember and the reset are stored in password managers.


I know from professional experience that companies are losing money to the 
bad guys via this type of social engineering so please be cautious when opening 
emails.

Regards,
Steve



On 30/12/2018 16:27, Susan and Martin Scott wrote:

  Hi all,
  hope all Quantumers (not forgetting other kit car owners) had a good 
Christmas! I had a message this morning entitled "Brush painting gel coat" from 
someone called Barry. If Barry has my email via the group that's not a problem, 
but the message had no script, just attachment so looked suspicious  I deleted 
it. If Barry wants to pick my brains then no problem, can he send another note!
  To Jim, Steve or other techi people... Is it possible (or even 
likely) that my computer had been infiltrated by someone who's gathered a 
subject and my email name (which isn't used in many places) and sent something 
malicious?
  Martin
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Re: [Quantum Owners] Barry the painter?

2018-12-31 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Hi Steve,
Thanks for those reassurances. The message I received was also from a hotmail 
account and had the green image. 
"To minimise the risk of an email account becoming compromised I would strongly 
recommend a good password (think of something ~17 characters long) that is 
unique to that account. "
I just click on windows mail to open it - should I put some sort of password on 
the icon, and will it help? Sorry if I'm being dense.
Martin

  - Original Message - 
  From: 'Steve Kodź' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 11:29 AM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Barry the painter?


  Martin,

  I have recently received a strange that sounds similar to the one you 
received.  Mine had the subject "Re: Fw: My silver Q" and had a green image 
labelled "Display Message" - attached is a screen capture of that image which 
is safe to view.

  The image if clicked would lead to a website link that I strongly suspect 
would try to download malware.  Therefore if anyone else is receiving 
unexpected emails like this be very careful when opening them.

  As a general rule if you are not expecting an email do not trust its 
contents.  This is especially true for any emails relating to payments and/or 
invoices.  The bad guys has started compromising company email accounts and 
sending out emails requesting backing/payment details are updated to their back 
account rather than the legitimate owner.  If you receive emails of this nature 
from someone you know always call them on a known number (do not use a number 
on their signature as that might be updated too!) to confirm.

  To answer Martin's question I would think it is more likely that someone else 
has their computer/email account compromised.  My email came from a Hotmail 
account, but I do not see that account within this group.

  To minimise the risk of an email account becoming compromised I would 
strongly recommend a good password (think of something ~17 characters long) 
that is unique to that account.  Also all the big email providers, Facebook, 
Twitter etc will offer some form of 2-factor authentication and this should be 
enabled.  A long password might be difficult to remember, so utilise a decent 
password manager so you only have to remember a single strong password.  For 
work and personal reasons I have over 200 passwords and without a password 
manager I wouldn't have a hope of remembering them all - I only have 3 that I 
need to remember and the reset are stored in password managers.


  I know from professional experience that companies are losing money to the 
bad guys via this type of social engineering so please be cautious when opening 
emails.

  Regards,
  Steve



  On 30/12/2018 16:27, Susan and Martin Scott wrote:

Hi all,
hope all Quantumers (not forgetting other kit car owners) had a good 
Christmas! I had a message this morning entitled "Brush painting gel coat" from 
someone called Barry. If Barry has my email via the group that's not a problem, 
but the message had no script, just attachment so looked suspicious  I deleted 
it. If Barry wants to pick my brains then no problem, can he send another note!
To Jim, Steve or other techi people... Is it possible (or even likely) 
that my computer had been infiltrated by someone who's gathered a subject and 
my email name (which isn't used in many places) and sent something malicious?
Martin
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[Quantum Owners] Barry the painter?

2018-12-30 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Hi all,
hope all Quantumers (not forgetting other kit car owners) had a good 
Christmas! I had a message this morning entitled "Brush painting gel coat" from 
someone called Barry. If Barry has my email via the group that's not a problem, 
but the message had no script, just attachment so looked suspicious  I deleted 
it. If Barry wants to pick my brains then no problem, can he send another note!
To Jim, Steve or other techi people... Is it possible (or even likely) that 
my computer had been infiltrated by someone who's gathered a subject and my 
email name (which isn't used in many places) and sent something malicious?
Martin

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Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder

2018-12-12 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Wow - lots of parts changes there. A route which may be less finacially 
cripling could be to get a machine shop to make a new master cylinder for you 
to match a set of seals (if you can get them.)
Even with the labour costs involved it may be viable, it's just finding tthe 
right place? Another suggestion is to try to find stockists of brake parts or 
classic stock (who aren't on the 'net)
BEWARE do not use OLDSTOCKSPARES.COM who are thieves!  see here 
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/oldstockspares.com
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: Jim Hearne 
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 9:42 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder


  Sorry, googlegroups refuses to accept any replies (or moderations) from my 
email at the moment so my reply is a bit late.


  The early large master cylinder as you have found only fits with the early 
short distributor which needs it's matching ECU to work. 
  This distributor is shorter as all the mechanical and vacuum advance is done 
electronically in the ECU, the later longer distributor reverted to the old 
mechanical advance systems and needs no ECU.


  The later master cylinder i think was made by Ford, or at least specifically 
for them. It's made out of pressed mild steel instead of cast steel or cast 
iron, ironically it was probably much cheaper to make.
  But because it's mild steel any water in the brake fluid (caused by not 
changing the fluid often enough, or too much pressure washing) causes rust in 
the bore.
  Silicone brake fluid is worst for this as the water doesn't mix with the 
fluid and instead sinks to the lowest spot and rusts.


  The insides of the master cylinders are completely different so, no, the 
overhaul kit for the earlier one won't help you.
  And since the probably is probably rust then it wouldn't help you anyway.


  Besides the distributor issue, to swap from the later to the earlier system 
needs the master cylinder, servo, servo mounting brackets, transfer bar and the 
bracket on the other end of the transfer bar all swapping over to the earlier 
parts.


  I think using a Mondeo master cylinder and servo has been mentioned before as 
a replacement for the later Mk2 but i've not done that conversion myself.


  My saloon has a Mk3 Fiesta master cylinder and servo on it but i can't 
remember now if i had to modify the brackets or not.


  Jim












  On Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 5:49:48 PM UTC, Sonia wrote:


Thanks for the input so far. Misterauto do have the later one at £454!!! 
The earlier one is around £40, similar to price of earlier one on ebay. Don't 
understand why there is such a difference between early and late versions


Anyway there is not room for the earlier one so does anyone know of


a) whether there are different refurb kits for the earlier and later 
versions of the master cylinder, and if so how to tell which one I need
b) something else that could be used, possibly with some re-routing of the 
brake pipe connections


Sonia & Pete


On Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 4:53:38 PM UTC, Susan and Martin Scott 
wrote:
  I'm not sure about whether the servo would need changing or not (I'll 
defer to Chris's knowledge on that), but the pipework will need 'modifying in 
length' (maybe not a huge issue) and possibly has different size (m10 or m12) 
threaded ends - again not too big an issue. If fitting the larger master 
cylinder, however I believe you would also need a different distributor (ie 
smaller) as there isn't room.
- Original Message - 
From: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 
To: quantu...@googlegroups.com 
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder


I think you need the Girling version.

TRW do one here 
https://www.trwaftermarket.com/en/catalogue/product/PMH329/

I paid around £ 350 for mine 6 years ago, but I believe others have 
since found them cheaper.

If you try to fit the long version then you will also need to change 
the servo (black donut disc thing behind it) as the connections are different. 

Chris G


From: Sonia 
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 12:18 PM
To: Quantum Owners Group 
Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder

Hi

Looking for advice on brake master cylinder on our 2+2 based on 1989 
Mk2 XR2. Fluid is leaking badly from master cylinder so almost no brake pedal! 
Got it to local garage (who I have used for nearly 20 years and trust) who are 
having trouble locating a replacement part. Issue is Ford (bless 'em) changed 
the master cylinder from 1986 when a 'rising servo' and shorter master cylinder 
was fitted. Prior to that it was a longer cast item. The earlier ones are 
readily available but with the rising servo (it points more upwards) there 
i

Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder

2018-12-12 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Once yours is removed you may be able to narrow it down by measuring - or if 
you have both kits in front of you it may be obvious by appearance?
I've a suspicion that there are loads of these and other 'obsolete' parts at 
the Ford dealers. I would wager if you took the car to them and asked them to 
fix it they'd charge a fortune but be able to fix it - but ask them for the 
part and it would not be available. (similar for other manufacturers, not 
pointing the finger at Ford)
  - Original Message - 
  From: Sonia 
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 6:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder


  I have been trawling the interweb and have had a chat with autodoc. They have 
given me two links


  https://www.autodoc.co.uk/lnk-3907676for brake system  BOCHS - 
BENDIXhttps://www.autodoc.co.uk/lnk-6808179
  for brake system LUCAS

  Do these seem plausible? Is the brake system likely to be Bosch - Bendix or 
Lucas, and if so how can I tell which I have?



  On Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 6:31:54 PM UTC, Susan and Martin Scott 
wrote:
when you say there isn't room, is that because of the clash with the 
distributor? If so, (and if it fits of course?) it may be financially better 
and an easier task to get the earlier m/c and the alternative distributor.
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: Sonia 
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 5:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder




  Thanks for the input so far. Misterauto do have the later one at £454!!! 
The earlier one is around £40, similar to price of earlier one on ebay. Don't 
understand why there is such a difference between early and late versions


  Anyway there is not room for the earlier one so does anyone know of


  a) whether there are different refurb kits for the earlier and later 
versions of the master cylinder, and if so how to tell which one I need
  b) something else that could be used, possibly with some re-routing of 
the brake pipe connections


  Sonia & Pete


  On Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 4:53:38 PM UTC, Susan and Martin Scott 
wrote: 
I'm not sure about whether the servo would need changing or not (I'll 
defer to Chris's knowledge on that), but the pipework will need 'modifying in 
length' (maybe not a huge issue) and possibly has different size (m10 or m12) 
threaded ends - again not too big an issue. If fitting the larger master 
cylinder, however I believe you would also need a different distributor (ie 
smaller) as there isn't room.
  - Original Message - 
  From: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantu...@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 3:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder


  I think you need the Girling version.

