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Oh, I understand now.

They are 12 volt, but can handle 40 amps

It’s the olive, the brass bit on the end, that does the sealing. You would be better off replacing the olive and the metal stub pipe.

The relay that you have bought is probably a bog standard one. I buy my car electric bits from Vehicle Wiring Products, which I can thoroughly recommend, having used them for many years. Their standard 40amp relays are under £3 plus vat and p+p. Hope this helps.

That’s a new one on me. I thought that the pump and pushrod were the same on all Pintos………..

Up to around 25 years ago, most cars had a wider front track than the rear. There were a few exceptions, I believe the Escort mk1 and 2 were so.

I don’t know if this helps. Some years ago, I had a Ford 100e fitted with Classic Capri (109e) front struts and disc brakes. These brakes were (I think) identical to those on a mk1 Cortina. I found that the hubs, bearings, discs and callipers from a mk3 1.6 Capri bolted straight on, using the earlier imperial calliper bolts, and of course, had to change the pipe fitting to a metric one. I recall that the M16 callipers were not suitable for use with the earlier discs, which were much thinner.

As you have found a replacement LRS109, just connect the wires as before. Theoretically, as you have fitted an Accuspark unit, you should have removed the ballast resistor, and fitted a 12volt coil. However, assuming that the car has been starting, and running well, just leave it as is. Hope that this helps!

A quick scout around on eBay produced zero new starters with the ballast connection. It might be worth considering converting to electronic ignition, using a module in your existing distributor. You could then ignore the ballast wire. You would need to fit a 12 volt coil.

Now on eBay

This engine is still for sale! I have now partially dismantled it for easier examination of the bores, valves etc, and also for easier transportation. The head, manifolds, flywheel, clutch and other ancillaries are removed, but are obviously still included in the sale. The price is reduced to £650 cash, collection in person from north Herts (SG8).

When refurbishing the brakes, the handbrake cable adjustment should be done after everything else. The sponginess of the brake pedal could be due to the rear brake linings not being bedded to the drums, especially so if the drums are old and worn oversize.

Probably the sump and oil pick up pipe.

Was it straightforward to fit?

I think that there are three types of box, if you include the MT75. I’m pretty sure that the speedo gears in those are different again! The good thing about Ford cable driven speedos is that they all operate at 1000 cable turns per mile, or so I believe.