Pinto Motor tubes and cooling system pipes.

[Sterling]

i just got a pinto right, some of you know its sump is damaged, anyway ive been looking at the engine and things that need replacing and such.

the engine has sat for 4 years, but after looking at the internals, i think its rebuilt.

so i replaced the fuel line, the return line back to the pump, the line from the intake thingy on the side, to the side of the carburetter, and some other little things, now, ive noticed there is a shitload of tubes dangling around the front of my engine..whats up? where does all this go?

no pics..but all the pipes start the the top radiator pipe. and the go 2 some thing on the side of the distributer, intake carby etc.

are these things even neccesary? can i just rip it all off?

wait i found one pic but its not very good.

[gooddog]

Hey guy....sounds you are a novice like me...do what i did...get your self a gregorys manual (No.125)...i bought one on ebay for all of 2 bucks!!! ($9 postage) cant believe i was the only bidder...brilliant book and easy to understand...its got full schematics of the emissions control system which im guessing what you are talking about...some u can dissconnect and plug up and some u need but have been told if u need a roadworthy u need everything connected...anyone correct me if im wrong!!!

[feral]

Sounds like your vaccuum lines, but I too am no mechanic

[Sterling]

ive got a ford manual but it doesnt contain the 2ltr motor just the 1.3 and 1.6....

but alrigth ill see if i can get my hands on an rs2000 manual or the like.

and yeh theres vaccum lines and coolant lines.

will having the "loom" of tubes all disconected stop it from running?

[greenmk2]

Originally Posted by Sterling

ive got a ford manual but it doesnt contain the 2ltr motor just the 1.3 and 1.6....

but alrigth ill see if i can get my hands on an rs2000 manual or the like.

and yeh theres vaccum lines and coolant lines.

will having the "loom" of tubes all disconected stop it from running?

That plug you have their on your thermostat housing is just polution stuff. You could plug it up or put a pipe fitting and run the pipe to your heater box. It is important to run that pipe from your inlet manifold to your heater box it helps on those cold starts in winter. But if have twin carbs i would just hook it up the other way. You need to be carefull cause when you go for rego they pick up on those pipes that go no where

[Sterling]

do u mean road worthy or actual registration... the rw guy dad nows is very leanient on little things like that

[Sterling]

what about the tube from the front of the carb (thin tube facing the side of the engine. its long, and what about hte tube going from that round thing on the side of the distributer

[greenmk2]

You need to plug that pipe from topside of carb. That goes to that thing on inlet manifold. If you dont block it fuel will everywhere. The fuel line goes to the other side. That one on dizzy is vacc advance. You dont have to block that it just connects to inlet manifold. It helps with fuel economy. That other pipe the large one is for PCV valve (i think that it is called) just block them all up or remove it. What they dont see at rego inspection they dont usualy pick up on.

[greenmk2]

Its not so much the rego inspection its when RTA inspect the car. Their pretty nasty on young drivers...

[whooligan]

Don't be pulling pipes, hoses etc off and turfing stuff unless you know what they actually do. I'd suggest you just box them up as you may need them at a later stage to match part no etc.

As for rego/RW, it varies btwen states but if your car is post pollution ADR rule 27A (from nov 75 onwards) you'll need to keep all the pollution gear on it to get a RWC. Get hold of a gregorys manual, as well as a later Ford workshop manual (post 1977) as this has all the spec for the 2lt as well as torque settings etc. The gregorys is good for working out the pollution gear, as most young mechanics who work on efi cars, will struggle to figure it out without a manual.

[gooddog]

Theres a manual on ebay now...Item number: 260199324399

[gooddog]

covers 2000 OHC

[greenmk2]

Originally Posted by whooligan

Don't be pulling pipes, hoses etc off and turfing stuff unless you know what they actually do. I'd suggest you just box them up as you may need them at a later stage to match part no etc.

As for rego/RW, it varies btwen states but if your car is post pollution ADR rule 27A (from nov 75 onwards) you'll need to keep all the pollution gear on it to get a RWC. Get hold of a gregorys manual, as well as a later Ford workshop manual (post 1977) as this has all the spec for the 2lt as well as torque settings etc. The gregorys is good for working out the pollution gear, as most young mechanics who work on efi cars, will struggle to figure it out without a manual.

Well said. My motor is out of 72 corty and my esky is a 75 model so my polution gear is very basic..

[Sterling]

thanks alot guys

[Sterling]

lol sucks 2 me be my ebay just got blocked cuz ive retracted to many bids so i cant bid on.. damn ebay