ing. As they bounce along the road the light
colour appears to change and, a few years ago, I very nearly pulled out in
front of someone with this set up because it looked like an indicator
flashing in a headlight unit.
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On Saturday, 22 July 2023 at 20:36:04 UTC+1 Mick L wr
a standard Ford clutch quadrant that did the job. Here's the details:
55mm Granada Mk2 / Escort Mk3 (81-86)
Ford P/N: 78GB7L583AC
With this a standard friction plate will work and you won't need the low
lift one.
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remember the serial number do you? (Q2xxx)
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> Thanks Jan - that's very kind of you.
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> I was planning to attend Stoneleigh this year and visit the c
Hi Andy.
Nothing on this one I'm afraid. DVLA website shows the Tax expired on 1 Oct
2020, about a week after the MOT.Not much help in locating it, but it may
still exist.
Dave English
On Saturday, 12 June 2021 at 12:54:27 UTC+1 andyheaton64 wrote:
> Does anybody know the whereabo
Hi All.
I'm currently in contact with a new Saloon owner (Marc) and he's asking
about the front & rear screen rubbers on the Saloon. I believe that these
screens were bonded in and a trim piece was added. So does anyone know who
supplied the trim piece and if it's needed. Thanks
Dave Eng
Hi Richard
Just been through my Historian files and I'm sorry to say I have nothing on
it to help out.
However, I've just added it the the file. I don't suppose you remember the
Serial number do you? It'll be Q2xxx format.
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Looks like Rob has put the information together quite well.
It also means I have a serial number and production date to go into the
Historian records.
The only thing I can add is that I spotted the car in March 2020 being
advertised on E-Bay for £1750. Has it still got the white
Hi Paul
Firstly, welcome back to Q ownership!
I've had a look through my Historian records but don't have anything on
that chassis number.
I have some info on two red saloons without chassis numbers though. One is
a diesel and the other is a 1600 CVH with the reg. ending in EGU
Sorry I
Hi All.
Just had this e-mail through the QOC website.
Currently I have replied and said I will ask around.
Can anyone assist?
Dave English
Q2-009
This is an enquiry email via https://www.quantumowners.club/ from:
Emma Gales, Tom Hartley Jnr: Exquisite Classic & Performance Cars
8 one and it's too
low with an 88 degree thermostat.
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Hi John.
This doesn't help much with your tag, but this website does give some ratio
information based on vehicle model and year.
www.projectbobcat.com/guides/ford-gearbox-ratios
Hope this helps
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switch. (Shouldn't be long, the increasing differential whine means a
replacement gearbox is now required, so I'll need to drop the engine down.)
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Looks like I'll have to carry on looking for a 4 seat convertible to build
then. : )
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wasn't as bad as
yours, but it turned my demister into a re-mister!
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/60 R14 tyres on
mine, but, if it's any help I have 25psi on the fronts and 20psi on the
rears.
Hope this is of some use.
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replicas or lookalikes, but Sevenesque style sport cars.
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directly from the ignition switch.
You may need to drop the fusebox out to look at the back of it.
Hope this is of use
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Hi Nigel.
The Haynes manual has the numbers you state but doesn't define which is
which - I would assume the main jet was first, but you never know.
Anyway I've attached a scan of the bit from the manual - hope it helps.
[image: carb.jpeg]
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Hi James.
I didn't get as far as the fuse. After disconnecting the switch, I used a
wire link across the plug to check the fan worked, it did, so the only bit
that could be broken was the switch.
It's now been replaced and everything is sorted - until the next time!
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Always appreciate a good observation.
Pulling the vacuum hose can make a small difference, a leaner mix leading
to a slight increase in rpm sitting at idle, as you say, effectively the
same as a small air leak. It wouldn't be enough to cause the engine to cut
out at idle though, which
Hi All.
Here's the update for my little tale of woe.
The service kit arrived on Thursday and the carb was stripped, cleaned and
rebuilt on Friday.
I didn't find any eureka bits of muck anywhere but there were some odd bits
around which may have added up to a problem.
Today I refitted the carb
Hi Mike
Yep, there's air pipes and valves all over the place with these carbs and
manifolds. According to my Haynes book, they're part of the 'spark sustain
system'.
I'll give them a good look over now the carb is out of the way.
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Thought I'd post this for future reference in case anyone else has the same
problem. A bit of fault diagnoses is always useful.
Driving to a model aircraft show at the weekend, my 2+2 started cutting out
every time the engine came back to idle. A bit difficult to drive like that
but I got to
Hi Niall.
Ahh, but I cheated, I had time to look up the answers.
Although I have a life long interest in flight and space travel, if I was
at the quiz, I'd have said 'chimp'!
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to survive and died after six days. Sputnik
2's orbit decayed and it was destroyed as it re-entered the atmosphere on
14 April 1958.
My thanks to Wikipedia, who's information is always 100% reliable! Niall
and Jorge may still be right.
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Hi Andy.
