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by spookie
Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:10 pm
Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
Topic: low oil pressure when idling
Replies: 3
Views: 11598

Hi, I guess he knows his stuff if he has been around Pinto engines for a while. I fyou think it is ok then just keep driving it. Seems strange you said it is differant after the service. Maybe it is just the new oil, normally the oil will settle a couple of weeks after the change.
by spookie
Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:43 pm
Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
Topic: low oil pressure when idling
Replies: 3
Views: 11598

Hi, do you know who did the service. Have they used a synthetic or semi synthetic oil in your engine? Pinto engines need to run on mineral oil 10/40. Synthetic oils are too thin for pinto's and also too thin to work properly lubricating the cam shaft. A sympton of thin oil would be low oil pressure....
by spookie
Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:41 pm
Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
Topic: Car Wont Start Well When Warm And Runs Lumpy When Warm
Replies: 24
Views: 45094

Another area to look at is the valve clearances. The symptoms you give are similar to valve seat recession. Are the heads converted for unleaded? if not give the clearances a check.
by spookie
Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:36 pm
Forum: Electrical Area
Topic: Heater Fan
Replies: 11
Views: 34147

Yeh if you are lucky and the brush housings have not melted you can normally get the motor going again. Most I have seen the brush housings have melted.
by spookie
Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:34 pm
Forum: Electrical Area
Topic: Fuel Gauge
Replies: 8
Views: 17715

Hi, have a look at the connectors at the fuel tank sender. They are right behind the n/s rear wheel and get all the road dirt sprayed on them. They usually corrode.
by spookie
Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:10 pm
Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
Topic: EFI conversion
Replies: 10
Views: 22264

Hi, I fitted EFI to my standard pinto head. Well it was actually a stage two head. I did need to change the cam though. Burtons do an injection cam. I also filed about 3mm out of the top of the intake ports in the head. Did not have much to take out as they were already opened up and polished. I use...
by spookie
Sat Jan 27, 2007 9:04 pm
Forum: Brakes, Wheels & Suspension Area
Topic: Left hand pull
Replies: 17
Views: 25133

Hi, one thing you have not mentioned is the shock absorber or the coil spring. Are these ok? Is the ride height the same both sides of the car, and is the damping the same.
Just another area to look at if you allready have not.
by spookie
Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:45 pm
Forum: Brakes, Wheels & Suspension Area
Topic: Poly bushes
Replies: 15
Views: 24913

Hi, idealy you would press them out of the leaf springs either with a press or a bench vice. When I changed my leaf spring bushes I ended up chiseling/cutting them out. The problem is the outer metal part of the bush corrodes inside the spring eye. It is similar to the rear anti roll bar bushes. I d...
by spookie
Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:26 pm
Forum: Body & Strengthening
Topic: Sourcing replacment panels (mk3)?
Replies: 3
Views: 8036

Good luck in finding cheap headlamp bowls. I have been looking for ages for genuine ones. They are like rocking horse poo.
by spookie
Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:23 pm
Forum: Brakes, Wheels & Suspension Area
Topic: Poly bushes
Replies: 15
Views: 24913

Changing the bushes should not be too dificult if you have some mechanical experience. The hardest part will be getting the old bushes out of the leaf springs and the rear roll bar as these are pressed in. The front should be reletivly easy to do. I would allow a day to change all the bushes if you ...
by spookie
Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:23 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: latest engine upgrade plans
Replies: 5
Views: 14776

Hi, running a standard pinto you would be better off using webber 40's. You would normally run 45's on a stage 3 cylinder head with a stronger bottom end. With a good tubular exhaust manifold and twin 40's jetted right you could achieve 150-160 bhp. Changing the cam is an option but you will need to...