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01-11-2012, 07:14 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: tasmania
Posts: 18
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Any ideas / help please...we've got a 2.0 ltr escort,recon'd bottom end ,recon'd big valve head ,new 2x45 webbers ,new pacemakers /exhaust,new ''fast street'' cam. i built the motor myself . the cam timing is as good as the standard belt/cog will allow and the tappet clearance is spot on. the problem is no 1 and 2 cyl have 160 compression and 3 and 4 have 60...ive had the head re-tested-O.K,no sign of gasket failure , cyl bores not scored.i thought it may be a dodgie cam , gave tappets extra clearance...no differance.im out of ideas, the motor dosnt ''breath'' from oil filler, the catch can is dry,the oil is clean,the coolant dosnt bubble..oh ...at idle/ low load she occasionlly backfires through the rear carb
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pinto problems
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