Familiar with this one being a jet aircraft tech. It's why we tend to fill
the tanks, no space for air or water.
Best advice for prevention, if you're going to store the car for a while
either empty the tank or fill it.
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Hi Jim.
Nope, no injection, it's an '86 XR2 under the bonnet so a twin choke Weber
and breakerless ignition do the job.
I've been looking at the book and I've just found that it has an ignition
relay, better check that out too.
Tomorrow I'll run it again in 'fault mode' and see if my ignition
about it), I know
it's most probably an earth fault somewhere, I've yet to go through the
wiring diagrams, but if anyone's had anything similar, a starting point
would be appreciated.
At the moment I'll start with the main engine bonding lead and work out
from there.
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Q2-009
. This was coloured
black (I don't think that means much). This had a larger radius and solved
the problem. The bite point is still on the low side but doesn't create an
issue.
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Thanks for the info. Survey completed.
Anyone got any idea what damage this E10 fuel could actually do to an old
car running on 95 octane unleaded?
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I hope this reaches you successfully.
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with space
between the hinge and the bodywork, not a problem on the 2+2.
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and modified.
It would be good if we could rebuild it's history.
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that. Market value is
virtually impossible to determine accurately with such a small market.
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Hi Calum
I'm not sure which Q you've got so I've just dropped in this picture of the
extra gauges in my 2+2.
When I eventually put a mk2 heater in (my mk2 donor had a mk1 heater - no
face vents) I fixed a panel over the face vent outlet on the heater unit.
After cutting a panel to shape, the
Hi Mark
The difference that counts is the distance from the centre of the quadrant
(the middle of the hole) to the bit that the cable sits on. When this
radius is bigger, the cable moves further for the same angular movement of
the pedal and the bite point will be a bit further away from the
working for Amberjac Projects designing batteries for electric vehicles
(mostly airport buses but Lotus and Nissan Infiniti were also customers).
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200k present - and it has spent 10
years competing in a sprint championship.
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Hi Jamie
Your set-up may be different, but on the rear brakes on my early 2+2 I
didn't fit the load compensator and I use the 17.5mm cylinders which are
meant for a non-XR2 Fiesta.
Looking at Jim's screen shot, there aren't many choices anyway.
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the Lucas part
number.)
Hopefully the picture I have will be here.
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I remember this being around in some magazines when I first got interested
in kit cars in the early 80's. As I was running round in a Spitfire at the
time, my interest was in a similar style of small open top sports car and
this fitted the bill - if only I could find one!
Anyway, have a quick
!
Anyway, have a quick look at this website for it's story.
www.stevens-cipher.com
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I agree with you Jim.
The Fiesta would need the anti-roll bar and removing it would be a
modification that you would have to tell your insurance about. Not so sure
about an MOT though, nothing to say you can't modify a vehicle as long as
it can continue to pass the required tests, and body
the anti-roll bar links to act as spacers for the
shock absorber bolts but I have since replaced the bolts with slightly
shorter ones (high tensile, not stainless steel).
Just an idea, I believe in 'Keep It Simple'.
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Hi all.
I know it's been a while since anything has been added to this post but I
thought I would let everyone know how I got on.
With a recommendation from one of the guys I work with, I ended up using a
local place in Peterborough called Lyndale Engines. They've been round a
while (20 years
. It'll be the first time my 2+2 has been off the road for
any length of time in over 21 years, so I guess it deserves a short break!
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Hi Andy
It's local to me, well about 40 miles, but I drive past their place on my
way to work. I notice the leaflet asks to RSVP by 1 Sept (10 days ago) but
I'll contact them anyway. It'll be an excuse to wash my car at least!
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match up with the XR2 measurements, you have XR2
brakes (1983-1989 should cover the year)
Of course, someone may have gone to town on upgrading the brakes and you
may have something completely different!
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of Peterborough.
Give me a call on Market Deeping three four one two five three after 7pm.
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Hi Vince
I've also dropped you an e-mail for the September one. Like I said in the
e-mail, I'll be there on the Sunday as well competing in the RAF Motor
Sports Sprint.
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the clutch
properly. I haven't changed the clutch cover on mine at all, not even
on build (in '93), so this makes sense to me.
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The unsupported wires may present some problems. The Fiesta loom isn't
well supported on the front side of the engine but that's its design
state, however, I'll have some tywraps with me for my next MOT.
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Hi All.
After spending the best part of last Sunday rebuilding my engine. I'm
now pleased to say that my 'Q' is now firing on all 4 cylinders again.
There was a very visible difference in the shape of the cam lobes
between my old camshaft and the new one so that was a worthwhile part
of the job
Glad to see the picture worked for some. It didn't appear on the post
or my e-mail.
Bob, thanks for putting the picture up, hopefully it'll bring a few
smiles.
As for removing the pulley, I've modified my lower cambelt cover, the
bit with the timing marks on it, so that I can remove that without
So much for the picture, I guess I'll have to sign up to one of the
picture hosting sites.