  TRW do one here 
https://www.trwaftermarket.com/en/catalogue/product/PMH329/

  I paid around £ 350 for mine 6 years ago, but I believe others have 
since found them cheaper.

  If you try to fit the long version then you will also need to change 
the servo (black donut disc thing behind it) as the connections are different. 

  Chris G


  From: Sonia 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 12:18 PM
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder

  Hi

  Looking for advice on brake master cylinder on our 2+2 based on 1989 
Mk2 XR2. Fluid is leaking badly from master cylinder so almost no brake pedal! 
Got it to local garage (who I have used for nearly 20 years and trust) who are 
having trouble locating a replacement part. Issue is Ford (bless 'em) changed 
the master cylinder from 1986 when a 'rising servo' and shorter master cylinder 
was fitted. Prior to that it was a longer cast item. The earlier ones are 
readily available but with the rising servo (it points more upwards) there 
isn't room for the longer master cylinder. The only later cylinders we have 
found are on ebay and £350!!

  Refurbishment kits are available for about £15 which may fix our 
existing cylinder but it is not clear whether there are separate kits for the 
early and later cylinders

  So, does anyone

  a) know of a source of the later master brake cylinders at a more 
sensible price
  b) know if there is more than 1 refurbishment kit and how to tell 
which is which
  c) know of another master cylinder which would fit with minimal 
additional effort

  Many thanks

  Sonia & Pete
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Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder

2018-12-12 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
when you say there isn't room, is that because of the clash with the 
distributor? If so, (and if it fits of course?) it may be financially better 
and an easier task to get the earlier m/c and the alternative distributor.
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: Sonia 
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 5:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder




  Thanks for the input so far. Misterauto do have the later one at £454!!! The 
earlier one is around £40, similar to price of earlier one on ebay. Don't 
understand why there is such a difference between early and late versions


  Anyway there is not room for the earlier one so does anyone know of


  a) whether there are different refurb kits for the earlier and later versions 
of the master cylinder, and if so how to tell which one I need
  b) something else that could be used, possibly with some re-routing of the 
brake pipe connections


  Sonia & Pete


  On Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 4:53:38 PM UTC, Susan and Martin Scott 
wrote:
I'm not sure about whether the servo would need changing or not (I'll defer 
to Chris's knowledge on that), but the pipework will need 'modifying in length' 
(maybe not a huge issue) and possibly has different size (m10 or m12) threaded 
ends - again not too big an issue. If fitting the larger master cylinder, 
however I believe you would also need a different distributor (ie smaller) as 
there isn't room.
  - Original Message - 
  From: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantu...@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 3:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder


  I think you need the Girling version.

  TRW do one here 
https://www.trwaftermarket.com/en/catalogue/product/PMH329/

  I paid around £ 350 for mine 6 years ago, but I believe others have since 
found them cheaper.

  If you try to fit the long version then you will also need to change the 
servo (black donut disc thing behind it) as the connections are different. 

  Chris G


  From: Sonia 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 12:18 PM
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder

  Hi

  Looking for advice on brake master cylinder on our 2+2 based on 1989 Mk2 
XR2. Fluid is leaking badly from master cylinder so almost no brake pedal! Got 
it to local garage (who I have used for nearly 20 years and trust) who are 
having trouble locating a replacement part. Issue is Ford (bless 'em) changed 
the master cylinder from 1986 when a 'rising servo' and shorter master cylinder 
was fitted. Prior to that it was a longer cast item. The earlier ones are 
readily available but with the rising servo (it points more upwards) there 
isn't room for the longer master cylinder. The only later cylinders we have 
found are on ebay and £350!!

  Refurbishment kits are available for about £15 which may fix our existing 
cylinder but it is not clear whether there are separate kits for the early and 
later cylinders

  So, does anyone

  a) know of a source of the later master brake cylinders at a more 
sensible price
  b) know if there is more than 1 refurbishment kit and how to tell which 
is which
  c) know of another master cylinder which would fit with minimal 
additional effort

  Many thanks

  Sonia & Pete
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Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder

2018-12-12 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I'm not sure about whether the servo would need changing or not (I'll defer to 
Chris's knowledge on that), but the pipework will need 'modifying in length' 
(maybe not a huge issue) and possibly has different size (m10 or m12) threaded 
ends - again not too big an issue. If fitting the larger master cylinder, 
however I believe you would also need a different distributor (ie smaller) as 
there isn't room.
  - Original Message - 
  From: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 3:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder


  I think you need the Girling version.

  TRW do one here https://www.trwaftermarket.com/en/catalogue/product/PMH329/

  I paid around £ 350 for mine 6 years ago, but I believe others have since 
found them cheaper.

  If you try to fit the long version then you will also need to change the 
servo (black donut disc thing behind it) as the connections are different. 

  Chris G


  From: Sonia 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 12:18 PM
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder

  Hi

  Looking for advice on brake master cylinder on our 2+2 based on 1989 Mk2 XR2. 
Fluid is leaking badly from master cylinder so almost no brake pedal! Got it to 
local garage (who I have used for nearly 20 years and trust) who are having 
trouble locating a replacement part. Issue is Ford (bless 'em) changed the 
master cylinder from 1986 when a 'rising servo' and shorter master cylinder was 
fitted. Prior to that it was a longer cast item. The earlier ones are readily 
available but with the rising servo (it points more upwards) there isn't room 
for the longer master cylinder. The only later cylinders we have found are on 
ebay and £350!!

  Refurbishment kits are available for about £15 which may fix our existing 
cylinder but it is not clear whether there are separate kits for the early and 
later cylinders

  So, does anyone

  a) know of a source of the later master brake cylinders at a more sensible 
price
  b) know if there is more than 1 refurbishment kit and how to tell which is 
which
  c) know of another master cylinder which would fit with minimal additional 
effort

  Many thanks

  Sonia & Pete
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Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder

2018-12-12 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I got one from Misterauto a couple of years ago - less than £80. It took 3 
attempts(2 refunds) and various 'phone calls, but got there eventually. Might 
be worth a  try.
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  From: Sonia 
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 12:18 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 (XR2) Master Brake Cylinder


  Hi


  Looking for advice on brake master cylinder on our 2+2 based on 1989 Mk2 XR2. 
Fluid is leaking badly from master cylinder so almost no brake pedal! Got it to 
local garage (who I have used for nearly 20 years and trust) who are having 
trouble locating a replacement part. Issue is Ford (bless 'em) changed the 
master cylinder from 1986 when a 'rising servo' and shorter master cylinder was 
fitted. Prior to that it was a longer cast item. The earlier ones are readily 
available but with the rising servo (it points more upwards) there isn't room 
for the longer master cylinder. The only later cylinders we have found are on 
ebay and £350!!


  Refurbishment kits are available for about £15 which may fix our existing 
cylinder but it is not clear whether there are separate kits for the early and 
later cylinders


  So, does anyone


  a) know of a source of the later master brake cylinders at a more sensible 
price
  b) know if there is more than 1 refurbishment kit and how to tell which is 
which
  c) know of another master cylinder which would fit with minimal additional 
effort


  Many thanks


  Sonia & Pete

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Electric window regulator

2018-10-25 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
It seems there was a (maybe dealer fitted)?  kit which replaced the manual 
handle with a motor on the door card! 
I found it on a Fiesta forum on the 'net.
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: Jim Hearne 
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2018 11:06 AM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Electric window regulator


  There wasn't a MK2 fiesta part with electric windows, these are Mk3 parts 
incorrectly listed.


  I've posted several replies to this thread via email but none of them make it 
to the group.
  Anybody else getting this ?


  This reply i've done on the web site.


  Jim


  On Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 11:01:52 AM UTC+1, paulk wrote:
I built saloon 103 and the method used was to bend the bottom inch or so of 
the rail towards the center of the car ,but this meant the cable rubbed on the 
bottom of the rail and eventually wore through and jammed. On 2+2 q2129 the 
rivet holding the nylon part of the rail was removed the piece moved up and 
bolted onto the rail ,a metal slotted spacer was then placed inline with the 
cable outer. It is interesting that you found a fiesta MK2 window mechanism as 
I worked for ford at the time of the MK2 and never saw one with electric 
windows.  


On Thu, 25 Oct 2018, 10:18 Derek Clews,  wrote:

  HI Steve,


  I agree.  Unless early window parts were factory exchange, perhaps?


  ATB


  Derek




On 25 Oct 2018, at 00:13, 'Steve Kodź' via Quantum Owners Group 
 wrote:


Derek,
I'd assume the method of shortening as per your 2+2 would have been the 
QSC recommended way. The cars were designed to be built without special tools, 
so welding parts wouldn't have been expected.


I might be wrong, so feel free to correct me.


Regards,
Steve
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On 24 October 2018 23:32:23 Derek Clews  wrote:

  Dear All,


  To those interested.  The following Aftermarket part:


  
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FIESTA-Mk2-1-0-Electric-Window-Regulator-Right-1989-TLB-Mechanism-Lifter/232462190335?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649


  This is modifiable.  The two ends are plastic and clipped onto the 
metal rail.  It comes with a plug and wire tails so you can renew the plug. 
(and fit the socket of the new motor, of course)  It seems to need 20 mm 
shortening to fit the Coupe door, so a 20mm spacer fitting. 


  As an aside, my Coupe ford regulator seems to have been cut down by 
20mm by being cut in the middle of the rail and welded back together and ground 
to shape. This brings the mounting brackets closer together.  Was this the 
usual way when built?  


  I built my 2 + 2 new and it needs more shortening but basically you 
cut one end shorter.  Mounting brackets stay in the same position.  


  ATB


  Derek


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Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows

2018-09-10 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Hi Chris,
Good to hear you are sorting the clutch.
I can't find your direct email, and have some questions about windows - could 
you possibly send your email direct to me 
m...@corringham99.free-online.co.uk
Regards, Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2018 9:21 PM
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows


  Sorry this has been so long. I can confirm that Ford KA electric window 
winders can be used on the 2+2 in place of the Fiesta MK3 ones.

