richard mackay

Could be the pump. I know that bike carbs only need 2.5 psi my electric pump is an of the shelf pump I had fuelling a 2ltr pinto. It may be a bit to high eh Richard

Anybody out there familiar with Cbr 600 carbs that can tell me why I have fuel pouring out of hoses from tee pieces at top of carbs. Cheers Richard

Thanks for your help gents. i won't get back to the car till the week end as i work away from home but i'll let you know how things go cheers Richard

The Name of the alternator i have is an ATR seal Supplied by GBS. its the type 1 connections according to your diagram Nigel plus the big wire which is not showen Richard

When the ignition is on it should only be the big wire that's connected on this alternator with a ring connector and nut that is live and the two small wires (ignition wire & dash light)are live only when the engine is running.Well i seem to have the small ignition wire live with the ignition switched on and not running.I wonder if that's why the alternator got hot.I'm probably not explaining this very well but what do you all think now. Richard.

Could i have the two small wires on wrong way round do you think.The battery drained very quickly Richard

Decided to see if my zetec blacktop would would turn over for the first time. After a few turn and fiddling about i noticed the alternator was quite hot which made me think what have i done.Its a new ATR seal alternator. Cheers Richard

Cheers guys,i'll give danst a phone cause thats where i got carbs manifold etc

I've just fitted a set of cbr 600 carbs on my 2.0 black top.My.question is, what size of jets will be fitted as they are right now and what size do i need for a standard engine.

If you want to spend a bit of money or get some advice on your type9. First Motion Transmissions are the people to speak to

Forgive me for being thick as sh.t but what is VE

Cheers,electrics are my weak point.I've been told i can take power for the ecu from what was the wire for The + side of the coil.Would that be ok?

Can anyone tell me what the rev counter is connected to.I'm doing a zetec conversion to my s7 and i retained my sierra dash cluster

To anyone who has'nt asembled their gbs pedal box yet be careful to check that the short pieces of tubing welded to each pedal where the plastic bushes are fitted may not be properly round due to the heat of the weld pulling them out of shape. This makes it very hard to get the bushes to fit correctly. I have a blacksmith friend who is going to reem them for me. Cheers Richard.

I am going to be swapping my pinto for a zetec in the near future. My type 9 is jumping out of 4th so when its out of the car something can be done about it so does anybody know what it could be. Cheers Richard

No one is answering the phone at GBS are they on holiday this week

Thanks for all the info gentlemen.I'll let you know how it goes.It may be a while though lol

Am i right in saying that the position of the brake servo and resivoir could be a problem

Simon, any chance of telling me what changes you had to make.I'm asuming you had a pinto in there before

Has anyone fitted a zetek in an s7 mk1,2 or 3

thanks gents will give things a good check over

please please can anyone tell me why my series 2,2ltr pinto powerd car conks out after half an hour on the road. turns over like the battery is flat then starts normally after 15 mins sitting. I'm pretty sure its electrical and have heard a faulty coil can cause this. Cheers Richard

Question for you folks. After driving about 20 miles engine starts misfiring and cuts out,when i try to restart its like the battery is flat turning over very slow. After waiting for 15,20mins engine fires up and runs perfect.Drive another 20 miles same again.I run a series 2 with a 2ltr pinto on a 32/36 carb. Similar thing happen to me about 30 years ago with a mk2 escort. That time it was caused by the coil heating up. The coil felt quite warm in the hood but theres a lot of heat under the bonnet as i'm sure you'll know.Any ideas? Cheers Richard

I changed from 1.6L to 2.0L and from 4 to 5 speed box.Check underneath for the partly cut out 5speed mount. Then you will have to change the sort shaft on the front of the propshaft cause the the 4 speed is 30mm dia the 5 speed is 35mm dia. All the best Richard

Thanks woolly,don't think i'll worry about it then. Cheers Richard