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Thanks for the info guys.
I've checked the compression with my shiny new compression tester and
found that No's 3 4 cylinders have no compression, didn't even
register on the scale!
So, tomorrow I'll take the head off and see how big the job is.
It's the good lady wife's birthday today and my
3 and 4!
I'll pass on what I find but if this sounds familiar to anyone please
don't be shy, I'm having to drive the wife's Astra at the moment!
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Hi Justin.
The seal is straight off the Fiesta.
You may be able to get a standard extrusion that does the job, but
I've still got the original Fiesta ones in mine after a lot of years.
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Hi Geoff.
Although I agree with Eddie about the Coupe being better as a family
car, I originally built my 2+2 for the same reason as Paul.
A look at the 2+2 gallery on the Club website will show my car
complete with children, good lady (long suffering?) wife, bikes and
trailer tent.
Careful
Hi Eddie
Looks like the 'Eddie Ruskin Quantum Rescue Centre' has another
inhabitant!
As for what to do with it, being an advocate of the strange and
unusual, the 6 wheeler van would be a great way to go.
I do, however, appreciate that your 'To Do' list is quite long at the
moment!
Regards
Dave
, up to my
car going on the road. Although it's a mix of photo's and hand written
notes, it may be useful for something. I'll scan the pages and include
this as well.
If I don't see you at Newark, could you e-mail me your address so I
can send the disc?
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weight as70kg
and the maximum towing weight as 790kg (same as the unladen weight).
If any of this is useful I can scan it and e-mail it to you when I get
back from work.
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Hi All.
I've e-mailed FJ today so I'll wait for a reply before I do anything
rash.
In the meantime I've gone online and got the following quotes:
Adrian Flux - £150.84, not sure if it's limited mileage, it's an
estimate and I have to phone them (0800 number) to confirm, so it may
go up a bit.
Hi All
Phoned FJ today and the 'helpful' voice at the other end said that the
amount was correct, it had gone up over the year. I did mention that 3
weeks ago a club member had paid £185, so it must have gone up 13% in
3 weeks, but it didn't help.
She did offer to put me through to renewals if I
Hi All.
It looks like Footman James have bumped up the insurance cost a bit.
I've just received my insurance renewal, it was just under £180 last
year, and now it's £202.46.
If anyone has just received their renewal and it's still at the old
rate, please let me know and I'll get on to FJ and
Hi Steve.
Thanks for the info, looks like I may have to phone them and check up.
I'll update here when I get an answer.
Also I had a quick look at your webpage Steve, and have a quick
question. Is that a Ginetta G26 towing your donor in the first
picture?
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Hi Glyn
I had a similar problem with mine, but not so bad, it would only lock
from the outside if I leaned against the door.
After some investigation, I found that the locking mechanism was just
worn, the only fix being replacement of the unit.
If yours used to lock okay, it may just be worn. If
Hi John.
Thanks for the info.
As I've got Q2-009, it is really tempting but I'd never get it past
the wife!
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Hi Pete.
Although I can't answer your problem about how to reattach the
bracket, if it was originally riveted (one of Jim's options), I can
tell you why it came off.
When aluminium rivets are used through steel they suffer from
'dissimilar metal corrosion'. In this case, the steel will cause the
Hi Chris
Got my last air filter from Exhausts Unlimited if you've got them
nearby, got the brake shoes there as well.
However, don't ignore E-bay, I seem to be getting more of my spares
from E-bay shops these days.
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Hi Lewis
I've got a Witter Cycle Carrier on my 2+2 which works well but does
need a towbar fitted. It has a bracket mounted permanently behind the
tow-ball and when you want to use it you just slot the carrier into
it. To secure it against 'tea leafs' I run a long bike lock cable
through loops in
Hi Jin
Couple of quick bits for you, I'm off to work in 5 minutes!
Access to the seatbelts is through the side of the rear seat bench. It
may be carpeted over, but there should be a hole into the area.
Door cards - there is a capping available to cover the body colour
area, from Quantum I think.
the 'towrope' tight.
Most modern cars have fully servo'd brakes which basically means
virtually NO brakes without the engine running.
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Just like to add my own thanks to Vince and the marshalls for another
great day at Curborough.
Had so much fun that I didn't even finish my lunch!
Vince, I hope the pictures and video I took are of some use, and
thanks also for the camera batteries.
Let's hope that Curborough is still there next
I think those of us that do longer journeys, or drive regularly, with
the roof down will usually have the windows up or side screens fitted,
because it is both quieter and more comfortable (having your head
constantly buffeted around and getting a face full of whatever comes
off the road and
Hi Jim
Yes, to tow a bigger trailer you need to take another test if you
passed your driving test after 1 Jan 97. Apparently it's a lot like
your normal test but with a big trailer on the back.
Don't forget that you are also limited to driving a vehicle with a
maximum weight of 3500kg, so hiring
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