Another Zetec Conversion Thread!

[knights_templar]

Hi CMA

 

do you think flameredturbo may have a fuel air ratio issue?

[flameredturbo]

Hi CMA

 

do you think flameredturbo may have a fuel air ratio issue?

 

I think I had a dodgy spark lead and very unbalanced TB's issue, it still won't idle but I've not really been trying with any of that lately, wanted to get everything else nice and sorted first.

New starter fitted, new leads and new fuel reg and a bit of a tidy up.

 

I tackled the clutch adjustment today as best as I could with a non running car. So at first with the clutch pedal fully pressed the car would jolt forward off the starter, kept testing after adjusting the clutch cable to the point where it was as far as it could go. But now the clutch doesn't seem to grab until the pedal is fully released. I know it just needs a bit of a fiddle. Does a small turn on the adjustment nut make a big difference to required pedal travel??

[flameredturbo]

Why's nothing simple! I'd bought a nice long push bike brake cable to make up my throttle cable and the end part is to big to fit in the throttle linkage! Just had to Dremel it down to hopefully fit!

[flameredturbo]

Spent an hour on the car this afternoon, electrics are all sound now, no overheating wires or incorrectly wired cables!

Water temp sensor connected up, TPS calibrated turns and springs into life and as yet no nasty clunks! So I'm guessing my gremlins were being caused by dodgy wiring on the car loom.

 

I do have a slight grinding sound on crank though, the second that it ran for it didn't happen so I'm fairly certain it's coming from the starter or starter cog grinding on the flywheel, I don't have the dust guard fitted so maybe it's over throwing? I'll move it back with a washer or two when I get a chance.

 

I feel like it's mechanically sound now so I'm thinking of whacking it on a trailer and getting it to a dyno, I'll do a post in the loan section but guess I can double up here, anyone have a trailer in the Surrey/London area that they would be prepared to lend me?

[flameredturbo]

It's done at last!!! Getting it back from the dyno tomorrow! Few niggles to fix but it's running and has pumped out 160bhp, room for loads more after cooling issues are sorted.