   

  While this is good news, they are a straight swap as the cables are shorter 
than the Fiesta ones. I’m guessing the KA ones are the same length as the ones 
off the front a 5 door Fiesta. I managed to fit them using the Quantum 
modification that Jim has detailed on the club site, but I had to put the 
spacer at the bottom of the track rather than the top. The other good news is 
the KA track is identical so the Fiesta one so you can swap the KA cable and 
motor over to the Fiesta track which makes refitting easier. The other good 
news is the KA electrical connector is identical to the Fiesta one. The only 
bad news you need to drill new mounting holes and make sure the motor doesn’t 
foul with the threaded rod for the front window runner.

   

  I hope this makes sense. If not, email me direct and I will give more details

   

  Chris

   

  From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Susan and Martin Scott
  Sent: 16 June 2018 09:04
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows

   

  Chris's suggestion on ka mk1 may be good, as the ka windows are very deep.

  Martin

- Original Message - 

From: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 

To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 

Sent: Friday, June 15, 2018 7:45 PM

Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows

 

The Saloon uses MK3 Fiesta 3 door regulators as they’re bigger than the 5 
door version.

I assume the 2+2 uses the same as the doors are a similar size and shape.

 

Chris G

 

 

 

From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 

Sent: Friday, June 15, 2018 6:49 PM

To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 

Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows

 

I need to replace the electric window regulators on my 2+2. The O/S cable 
has broken and the N/S isn’t far behind. I received an aftermarket replacement 
today which cannot be shortened in the same way as the ford one and the motor 
appear to have shorter cables so it fowls with the lower mounting for the 
quarter light channel. This item is for a 4 door Fiesta Mk3 and Courier van. 

 

I know Quantum supplied Fiesta MK3 items, but does anyone know if they were 
for 3 or 5 door models?

 

Also has anyone successfully fitted window regulators from another model as 
Mk3 Fiesta ones are hard to find now? Perhaps Mk4 Fiesta or Mk1 KA?

 

Regards

 

Chris Fairlie

 

From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
Sent: 14 June 2018 21:26
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001

 

Thanks Jim

 

From: 'Jim Turner' via Quantum Owners Group 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
Sent: 14 June 2018 10:30
To: Quantum Owners Group 
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001

 

Find attached the copy of the review of the first 2+2. The cover shows the 
car tested, but it also had a doctored picture of a planned flapped headlight 
model.

Jimt

On Friday, 25 May 2018 16:30:07 UTC+1, Stephen Fairhurst wrote:

  I would like to sell my 2+2 which I have owned for 14 years .

   

  The Chassis No is Q2-001 which I assume was the first car of the second 
generation built by Quantum.

   

  I would like to offer it to the owners club members before I put it on 
general sale I only want £800 Iam more concerned she goes to a good home.

   

  Here are some details

   

  Original quantum spec Ford XR2 1600 engine/gearbox running gear etc 

  Colour - red

  Current mileage - 58600

  MOT to 29th Nov 2018

  4 recent new tyres

  The hood is faded and has a few blemishes on it otherwise OK

  A few small cracks have appeared in the rear bumper area but nothing major

   

  I also knew the previous owner who owned her for 4 years 

   

  I live in Sandbach Cheshire about 2 miles from junction 17 of M6

   

  I have enclosed a few pictures

   

  For anymore infomation please contact me.

   

  Kind Regards

   

  Steve

   

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Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows

2018-09-09 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Is that 'original' mk1 Ka ie the bubble shaped one, not the mk2 based on the 
Fiat 500 platform?
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2018 9:21 PM
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows


  Sorry this has been so long. I can confirm that Ford KA electric window 
winders can be used on the 2+2 in place of the Fiesta MK3 ones.

   

  While this is good news, they are a straight swap as the cables are shorter 
than the Fiesta ones. I’m guessing the KA ones are the same length as the ones 
off the front a 5 door Fiesta. I managed to fit them using the Quantum 
modification that Jim has detailed on the club site, but I had to put the 
spacer at the bottom of the track rather than the top. The other good news is 
the KA track is identical so the Fiesta one so you can swap the KA cable and 
motor over to the Fiesta track which makes refitting easier. The other good 
news is the KA electrical connector is identical to the Fiesta one. The only 
bad news you need to drill new mounting holes and make sure the motor doesn’t 
foul with the threaded rod for the front window runner.

   

  I hope this makes sense. If not, email me direct and I will give more details

   

  Chris

   

  From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Susan and Martin Scott
  Sent: 16 June 2018 09:04
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows

   

  Chris's suggestion on ka mk1 may be good, as the ka windows are very deep.

  Martin

- Original Message - 

From: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 

To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 

Sent: Friday, June 15, 2018 7:45 PM

Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows

 

The Saloon uses MK3 Fiesta 3 door regulators as they’re bigger than the 5 
door version.

I assume the 2+2 uses the same as the doors are a similar size and shape.

 

Chris G

 

 

 

From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 

Sent: Friday, June 15, 2018 6:49 PM

To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 

Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows

 

I need to replace the electric window regulators on my 2+2. The O/S cable 
has broken and the N/S isn’t far behind. I received an aftermarket replacement 
today which cannot be shortened in the same way as the ford one and the motor 
appear to have shorter cables so it fowls with the lower mounting for the 
quarter light channel. This item is for a 4 door Fiesta Mk3 and Courier van. 

 

I know Quantum supplied Fiesta MK3 items, but does anyone know if they were 
for 3 or 5 door models?

 

Also has anyone successfully fitted window regulators from another model as 
Mk3 Fiesta ones are hard to find now? Perhaps Mk4 Fiesta or Mk1 KA?

 

Regards

 

Chris Fairlie

 

From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
Sent: 14 June 2018 21:26
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001

 

Thanks Jim

 

From: 'Jim Turner' via Quantum Owners Group 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
Sent: 14 June 2018 10:30
To: Quantum Owners Group 
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001

 

Find attached the copy of the review of the first 2+2. The cover shows the 
car tested, but it also had a doctored picture of a planned flapped headlight 
model.

Jimt

On Friday, 25 May 2018 16:30:07 UTC+1, Stephen Fairhurst wrote:

  I would like to sell my 2+2 which I have owned for 14 years .

   

  The Chassis No is Q2-001 which I assume was the first car of the second 
generation built by Quantum.

   

  I would like to offer it to the owners club members before I put it on 
general sale I only want £800 Iam more concerned she goes to a good home.

   

  Here are some details

   

  Original quantum spec Ford XR2 1600 engine/gearbox running gear etc 

  Colour - red

  Current mileage - 58600

  MOT to 29th Nov 2018

  4 recent new tyres

  The hood is faded and has a few blemishes on it otherwise OK

  A few small cracks have appeared in the rear bumper area but nothing major

   

  I also knew the previous owner who owned her for 4 years 

   

  I live in Sandbach Cheshire about 2 miles from junction 17 of M6

   

  I have enclosed a few pictures

   

  For anymore infomation please contact me.

   

  Kind Regards

   

  Steve

   

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

2018-09-06 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Hmm - Your thought that the thrust bearing may have been pressing (when it 
shouldn't) sounds correct. The movement of the cable will only be 10% more with 
the 55mm quadrant - Is it possible to check how much cable is pulled when the 
clutch is fully depressed, in order to get an idea whether the arm will nearly 
reach the limit (ie hit casing)?  Does the pedal hit the floor, or could the 
arm move more if the pedal was able to move more (ie bigger quadrant will help 
by 10%) if that makes sense.  Just trying to get an idea of the full 
picture... All knowledge gained before tackling the job is probably 
worthwhile. I went round in circles with replacing quadrant/cable until I 
realised the issue must be the clutch (also had the gearchange linkage in bits, 
and although that wasn't the root of the problem it was too tight)
Martin
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  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2018 1:16 PM
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem


  Marin

   

  No slack at the  gearbox or pedal end when depressing the clutch

   

  Chris

   

  From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Susan and Martin Scott
  Sent: 05 September 2018 22:09
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

   

  Hi Chris,

  If I recall correctly the Escort quadrant is the 55mm black one. With an 
observer, is it possible to see if the arm starts moving when the pedal is 
depressed, or if there is a delay indicating slack being taken up. Could also 
'twang' the cable at the arm to guage if there is any slack.

  Martin

- Original Message - 

From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 

To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 

Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2018 8:57 PM

Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

 

Dave

 

The car already had an escort quadrant fitted. 

 

Martin

 

I refitted the pedal box and fully depressed the clutch. The is still quite 
a bit of travel on the release arm. So looks like there is an issue with the 
adjuster and or cable.

 

Regards

 

Chris

 

From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave English
Sent: 04 September 2018 18:11
To: Quantum Owners Group 
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

 

Hi Chris

 

I had a similar problem for years, the clutch bite point being too low. My 
fix was to modify the white quadrant to increase the radius to the cable and 
increase the amount the cable moved. Eventually I fitted a quadrant from a Mk3 
Escort (81-86), Ford part number 78GB7L583AC. This was coloured black (I don't 
think that means much). This had a larger radius and solved the problem. The 
bite point is still on the low side but doesn't create an issue.

 

Regards

 

Dave English

Q2-009

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

2018-09-05 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Hi Chris,
If I recall correctly the Escort quadrant is the 55mm black one. With an 
observer, is it possible to see if the arm starts moving when the pedal is 
depressed, or if there is a delay indicating slack being taken up. Could also 
'twang' the cable at the arm to guage if there is any slack.
Martin
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  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2018 8:57 PM
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem


  Dave

   

  The car already had an escort quadrant fitted. 

   

  Martin

   

  I refitted the pedal box and fully depressed the clutch. The is still quite a 
bit of travel on the release arm. So looks like there is an issue with the 
adjuster and or cable.

   

  Regards

   

  Chris

   

  From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Dave English
  Sent: 04 September 2018 18:11
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

   

  Hi Chris

   

  I had a similar problem for years, the clutch bite point being too low. My 
fix was to modify the white quadrant to increase the radius to the cable and 
increase the amount the cable moved. Eventually I fitted a quadrant from a Mk3 
Escort (81-86), Ford part number 78GB7L583AC. This was coloured black (I don't 
think that means much). This had a larger radius and solved the problem. The 
bite point is still on the low side but doesn't create an issue.

