Hi randy where in so calif are you, are you a member of the brotosh ford drivers association run by John Ayton Lynda ... Cortinas around here believe it or...
WHO IS RANDY THE GUY IN BURBANK escortina_lady <escortina_lady@...> wrote: Hi randy where in so calif are you, are you a member of the brotosh ford ...
I have an engine that I believe to be a 60's era Ford Cortina engine. It ran as of a year ago when the tranny of the car it was powering gave out. I am...
HEY DAVE I was cleaning out my emails and came across yours... sorry that I had not replied to it sooner. I myself am not blessed with the pleasure of owning a...
Hi try going to www.buysellcortina.co.uk best site for buying, selling, chatting, (live Chat) and everythings free all you have to do is register in the forum....
Hi there, I was just doing a search of the web and came across this group and thought that I MUST join. I'm the proud owner of a Cortina TE Ghia 4.1 x-flow...
If it's one of the Lucas alternators regulator failure is very common and can be replaced easily. I'm not sure about other types but it's usually possible to...
Hi, I have a 1970 Norman 23 cabin cruiser (boat), that is fitted with a Ford X-flow engine, probably 1100cc or 1300cc. After lying idle for weeks at a time, ...
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Hi Why not mount a small header tank and tee in a valve to your fuel line to the carby and let gravity do the work for you. If your worried then about rubbish...
In a message dated 26/06/2004 8:11:03 AM GMT Daylight Time, ... Hi Anton, Good thinking....but I don't have sufficient space above the engine. In days of yore,...
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Electric fuel pump is *definitely* the best solution to this problem. As for the "spark" thing, just think about it, most modern cars have electric pumps...
I found (2) numbers on the engine. ANY help is appreciated as I am in the market for a Carb and have to get the right one. This engine resides in my 1947...
Hi guys, just got hold of a Mk II Cortina! Very new to this classic car thing so was wondering if... a) anyone can give me tips on what I should be looking for...
Congrats on finding yourself a mk2. I owned one for 7 years so I pretty much got to know it inside out. Mechanically they are very simple and have few real...
In a message dated 18/10/2004 23:44:30 PM GMT Daylight Time, ... Hi Sid, Did you know (I didn't, until recently), that there are a few Ford 1600 X-flows that...
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No, I never knew about the diesel conversion. That's certainly interesting. I'd be fairly surprised if the manifold from any of Ford's purpose built diesels...
Hi Sid, I think it was a university who did the conversions, possibly known as the Watermotor Sea Leopard, and the petrol was known as the Sea Tiger, or vice ...
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You need to change the belhousing and input shaft to fit later gearboxes to the mk2 as the mk2 uses a hydraulic clutch whereas later ones are cable and ...
Hi, I just found this group and decided to join. I live in California and I own a 1968 Cortina Mk2 wagon (Estate) that I found on Ebay about a year ago. I...
Welcome to the group Neal. It's a very quiet list so it's always good hear from new members. I'm pleased to hear you've found a decent mk2. I owned one for 7...
hey all I thought I would post this because they damn near took away almost all my bills. I think its worth at least checking out if you have too many bills......