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96 ExcellentAbout bortaf
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True Cortina Fan
- Birthday 06/30/1969
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c00ltina
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Mk8 cortina (Mk1 mondeo)
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london
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cars and err cars but on my days off i like to play with vans
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Do not use lancaster insurance done me over
bortaf replied to retro toe's topic in Ford Cortina Discussion
strange, my camper insurance is with flux, no issues, i've frozen it twice and even got a refund when i changed storage locations and it made the policy cheaper, they email me a montrh in advance to give me the quote and option to cancle my renewal and email me a recipt for payment a few days before the old policy ends, then again to confirm the new policy is in force ect, cant fault them really ? TBH so many companys have work from home employees nowdays i think it matters if you get a decent one or not i have with my car insurance had to ask to speak to a supervisor and they had a totally different storey and sorted my issue immediatly (inc a small refund to cover my expenses) dont ever get insurance during the summer holidays !! one broker i spoke too had cartoons on in the background and young children screaming lol, i had to ask them to turn the TV down or pass me on to somone who didnt have kids, as they work on commission they they try hard (usually) to keep you with them, some obv lie thier asses off to keep the commission and some dont have a scooby about thier job, modern frikken life i guess ? i dropped my trade policy after a year of BS from my insurance after they closed the office and went 100% home workers, the level of profesionalism droped significantly, to the point i was getting letters about somone elses policy inc private info on this other person, to be fair he did have the same name as me, his wife had the same name as my wife and he only lived a mile from me but ,,,, -
Nice, one of the rarer special editions
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do you remember the reg? this is on a H and comes from the chigwell area ? it was rebuilt in the 90s from what i gatherd.
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I think so mate ? TBH we got chatting . about prev mk2s we'd owned this was a 4 door but we got onto 2 door 1600Es cos he refused to believe they exsisted, i had to pop back there today with pics of one to prove it but the car was gone by then
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i seem to have forgotten how to post pics on here it's been a while
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popped in a mates garage today to drop off some spares and low and behold he was sealing the diff on this little beut, needless to say there went the entier afternoon chatting about xlows and 2 dr 1600Es
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what was the donor vehical, it makes a bit of a differance RE the wiring. do a search on pinto EFi there are posts covering the subject
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Creating DIN brake flares
bortaf replied to disco_monkey79's topic in Suspension, Steering, & Brakes
bit late to this but i just had to learn all this DIN Vs SAE on mates anglia, basicly DIN are flat on the inner face, the outer face is ni on the same (see pic below), it seems as long as the union matches the flair you can mix and match SAE and DIN unions as the threads are the same and the outer mating faces are the same or close enough to seal ok which is how a lot 60s cars are apparently (as i just found out), we basicly redid all the unions in DIN as we replaced all the brake lines and fittings. gotta say never knew half of this myself. -
where are you earthing the temp cable ? just asking incase the small earth is missing on the rear of the head and the head isn't referanced to neutral ?
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thats crazy ! like Craig says access is awfull especialy with a drill ! chemical metal repair ?
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yup sometimes i'm embarrassed to admit i once proof read the entire factory workshop manual
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idle it for 20 to 30 mins with water and dishwasher tablets in there, drain and flush with water a few times, if you have a condensing tumble dryer, use water from that. You need to get a head gasket test kit (about a tenna on Am or egay) and lidle do a good laser temp gun, usefull for checking stat temp operating ect, i think i paid £15 for mine ?
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Check fuse 6 for resistance and check for green snot around the 2 bulkhead loom plugs below the fuse box, if you can pull them appart and clean the contacts, they can very! hard to pull appart. As an aside the haynes manual is an exact copy of the factory manual.
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got to love the effort (or total lack of) they put into that advert ! probably waiting for somone to write the title for them they are probably on FB right now asking if somone can give them a link to a good title or am i just jaded about FB