   

  Regards

   

  Dave English

  Q2-009

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

2018-09-04 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Chris,
I don't know what the state of completeness is at the moment, but are you able 
to put a piece of wood between the clutch pedal and seat frame in order to 
fully depress the pedal (or easier still, use an assistant)? if the release 
arm/lever (whatever we wish to call it)  where the cable connects has no more 
room for movement then that eliminates the quadrant, pedal or cable as being 
culpable.
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2018 2:25 PM
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem


  Andy 

   

  Responses below.

   

  From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of andyheaton64
  Sent: 03 September 2018 23:11
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

   

  Just trawling my memory bank as Q001 is a prototype. 

   

  Is there any remarks I have written in the build manual from Lady Q about 
mods to the pedal box? [CF] Nothing in Lady Q’s build manual

   

  Does there happen to be any history that Rob at qoc can put his hands on or 
do you have a copy of the file ? [CF] There was nothing in the Quantum file 
about the build, only sales invoices for the car and parts supplied to various 
owners.

   

  Where pressure has been put on the clutch, the Fulcrum arm to the gearbox 
release bearing isn't fractured is it? [CF] Didn’t look like it, but I cannot 
check unless I take the engine out again and split the gearbox off which is 
looking increasingly likely.

   

  I am just wondering whether the pedal box needs moving away from the bulk 
head to give more clearance? Or would that have the opposite effect ? [CF] I 
tried lengthening the cable sheath by adding a jubilee clip at the gearbox end. 
It made no difference as the clutch pawl still didn’t engage with the quadrant.

   

  Does the gear linkage need adjusting ? [CF] I don’t think so as I can select 
any gear with the engine off and can get in to 3rd, 4th and 5th gears with the 
engine running, but the clutch is dragging so I get a sort of ‘automatic 
gearbox creep’

   

  Did both clutches look the same ? [CF] Yes.

   

  I will trawl through the history files and see if I can find any info for you 
Chris [CF] Thanks

   

  P.s I can pop over Sunday afternoon when i finish work if your about ? [CF] 
That would be very much appreciated.

   

  Regards Andy 

   

   

   

   

  Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

   

   Original message 

  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
 

  Date: 03/09/2018 22:27 (GMT+00:00) 

  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 

  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem 

   

  I bought/fitted a complete 3 part Valeo clutch kit. I have to admit I am 
close to taking thee engine/gearbox out again to investigate further. I may 
refit the old clutch kit to see if there is similar free movement.

   

  From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Susan and Martin Scott
  Sent: 03 September 2018 22:11
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

   

  That's a good question, that I don't know the answer to as I've got the pedal 
but haven't got around to fitting it! Did you buy your cluitch as a complete 
kit? It could be a mismatch on parts as Jim has alluded to.

  My clutch has a disengagement problem (having worked ok for some 20k miles) - 
I suspect the the 'fingers' on the clutch plate have lost their strength. We 
had the same problem 20 years ago on Ford Escort, and replacing the complete 
clutch cured it. We also had the same problem on a Fiat Grande Punto we bought 
from new, after only 8k milesand it was replaced under warranty. Other clutches 
have lasted in excess of 100k miles. Anyway, on my Q I replaced the quadrant 
with a larger (55mm?) diameter one and then a new cable - I then looked at what 
was happening at the clutch lever end, and it became clear the quadrant or 
cable couldn't be the issue because when the pedal was fully depressed the 
clutch arm was only about 2mm from hitting the gearbox casing. I'll have to get 
around to changing the clutch, but must get the body painting finished (weather 
permitting).

  Martin

- Original Message - 

From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 

To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 

Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 8:15 PM

Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

 

Thanks Chris. 

 

After Jim’s post I removed a layer of carpet and some sound deadening 
material from behind the clutch pedal. That made no difference. So I managed to 
get the pedal box out tonight and the quadrant works fine on the bench, but 
wasn’t

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

2018-09-03 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Good question, ISTR that the clutch arm appeared to be against the bearing with 
cable etc connected, but if I grasped it I could move it the other way manually.
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 9:41 PM
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem


  Another question, is it normal that the clutch release arm has 25mm of free 
movement before the thrust bearing touches the back of the splines?

   

  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
  Sent: 03 September 2018 20:16
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

   

  Thanks Chris. 

   

  After Jim’s post I removed a layer of carpet and some sound deadening 
material from behind the clutch pedal. That made no difference. So I managed to 
get the pedal box out tonight and the quadrant works fine on the bench, but 
wasn’t in the car. Is it a white 50mm quadrant part number 88AB7L353AA made in 
1995 so someone changed it out well after the car was built. Sill cannot 
understand why it won’t work now.

   

  Martin

   

  This is an interesting thought, does the manual adjust pedal need a specific 
quadrant?

   

  Regards

   

  Chris 

   

  From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Susan and Martin Scott
  Sent: 03 September 2018 16:28
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

   

  Hi Chris,

  The complete clutch kit I used was part FINIS #5024280

  It is possible to use a manual adjust clutch off an Escort part #1029012

  Martin Scott

- Original Message - 

From: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 

To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 

Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 3:28 PM

Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

 

I’m pretty sure the recommended quadrant colour was white.

 

Chris G

 

From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 

Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2018 9:44 PM

To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 

Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

 

Thanks Jim

 

Just had a look and there was a flattened vertical lin in the carpet behind 
the pedal, I removed the carpet and sound deadening behind it. I managed to 
lift the pedal and pull the cable out fully, but cannot get the pawl to engage 
with the quadrant. 

 

Looks like I need to take the pedal box out to investigate further.

 

Wasn’t there a recommendation to replace the Fiesta quadrant with a 
different one, perhaps Escort. I think there was a specific coloured Ford item, 
but I can’t remember the details.

 

Chris

 

From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Hearne
Sent: 02 September 2018 21:11
To: Quantum Owners Group 
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

 

Did you reset the ratchet on the quadrant after you fitted the new clutch ?
Lift the pedal up against it's stop with a bit of wood or a second person 
(this releases the ratchet) and then pull the clutch cable inner out as far as 
it will go in the engine bay.
Release the pedal and then press it a few times, you should hear the 
ratchet reset.

You can't mix low lift and normal lift clutch parts but since you replaced 
as a set it should be ok.

I remember an issue with clutch ratchet not working correctly if you had 
too much carpet behind the pedal which meant it couldn't be pressed down far 
enough for the ratchet to be triggered.

Jim

On Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 7:49:05 PM UTC+1, Chris Fairlie wrote:

   

  I thought I had an issue with my 2+2 clutch as the bite point was rather 
high and it would start to slip as soon as I started to press the clutch pedal. 
I bit the bullet and took the engine out only to fine the clutch plate wasn’t 
very worn, but it looks like someone has been riding the clutch as the splines 
are badly scored by the thrust bearing and some blueing.  Not sure it is 
relevant, but the old clutch was a Motorcraft unit with the friction plate 
marked ‘Low Lift’ and a white quadrant adjuster fitted.

   

  I fitted brand new 3 part Valeo clutch kit hoping this would solve my 
issues. Wrong!

   

  Now the clutch cannot be fully disengaged so I cannot get it into gear. 
The bite point is about 10mm off the floor. I am using the same clutch cable 
and the quadrant is untouched.  

   

  Any ideas please?

   

  Thanks 

   

  Chris Fairlie

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

2018-09-03 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
That's a good question, that I don't know the answer to as I've got the pedal 
but haven't got around to fitting it! Did you buy your cluitch as a complete 
kit? It could be a mismatch on parts as Jim has alluded to.
My clutch has a disengagement problem (having worked ok for some 20k miles) - I 
suspect the the 'fingers' on the clutch plate have lost their strength. We had 
the same problem 20 years ago on Ford Escort, and replacing the complete clutch 
cured it. We also had the same problem on a Fiat Grande Punto we bought from 
new, after only 8k milesand it was replaced under warranty. Other clutches have 
lasted in excess of 100k miles. Anyway, on my Q I replaced the quadrant with a 
larger (55mm?) diameter one and then a new cable - I then looked at what was 
happening at the clutch lever end, and it became clear the quadrant or cable 
couldn't be the issue because when the pedal was fully depressed the clutch arm 
was only about 2mm from hitting the gearbox casing. I'll have to get around to 
changing the clutch, but must get the body painting finished (weather 
permitting).
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 8:15 PM
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem


  Thanks Chris. 

   

  After Jim’s post I removed a layer of carpet and some sound deadening 
material from behind the clutch pedal. That made no difference. So I managed to 
get the pedal box out tonight and the quadrant works fine on the bench, but 
wasn’t in the car. Is it a white 50mm quadrant part number 88AB7L353AA made in 
1995 so someone changed it out well after the car was built. Sill cannot 
understand why it won’t work now.

   

  Martin

   

  This is an interesting thought, does the manual adjust pedal need a specific 
quadrant?

   

  Regards

   

  Chris 

   

  From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Susan and Martin Scott
  Sent: 03 September 2018 16:28
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

   

  Hi Chris,

  The complete clutch kit I used was part FINIS #5024280

  It is possible to use a manual adjust clutch off an Escort part #1029012

  Martin Scott

- Original Message - 

From: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 

To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 

Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 3:28 PM

Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

 

I’m pretty sure the recommended quadrant colour was white.

 

Chris G

 

From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 

Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2018 9:44 PM

To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 

Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

 

Thanks Jim

 

Just had a look and there was a flattened vertical lin in the carpet behind 
the pedal, I removed the carpet and sound deadening behind it. I managed to 
lift the pedal and pull the cable out fully, but cannot get the pawl to engage 
with the quadrant. 

 

Looks like I need to take the pedal box out to investigate further.

 

Wasn’t there a recommendation to replace the Fiesta quadrant with a 
different one, perhaps Escort. I think there was a specific coloured Ford item, 
but I can’t remember the details.

 

Chris

 

From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Hearne
Sent: 02 September 2018 21:11
To: Quantum Owners Group 
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

 

Did you reset the ratchet on the quadrant after you fitted the new clutch ?
Lift the pedal up against it's stop with a bit of wood or a second person 
(this releases the ratchet) and then pull the clutch cable inner out as far as 
it will go in the engine bay.
Release the pedal and then press it a few times, you should hear the 
ratchet reset.

You can't mix low lift and normal lift clutch parts but since you replaced 
as a set it should be ok.

I remember an issue with clutch ratchet not working correctly if you had 
too much carpet behind the pedal which meant it couldn't be pressed down far 
enough for the ratchet to be triggered.

Jim

On Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 7:49:05 PM UTC+1, Chris Fairlie wrote:

   

  I thought I had an issue with my 2+2 clutch as the bite point was rather 
high and it would start to slip as soon as I started to press the clutch pedal. 
I bit the bullet and took the engine out only to fine the clutch plate wasn’t 
very worn, but it looks like someone has been riding the clutch as the splines 
are badly scored by the thrust bearing and some blueing.  Not sure it is 
relevant, but the old clutch was a Motorcraft unit with the friction plate 
marked

Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

2018-09-03 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Hi Chris,
The complete clutch kit I used was part FINIS #5024280
It is possible to use a manual adjust clutch off an Escort part #1029012
Martin Scott
  - Original Message - 
  From: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, September 03, 2018 3:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem


  I’m pretty sure the recommended quadrant colour was white.

  Chris G

  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2018 9:44 PM
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

  Thanks Jim

   

  Just had a look and there was a flattened vertical lin in the carpet behind 
the pedal, I removed the carpet and sound deadening behind it. I managed to 
lift the pedal and pull the cable out fully, but cannot get the pawl to engage 
with the quadrant. 

   

  Looks like I need to take the pedal box out to investigate further.

   

  Wasn’t there a recommendation to replace the Fiesta quadrant with a different 
one, perhaps Escort. I think there was a specific coloured Ford item, but I 
can’t remember the details.

   

  Chris

   

  From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Jim Hearne
  Sent: 02 September 2018 21:11
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Help needed with a 2+2 clutch problem

   

  Did you reset the ratchet on the quadrant after you fitted the new clutch ?
  Lift the pedal up against it's stop with a bit of wood or a second person 
(this releases the ratchet) and then pull the clutch cable inner out as far as 
it will go in the engine bay.
  Release the pedal and then press it a few times, you should hear the ratchet 
reset.

  You can't mix low lift and normal lift clutch parts but since you replaced as 
a set it should be ok.

  I remember an issue with clutch ratchet not working correctly if you had too 
much carpet behind the pedal which meant it couldn't be pressed down far enough 
for the ratchet to be triggered.

  Jim

  On Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 7:49:05 PM UTC+1, Chris Fairlie wrote:

 

I thought I had an issue with my 2+2 clutch as the bite point was rather 
high and it would start to slip as soon as I started to press the clutch pedal. 
I bit the bullet and took the engine out only to fine the clutch plate wasn’t 
very worn, but it looks like someone has been riding the clutch as the splines 
are badly scored by the thrust bearing and some blueing.  Not sure it is 
relevant, but the old clutch was a Motorcraft unit with the friction plate 
marked ‘Low Lift’ and a white quadrant adjuster fitted.

 

I fitted brand new 3 part Valeo clutch kit hoping this would solve my 
issues. Wrong!

 

Now the clutch cannot be fully disengaged so I cannot get it into gear. The 
bite point is about 10mm off the floor. I am using the same clutch cable and 
the quadrant is untouched.  

 

Any ideas please?

 

Thanks 

 

Chris Fairlie

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Zetec alternator conversion pulley?

2018-08-26 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
My long -term memory may be hazey, but ISTR the zetec front end accessory 
drives were different depending on whether the engine was used in Focus or 
Mondeo, and whether air con is fitted. The main thing to consider is that the 
water pump has to run in the correct direction - whether it is ribbed or plain 
on the pulley is a good indication unless the pulley has been swapped. It will 
(almost undoubtedly) be possible to get what you require using genuine Ford (or 
pattern) parts without going to 'specials'. The wrap around of the belt needs 
to be sufficient for the purpose, so a 'web-site' fix which only gives 10 
degrees of wrap on the water pump pulley probably won't do the job. 
There may be a part number on the part, but sometimes this isn't helpful 
because it's the casting part number (not the finished part) - very frustrating!
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: Ken Needham 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2018 11:43 AM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Zetec alternator conversion pulley?


  Hi, A conversion of the Zetec enables the alternator to be fitted under the 
inlet manifold by using an “extra” ribbed pulley between the alternator and the 
water pump.

  My pulley is starting to break up but I can’t find any reference as to the 
origin of the pulley.

  Does anyone know?

  Also I have been unable to access Jim’s website, is anything wrong?

  Best regards

  Ken

   

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Ethanol in petrol

2018-08-20 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
John Dickens did an article in CKC (about 2 years ago?) IIRC the ethanol is the 
villain of the piece! will eat through aluminium alloys, steel (unless 
stainless) and most rubber tubing (latest are spec'd for E10 it appears).
Having allowed older cars to 'avoid' MOT, they are now likely to become a fire 
hazard! - good move by the authorities?
Geoff experienced this with a fuel pipe (my apologies if that's inaccurate) and 
my Rickman had similar last year 2 days after it's MOT test (when all was well) 
a pipe started leaking as I approached the MOT centre (it was sucking in air). 
It's worrying that it can go from no leak to leaking in several places very 
quickly!  Presumably the fuel I was using was E5. I shall be looking at 
measuring my rubber pipes and sourcing some E10 compatible ones - what to do 
about the other bits? Presumably E5 is half as dangerous as E10? (or is it not 
a 'straight line' relationship). I don't think the lower octane is an issue per 
se (unless it's a very old/performance car designed for higher octane) and 
retarding the ignition will possibly sort it - or add an octane booster. Many 
claims are made of additives, but I struggle to understand how an additive can 
diminish the effect of Ethanol without removing it - maybe leave the filler cap 
off? (joke)
Martin
  - Original Message - 
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  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 7:10 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Ethanol in petrol


  Thanks for the info. Survey completed.
  Anyone got any idea what damage this E10 fuel could actually do to an old car 
running on 95 octane unleaded?


  Dave English
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[Quantum Owners] Ethanol in petrol

2018-08-19 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I noticed this on pistonheads & thought I would copy and post here;

Message from the FBHVC:

The Department of Transport has issued a consultation document on the subject 
of introducing higher levels of ethanol in petrol.

Many older vehicles are likely to suffer damage and possibly dangerous fuel 
leaks if the E10 grade of petrol is used without modification to their fuel 
systems.

This consultation is focusing on vehicles more than 25 years old.

Whilst wishing to introduce the higher ethanol level E10 grade of fuel, the 
Government are proposing to guarantee a 'protection grade' of petrol at the E5 
grade that is equivalent to the currently available 95 RON petrol. However this 
guarantee will only last until 2020 when further consultation will take place.

It is possible that on the introduction of E10 at the 95 RON level, the 
currently available 'Super' grades with an octane level of 97 RON or higher, 
will cease to be available.

The Federation has designed a survey on petrol usage in older vehicles which 
will provide valuable evidence in the consultation response.

Please complete the survey and help the Federation preserve our right to use 
'Yesterday's Vehicles on Tomorrow's Roads'.

The survey can be accessed by clicking this link: 
https://paulc1.typeform.com/to/Bt7HKS

If you wish to read the consultation document and/or take part in the 
consultation it can be found by following this link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/e10-petrol-consumer-protection-and-fuel-pump-labelling

The FBHVC survey will close on 31 August 2018 in order to collate the results 
for the Federation's response to the consultation, which itself closes on 16 
Sept 2018. A copy of the response will be made available on the Federation's 
website.

Quantum members may wish to respond so that we can continue to enjoy running 
our cars!
Martin

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Rear demist

2018-08-02 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
It's agreed then we need a heat source maybe with an additional fan. Thinking 
outside the box..
Near our previous house there was a pet shop that had hamsters running loose 
eating the food packets during the night - the owner was puzzled how they also 
got water, until one of the customers was passing one evening and saw a line of 
hamsters licking the condensation off the window! So a team of loose hamsters 
on the back shelf may be the answer without using and valuable battery power ;-)
Martin 

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  Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2018 6:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Rear demist


  I had a new rear screen fitted many, many years ago for this very reason. It 
worked for about a year and a half before the lines started to give up.

  Chris G

  From: andyheaton64 
  Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2018 9:21 AM
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Rear demist

  New rear screen Chris. 
  The other option as per lord Q is a couple of fake speaker holes with grills 
or you could use the demister grills that aim the warm air onto the screen 
mounted on the rear parcel shelf so air flow goes into the boot.
  Air can then flow through the boot lid via vents and exit via holes in the 
lower part of the boot lid as per Lord Q. 
  Happy  Quantuming 
  P.s. The Dark Lord is mobile again !!



  Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Rear demist 

  I'd think by the time warm air went through ducting to the rear that all it's 
heat will be lost ? I'd go for an electric element / fan type setup either on 
the rear shelf or through some holes from the boot area (although strength has 
to me maintained in the panel?). I don't know if they exist, but a long coil of 
resistance wire near the base of the screen may provide enough rising heat to 
clear it, and be almost invisible - like a 12V bar out of an old electric fire!
  Martin 
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Subject: [Quantum Owners] Rear demist

Has anyone come up with a viable alternative to the useless (and always 
dying) demisting lines on the saloon rear window?
I’m thinking either a demist kit (or 2) from ‘car builders solutions’ or 
some kind of ducting from the front heater box, with an in-pipe fan on a 
timer..that’s as far as I’ve got in the planning/trying-to-work-it-out 
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Re: [Quantum Owners] Rear demist

2018-08-01 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I'd think by the time warm air went through ducting to the rear that all it's 
heat will be lost ? I'd go for an electric element / fan type setup either on 
the rear shelf or through some holes from the boot area (although strength has 
to me maintained in the panel?). I don't know if they exist, but a long coil of 
resistance wire near the base of the screen may provide enough rising heat to 
clear it, and be almost invisible - like a 12V bar out of an old electric fire!
Martin 
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  Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2018 7:52 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Rear demist


  Has anyone come up with a viable alternative to the useless (and always 
dying) demisting lines on the saloon rear window?
  I’m thinking either a demist kit (or 2) from ‘car builders solutions’ or some 
kind of ducting from the front heater box, with an in-pipe fan on a 
timer..that’s as far as I’ve got in the planning/trying-to-work-it-out 
stage.

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Re: [Quantum Owners] K and M air filter

2018-07-30 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
If you have a well- maintained standard filter that's probably the best you can 
get in terms of filtration/intake noise otherwise Ford would fit something 
else. Any performance gain (if that's what's expected?) is likely to not be 
measureable.
Martin
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  Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018 3:52 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] K and M air filter


  Hello Everyone


  I run a H4i based on a Zetec 1.8 petrol injection, 1995 fiesta. Can anyone 
please tell me which is the correct K and N air filter to fit. Are they worth 
fitting? Does anyone have any advice for me? Please let me know.


  ALL THE BEST


  Glyn Scoltock

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Suspension Bolts

2018-07-20 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 

Ahh... yes, my memory failed me!
Martin
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Sent: Friday, July 20, 2018 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Suspension Bolts


If Derek is referring to the bolts that hold the shock absorber onto the hub
carrier then they are special Ford bolts.
They have splines on the section that goes into the hub carrier to ensure it
is a tight fit and also to tightly control the wheel camber.
A standard M12 bolt will give you more chance of misalignment between the 2
parts before the bolt is tightened.
It would still be ok but i'd get the camber checked afterwards.

Jim


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Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Suspension Bolts

Hi Derek,
I don't believe these are anything special, and there are only 2 features
which are important... They are high tensile, I don't recall if 10.8 or 12 -
you may see on the old ones., and they have a red 'locktite' patch on them.
A standard bolt of the correct size and strength with some locktite added
will be good at a fraction of the price.
Martin
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Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 9:19 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Suspension Bolts


Dear All,

Does anyone know where to buy the correct service bolts for the front
suspension struts attachment on the 2+2?

Derek

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Suspension Bolts

2018-07-20 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 

Hi Derek,
I don't believe these are anything special, and there are only 2 features 
which are important... They are high tensile, I don't recall if 10.8 or 12 - 
you may see on the old ones., and they have a red 'locktite' patch on them. 
A standard bolt of the correct size and strength with some locktite added 
will be good at a fraction of the price.

Martin
ps. pleased to see the successful outcome with the insurance.



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Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 9:19 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Suspension Bolts


Dear All,

Does anyone know where to buy the correct service bolts for the front 
suspension struts attachment on the 2+2?


Derek

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Alloy wheels

2018-07-12 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
ISTR 60 is the sidewall height in percentage so 60/100 x 185 = 111mm, but I 
don't know how much accuracy there is with these measurements.
Martin Scott
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  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Alloy wheels


  MK2 XR2 original wheels have 185/60/13 tyres.

  185 is the tyre width in mm
  60   is the side wall height in mm
  13   is the wheel size in inches

  I changed to

  165/60/14MK3 Fiesta steel wheels

  This means the speedo will over-read by 1 mph.
  Its the closest I could get at the time.

  I currently have a MK4 Fiesta (parts bin) which is 185/55/14

  When these go onto the Q it should under-read by 1 mph, therefore taking me 
back to MK2 XR2 again. 

  Chris G


  From: 'Martin Hodnett' via Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 5:28 PM
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Alloy wheels

  Oh to have a tyre with knobbles on and not a nail!  A good suggestion Steve, 
will investigate.  Was considering using it as a planter for my petunias. 

  I noted that the pepperpot is a 6J rim and it has a 185/60 R13 tyre on, the 
current fitted road wheels are 6J's with 165/70 R13 tyres. I am assuming that 
there is an extra 2cm on the diameter of the wheels from what the xr2 had, so 
does that mean my speedo is under-reading? Must check it next time I go through 
one of those "check your speed" signs.

  Another dumb question is since both types of rim are 6J and the tyres have 
different tread widths, when the time comes to change all the tyres I could go 
for 185s? 

  Rob, I was looking at 14" rims with 185/55 R14 tyres, the thinking being that 
the diameter should be correct and not a drastic effect on the ride.  I hear 
that going for a lower profile tyre can make the ride harsher.  Just thinking 
of my back!

  Thanks all.

  Martin
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Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Alloy wheels

2018-07-11 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
As Jim says re wheel bolts. An alternative (which I used) is to get the hubs 
machined to remove the threads/make the holes slightly larger and fit wheel 
studs (ISTR they were Focus ones) of the correct length, and then use the 
correct nuts for the new alloy wheels. I think mine wheels (1999 Fiesta) were 
ET 39, and the 'danger' zone is the clearance at the trailing arms on the rear 
suspension (and sideways movement cause by the panhard rod)
Martin Scott
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  Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 1:16 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Alloy wheels


  The 5.5J and 6J are the width of the wheel rim in inches.
  You also need to look at the ET, the offset.   
  Ford standard for the Mk2 Fiesta is ET35, you can vary it a bit though.
  But the wider you go on the rims the more important the actual offset becomes.

  Make sure the new rims are specifically for the Mk1/Mk2 Fiesta, after that 
Ford switched from wheel bolts to wheel nuts.
  The bolts had a smaller seat size so if you use the later wheels with the 
earlier bolts there is hardly anything holding the wheels on and the bolts can 
pull through the wheels.
  You can get round this by using special larger bolts or adaptor washers that 
fit under the existing bolts.



  From: 'Martin Hodnett' via Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 1:03 PM
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: 2+2 Alloy wheels

Grateful for the comments left, I forgot to say that the rims are 13" 
diameter currently fitted with 165x70x13 tyres (not one of which is the same as 
the others).

  I've been looking at WheelBase for alternatives.  Not sure what 5.5J and 6J 
means but if I do replace the wheels I think it will be with 14" rims and 
185x55x14 tyres, they should fit within the wheel arches and not foul 
suspension struts or body.

Thanks for your help!
Martin
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[Quantum Owners] Are you on here Sam?

2018-06-30 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Just trying to contact Sam Hayler as I want to ask about the mirror's on his 
2+2 - On you on this message media Sam?
Martin Scott

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[Quantum Owners] Quantum Alert - Congratulations Sam!

2018-06-22 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Congratulations to Sam Hayler ... His 2+2 restoration is featured in 
all its glory in  5-pages of the latest issue of Complete Kit Car!
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Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows

2018-06-16 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Chris's suggestion on ka mk1 may be good, as the ka windows are very deep.
Martin
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  From: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, June 15, 2018 7:45 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows


  The Saloon uses MK3 Fiesta 3 door regulators as they’re bigger than the 5 
door version.
  I assume the 2+2 uses the same as the doors are a similar size and shape.

  Chris G



  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Friday, June 15, 2018 6:49 PM
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows

  I need to replace the electric window regulators on my 2+2. The O/S cable has 
broken and the N/S isn’t far behind. I received an aftermarket replacement 
today which cannot be shortened in the same way as the ford one and the motor 
appear to have shorter cables so it fowls with the lower mounting for the 
quarter light channel. This item is for a 4 door Fiesta Mk3 and Courier van. 

   

  I know Quantum supplied Fiesta MK3 items, but does anyone know if they were 
for 3 or 5 door models?

   

  Also has anyone successfully fitted window regulators from another model as 
Mk3 Fiesta ones are hard to find now? Perhaps Mk4 Fiesta or Mk1 KA?

   

  Regards

   

  Chris Fairlie

   

  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
  Sent: 14 June 2018 21:26
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001

   

  Thanks Jim

   

  From: 'Jim Turner' via Quantum Owners Group 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
  Sent: 14 June 2018 10:30
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001

   

  Find attached the copy of the review of the first 2+2. The cover shows the 
car tested, but it also had a doctored picture of a planned flapped headlight 
model.

  Jimt

  On Friday, 25 May 2018 16:30:07 UTC+1, Stephen Fairhurst wrote:

I would like to sell my 2+2 which I have owned for 14 years .

 

The Chassis No is Q2-001 which I assume was the first car of the second 
generation built by Quantum.

 

I would like to offer it to the owners club members before I put it on 
general sale I only want £800 Iam more concerned she goes to a good home.

 

Here are some details

 

Original quantum spec Ford XR2 1600 engine/gearbox running gear etc 

Colour - red

Current mileage - 58600

MOT to 29th Nov 2018

4 recent new tyres

The hood is faded and has a few blemishes on it otherwise OK

A few small cracks have appeared in the rear bumper area but nothing major

 

I also knew the previous owner who owned her for 4 years 

 

I live in Sandbach Cheshire about 2 miles from junction 17 of M6

 

I have enclosed a few pictures

 

For anymore infomation please contact me.

 

Kind Regards

 

Steve

 

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Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows

2018-06-15 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I would think any would be suitable (maybe different manufacturers also). The 
difficulty seems to be that it's impossible to get a look at them in the 
breakers first (certainly around here anyway) and they don't seem to keep parts 
on the shelf either. :-(
Martin 
  - Original Message - 
  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, June 15, 2018 6:49 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 electric windows


  I need to replace the electric window regulators on my 2+2. The O/S cable has 
broken and the N/S isn’t far behind. I received an aftermarket replacement 
today which cannot be shortened in the same way as the ford one and the motor 
appear to have shorter cables so it fowls with the lower mounting for the 
quarter light channel. This item is for a 4 door Fiesta Mk3 and Courier van. 

   

  I know Quantum supplied Fiesta MK3 items, but does anyone know if they were 
for 3 or 5 door models?

   

  Also has anyone successfully fitted window regulators from another model as 
Mk3 Fiesta ones are hard to find now? Perhaps Mk4 Fiesta or Mk1 KA?

   

  Regards

   

  Chris Fairlie

   

  From: 'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
  Sent: 14 June 2018 21:26
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
  Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Re: For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001

   

  Thanks Jim

   

  From: 'Jim Turner' via Quantum Owners Group 
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
  Sent: 14 June 2018 10:30
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001

   

  Find attached the copy of the review of the first 2+2. The cover shows the 
car tested, but it also had a doctored picture of a planned flapped headlight 
model.

  Jimt

  On Friday, 25 May 2018 16:30:07 UTC+1, Stephen Fairhurst wrote:

I would like to sell my 2+2 which I have owned for 14 years .

 

The Chassis No is Q2-001 which I assume was the first car of the second 
generation built by Quantum.

 

I would like to offer it to the owners club members before I put it on 
general sale I only want £800 Iam more concerned she goes to a good home.

 

Here are some details

 

Original quantum spec Ford XR2 1600 engine/gearbox running gear etc 

Colour - red

Current mileage - 58600

MOT to 29th Nov 2018

4 recent new tyres

The hood is faded and has a few blemishes on it otherwise OK

A few small cracks have appeared in the rear bumper area but nothing major

 

I also knew the previous owner who owned her for 4 years 

 

I live in Sandbach Cheshire about 2 miles from junction 17 of M6

 

I have enclosed a few pictures

 

For anymore infomation please contact me.

 

Kind Regards

 

Steve

 

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[Quantum Owners] Compatible parts?

2018-06-13 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
A recent search for a brake servo for my Rickman (Escort mk2 based) has come up 
with a Land Rover item which I'm confident will be a good replacement. Whilst 
searching I found other servos and master cylinders from the Land Rover range 
which look as though they could be simple (and relatively low cost) swaps for 
the Fiesta items! In particular the later (small) master cylinder looks as 
though it could be replaced with the Discovery one.
Unfortunately getting accurate (or indeed any) dimensions off the stockists is 
the usual 'dead end' one expects, and on requesting the centre-centre dimension 
of 2 fixing bolts I was told "I've got one in front of me, but my Manager says 
we don't have a measuring device."  Fortunately I was able to find an old 
reference on the 'net which gave the info I needed. Hopefully (with old Fords 
becoming collector's items) we may find it easier to get some parts which have 
been discontinued, but it's certainly helpful to find other vehicles with a 
huge spares availability - An MGB alternator is the same as a some old Ford 
ones for instance.
I'm not surprised at some commonality to other vehicle makes, as the parts 
suppliers will sell the same or very similar parts to whoever they can as it's 
easier/cheaper for them to do that - It's just finding them. Sometimes the same 
part can have different part numbers when fitted to more than one model in the 
same manufacturers catalogue! 
Martin   

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification

2018-06-09 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 

Hello Chris,
I've looked in my book and unfortunately don't have the info. If I recall 
correctly they were as per the escort (or fiesta) diagram, and that may be 
why I didn't make a separate note. I wonder if  one of the connection for 
the N/S lock isn't as good as it could be - ie it locks manually ok, but 
doesn't actuate on lockingthe O/S. You could convert to LH driving to avoid 
dashing around the car, and would be easier for French trips :-)

Martin

- Original Message - 
From: "'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 9:14 PM
Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification


Martin

Yes any information appreciated. When I unlock the o/s it unlocks the n/s 
door, but when I lock the o/s door it doesn't lock the n/s door. N/S side 
lock works correctly.


I was thinking this is likely to be a faulty contact in the o/s actuator, 
but could equally be a wiring fault.


Chris

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From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Susan and Martin Scott

Sent: 08 June 2018 21:07
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification

It doesn't look like you have, and it's in the usual format of Ford FINIS.
Looking at the diagram which came up with the title "Central 
Locking/Tailgate Release FORD Escort/Orion 1986-1990" I think it includes 
the central door locking AND tailgate release. As you say there are 5 wires 
on the front door actuators. I think I used escort releases, but for some 
reason (probably because I got them from the scrappy) I didn't include them 
in my extensive parts list. I think I have a note of the wire functions for 
the actuators in my 'wiring book' if it's any use to you I can dig out the 
info.

Martin

- Original Message -
From: "'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group"

To: 
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 8:50 PM
Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification


Thanks for the rapid response Martin. The Item I'm trying to replace has 5
wires which I assumed would be a front door actuator with switch wires as
well as wires to operate the motor. Generally tailgate actuators are slaves
and only have 3 wires to operate the motor.

Is it possible I have misread the code?

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From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Susan and Martin Scott
Sent: 08 June 2018 20:11
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification

A quick search comes up with this

Central Locking/Tailgate Release FORD Escort/Orion 1986-1990 Martin




- Original Message -
From: "'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group"

To: 
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 8:04 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification


Is anyone able to identify what model this central locking motor was fitted?

There isn't a ford design number, but there is a paper label stuck to it
with the Ford logo and 5028 190.

Chris


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Sent: 08 June 2018 13:08
To: Quantum Owners Group 
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Emission testing for kit cars

Great news, glad to see common sense prevails Cheers Mark

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification

2018-06-08 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
It doesn't look like you have, and it's in the usual format of Ford FINIS. 
Looking at the diagram which came up with the title "Central 
Locking/Tailgate Release FORD Escort/Orion 1986-1990" I think it includes 
the central door locking AND tailgate release. As you say there are 5 wires 
on the front door actuators. I think I used escort releases, but for some 
reason (probably because I got them from the scrappy) I didn't include them 
in my extensive parts list. I think I have a note of the wire functions for 
the actuators in my 'wiring book' if it's any use to you I can dig out the 
info.

Martin

- Original Message - 
From: "'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 8:50 PM
Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification


Thanks for the rapid response Martin. The Item I'm trying to replace has 5 
wires which I assumed would be a front door actuator with switch wires as 
well as wires to operate the motor. Generally tailgate actuators are slaves 
and only have 3 wires to operate the motor.


Is it possible I have misread the code?

-Original Message-
From: quantumowners@googlegroups.com [mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Susan and Martin Scott

Sent: 08 June 2018 20:11
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification

A quick search comes up with this

Central Locking/Tailgate Release FORD Escort/Orion 1986-1990 Martin




- Original Message -
From: "'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group"

To: 
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 8:04 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification


Is anyone able to identify what model this central locking motor was fitted?

There isn't a ford design number, but there is a paper label stuck to it
with the Ford logo and 5028 190.

Chris


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From: 'Mark Alford' via Quantum Owners Group
[mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com]
Sent: 08 June 2018 13:08
To: Quantum Owners Group 
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Emission testing for kit cars

Great news, glad to see common sense prevails Cheers Mark

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification

2018-06-08 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 

A quick search comes up with this

Central Locking/Tailgate Release FORD Escort/Orion 1986-1990
Martin




- Original Message - 
From: "'Chris Fairlie' via Quantum Owners Group" 


To: 
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 8:04 PM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Ford Central locking motor identification


Is anyone able to identify what model this central locking motor was fitted?

There isn't a ford design number, but there is a paper label stuck to it 
with the Ford logo and 5028 190.


Chris


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Great news, glad to see common sense prevails Cheers Mark

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[Quantum Owners] Emission testing for kit cars

2018-06-07 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
The result of responses from companies, kit car clubs and individuals is below  
(taken from Pistonheads, and posted by Russ Bost (former manufacturer of Furore 
ki cars):- 


Confirmation of the "Air quality consultation" - hopefully this should allay 
any remaining fears that it could be reneged on! A great outcome, well done to 
everyone that responded! 

The Governments response to their recent Road Vehicles Improving air quality 
and safety consultation has been published today 

"Our proposal to implement stricter emissions rules for kit cars was a minor 
part of the package. But it raised serious concerns among kit car enthusiasts, 
and attracted the vast majority of the 2340 responses received. There were 
numerous objections, pointing out among other things the importance and value 
of the UK's specialist vehicle industry. We have reflected on these concerns 
and have decided not to proceed with this aspect of the proposal. 

The Department is keen to ensure the continuing viability of smaller specialist 
manufacturers, such as companies converting vehicles for wheelchair users. 
Their input to the consultation was a useful reminder of the importance of this 
sector and we will continue to respond to their concerns. I have instructed the 
DfT Agencies to continue their good work in this area. 

Emissions approval - kit cars (Basic IVA) (Q16) 

In response to the strong opposition to our proposal to tighten the rules for 
kit car emissions, the Department will not implement this aspect of the 
proposal. 
We have taken this decision after reflecting on the evidence and noting that 
kit cars are a small proportion of the fleet, cover a low annual mileage and 
are rarely used in town centres where air quality issues exist. 
Therefore kit cars submitted for IVA will continue to be subject to an 
MOT-style emissions test, using the current criteria in the IVA manual around 
engine build/first use date." 

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[Quantum Owners] Hinge Covers - Warning! (applies to other parts also)

2018-06-06 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
As I was enthused to take a mould off my existing parts (and was anxious not to 
spoil them without having replacements) I went on the hunt to see if any more 
were available.
I found a company online (RHM Oldstocks) with a url of oldstockspares.
Using live chat they said they had stock, £21 for a pair. I asked how to order 
online and was told they do it via the live chat as it's below £100. They would 
need the card verified by Visa. Ok I asked how to place the order online, 
and was again told via the livechat and they would need card number ccv code 
and the verified by visa password!  I said my bank wouldn't be in agreement to 
this, and could I have a phone number to ring them (company registered on cos 
house as being in Taunton, so would give a clue if number didn't tally). They 
have no telephone support 'Robert' said, only email or live chat, so I asked 
him to email me. Surprise, surprise the conversation then ended. Further 
digging reveals the company is in the hotel business? 
It could be the live chat is any scammer who's hacked into their site (we had a 
similar situation trying to book a sort break using Owners Direct).
Be careful out there.
I'm sending the transcript of the live chat to action fraud.
Martin

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Re: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 boot lid hinge covers

2018-06-05 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Last time I looked they were fetching over £30 each on Ebay!  My RH one has a 
fracture that I'm hoping to repair. They are a complex shape, so making one 
with the attachment clip may be tricky - I'm considering making a 'fake' one by 
taking a mould off the original and then moulding one (without the clip) and 
just siliconing it in place.
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: Sonia 
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2018 5:58 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] 2+2 boot lid hinge covers


  After 20+ years and 100K+ miles one of the boot lid hinge covers has gone 
walkies (sometime towards the end of the QOC French Tour). 


  a) Does anyone have a nearside one (or a pair) for sale? The 2+2 build manual 
says they are handed
  b) I believe they are from a Mk3/4 Escort cabriolet, is this correct?
  c) Has anyone come up with a tidy looking alternative to cover the hinges?
  d) Does anyone know of anyone remanufacturing them?


  Many thanks


  Sonia

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Re: [Quantum Owners] For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001

2018-05-26 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
That's good - I strongly believe Chris won't be breaking it up :-)
Judging by our weather you must be having a scorcher in France!
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: 'Steve Kodź' via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2018 7:15 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001


  Sold!
  --
  h4-turbo.co.uk
  quantumowners.club


  On 25 May 2018 8:58:22 p.m. andyheaton64  wrote:

Chris Faitlie is very interested Stephen he is on the French tour with us 
at the moment.
Here is his number 07962140154 if you can make contact via text so he can 
discuss the purchase. 






Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.


 Original message 
From: Stephen Fairhurst  
Date: 25/05/2018 17:30 (GMT+01:00) 
To: Quantum Owners Group  
Subject: [Quantum Owners] For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001 


I would like to sell my 2+2 which I have owned for 14 years .


The Chassis No is Q2-001 which I assume was the first car of the second 
generation built by Quantum.


I would like to offer it to the owners club members before I put it on 
general sale I only want £800 Iam more concerned she goes to a good home.


Here are some details


Original quantum spec Ford XR2 1600 engine/gearbox running gear etc 

Colour - red
Current mileage - 58600

MOT to 29th Nov 2018
4 recent new tyres
The hood is faded and has a few blemishes on it otherwise OK
A few small cracks have appeared in the rear bumper area but nothing major


I also knew the previous owner who owned her for 4 years 



I live in Sandbach Cheshire about 2 miles from junction 17 of M6


I have enclosed a few pictures


For anymore infomation please contact me.



Kind Regards


Steve




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Re: [Quantum Owners] For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001

2018-05-25 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Indeed - The parts alone are probably worth £1500. Don't allow someone (who 
doesn't want a Quantum) to make a profit out of breaking a Quantum.
Martin
  - Original Message - 
  From: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, May 25, 2018 5:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001


  That’s WAY too cheap. You should be selling it for at least £ 4000

  Somebody out there in the general public would buy it for £ 800 then break it 
for parts to rebuild a Fiesta.

  Chris G

  From: Stephen Fairhurst 
  Sent: Friday, May 25, 2018 2:20 PM
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] For Sale 2+2 Chassis No Q2-001

  I would like to sell my 2+2 which I have owned for 14 years .

  The Chassis No is Q2-001 which I assume was the first car of the second 
generation built by Quantum.

  I would like to offer it to the owners club members before I put it on 
general sale I only want £800 Iam more concerned she goes to a good home.

  Here are some details

  Original quantum spec Ford XR2 1600 engine/gearbox running gear etc 

  Colour - red
  Current mileage - 58600

  MOT to 29th Nov 2018
  4 recent new tyres
  The hood is faded and has a few blemishes on it otherwise OK
  A few small cracks have appeared in the rear bumper area but nothing major

  I also knew the previous owner who owned her for 4 years 


  I live in Sandbach Cheshire about 2 miles from junction 17 of M6

  I have enclosed a few pictures

  For anymore infomation please contact me.


  Kind Regards

  Steve


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Re: [Quantum Owners] Brake carrier bolts

2018-05-23 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I don't know about the generic ones, but the Ford ones are hardened, ground 
steel. Have you tried the Ford dealer? sometimes they come up with surprises 
(not often I admit).

How is the repair progressing?
Martin


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From: "Derek Clews" 

To: "Quantum Owners Club" 
Cc: "Derek Clews" 
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 8:51 AM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Brake carrier bolts


Dear All,

Anyone know if the ford brake carrier bolts are ‘special’ in  any way or are 
they simple high tensile steel bolts?  They are being sold for lots of cash 
on ebay at present, compared to a generic one.


Thanks

Derek

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Mot failed

2018-05-11 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
At a chalet park near us mice had bitten through an asbestos sheeted wall and 
then through 15mm PVC pipe (quite tough stuff with a hard blue lining)
Martin 
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  From: Jim Hearne 
  To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 8:46 AM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Mot failed


  The favourite for mice seems to be ignition leads but they can have a nibble 
on any rubber or plastic parts.
  I can’t imagine them being able to chew through GRP though, that blunts 
hardened drills quickly enough, i don’t think teeth would last long.

  Jim
  From: 'The Blue Pig' via Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Friday, May 11, 2018 7:36 AM
  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Mot failed

  I'm sure mice could damage electrical components and it's made me wonder if 
they could damage more than that on a Quantum. In the attic, there are plenty 
of boxes and containers showing signs of vigorous gnawing activity, even to the 
extent of parts of childhood toy vehicles having tyres and hard plastic 
components destroyed. It makes me wonder whether a mouse within GRP body-work 
might end up trying to nibble its way out, or simply chew to keep its teeth 
down. (Rodents' teeth grow continuously. They need to gnaw in order to keep 
them to a sensible size.). Has anyone experienced this? 

  On the continent, the young of the Stone Martin (a creature half way between 
a weasel and a badger; clearly,they thought that "beasel" or "wadger" would 
sound silly) are noted in rural areas for wrecking car wiring, brake hoses and 
other non-metallic components by aggressive chewing. They're not rodents, 
they're just inquisitively chewy and destructive

  On Thursday, 10 May 2018 17:55:16 UTC+1, Susan and Martin Scott wrote: 
MICE??
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  From: 'robert greig' via Quantum Owners Group 
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  Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 5:06 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Mot failed

  This is why I will not do wiring.  
  At least it happened at the Mot test. 
  Not on our holiday.  


  Robert. 

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Mot failed

2018-05-10 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
MICE??
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  Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2018 5:06 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Mot failed


  This is why I will not do wiring. 
  At least it happened at the Mot test. 
  Not on our holiday. 
  Robert. 

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Semi synthetic oil

2018-05-10 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
In the CVH it may not have any benefit over a fully mineral oil - however it 
may be all you can buy anyway!
I'm using the Ford Semi-synthetic in mine.
More importantly (especially if you generally do short journeys) don't fall 
into the trap "it will last better than regular oil" - It's the contaminants 
(from combustion - ie acids and water) that do damage, and if the oil doesn't 
regularly get hot the contaminants are in there doing damage.
Martin
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  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Semi synthetic oil


  Hi


  Anyone got views on running CVH engine on 10-40 semi-synthetic oil?


  thanks


  Sonia

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Re: [Quantum Owners] oil pressure

2018-05-08 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Too late I know, but I'll attempt an answer anyway.
Some of the senders for the warning light are set as low as 3PSI, at which 
stage the engine may be damaged anyway. You need to somehow verify the 
gauge/sender are giving you an accurate reading. Until you're able to do that 
I'd avoid using it.
Martin
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  To: Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2018 3:23 PM
  Subject: [Quantum Owners] oil pressure


  Was planning to come to Stoneleigh in the 2+2 but have a query re oil 
pressure. The car I bought is a factory built one manufactured in 1995 by 
Quantum. It is fitted with the 1.9 engine built by Specialised Engines and has 
a Vulcan Engineering head with XR3i cam. Haven't used it much only short 
journeys around here. My prob is this. When cold the engine shows good oil 
pressure on the gauge fitted by the factory at the time of build.- between 
50-60. However when hot the pressure goes down to zero even when revving the 
engine. The oil warning light on the dash does not light up or blink so am I OK 
to drive it down and back (around 75 miles each way) or should I not risk it. 
If not will still be coming but as a member of public.


  Thanks
  Mike  

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[Quantum Owners] Stoneleigh 2018

2018-05-08 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
A show where we had the hottest weather on record! As always the clock seemed 
to work at double-speed though. Thanks to all for a great time, especially the 
Catering Committee and hard-working volunteers. 
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Re: [Quantum Owners] Updated Membership form

2018-04-28 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Jim,
Thanks for that. See you at Stoneleigh?
Martin
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  To: chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group 
  Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2018 7:55 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Updated Membership form


  I've already deleted it so anybody who views the messages online from then on 
won't see it.
  But anybody who has the group set to send them the messages by email will 
have already got it and i can't retract those.

  Jim



  On 28/04/2018 18:23, chris.quant via Quantum Owners Group wrote:

Anyone can join the group online...
Can stuff be deleted online? If you can’t then Jim can as he runs the 
google group.

Chris G 

From: Susan and Martin Scott 
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2018 4:58 PM
To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Updated Membership form

I realised after I'd pressed the button! Not much data protection on my 
part. We are all members though?
Martin
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  To: mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2018 4:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Updated Membership form

  I don’t think you should have put all your home details onto a public 
forum
  just saying...

  Chris G

  From: Susan and Martin Scott 
  Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2018 11:04 AM
  To: mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Updated Membership form

  Hi Jan,
  Hope you are well. I've scanned the form and attach to this note - please 
let me know by email if you require the writen one I can bring it to 
Stoneleigh. I've made direct payment and have sent Paul a note to inform.
  See you at Stoneleigh! All the best, Martin Scott
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From: 'Jan Haines' via Quantum Owners Group 
To: mailto:quantumowners@googlegroups.com 
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2018 1:18 AM
Subject: [Quantum Owners] Updated Membership form

Hi All



I have either sent out an email or posted the new updated QOC 
membership form to all present members.  

Please can you complete this and return it back to me as soon as 
possible either by email or post.



Anyone who has not received an email from me please see attached the 
form.



Many thanks



Jan Haines

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[Quantum Owners] Mazda door mirrors corrosion

2018-04-28 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
I have bubbling paint/white powder corrosion on the triangular 'bases' of the 
Mazda 323 door mirrors on my Quantum.
I've noticed some other Quantums with the same corrosion. I guess it's due to 
poor quality aluminium alloy and/or poor paint finsh.
 The only solutions I can think of are to coat with something which will 
elliminate water completely (maybe impossible?) or make a new base from another 
material (maybe GRP) which won't be attcked by the water. The 2nd route may 
give its own problem - strength (or lack of) and difficulty of 
removing/attaching the rest of the mirror. Has anyone done a fix on this 
problem?
Martin

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Re: [Quantum Owners] Xtreme body kit

2018-04-15 Thread Susan and Martin Scott 
Rob Hancock at Quantum Sports Cars is now the manufacturer of the Xtreme - 
robmir...@gmail.com  tel:- 01364 388008
Martin Scott
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  Subject: [Quantum Owners] Xtreme body kit


  Can anyone help source an Xtreme body kit to resurrect an on going project. 
Also why is the Quantum site still running several years after the business 
closed?

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