Hi,
This is probably a long shot as its about a contemporary car
but I thought I'd try the group. My father has a ~82 Escort
with a 1600 OHV engine, and the water pump has failed. The pump
is driven by the cam belt, and access to the bottom cam pulley/lower
cover/pump/etc is about nil as there is only about a 2" gap between
engine & wheelarch. (transverse engine)
Its really, really tough to get in there. Anyone got a similar
car & done this? The Haynes manual shows a slightly different
model & the obstructing lower cover is not part of that design.
Plus their engine is on a bench!
Essentially, the bottom pulley needs to come off to reveal
the lower-cover bolts, but that means disturbing the timing; requires
removing the starter to jam the flywheel to get the pulley bolt out,
and so on. Just ridiculous ...
I've got a Bad Feeling my Father & I (alas, he has no patience)
will be beaten & it means a tow to the garage.
My TR4 is (usually) much easier to fix!
On a different tack; I've been following the Midget gearbox
replacement saga with interest. Why a Spit gearbox? And I'd
be interested in furter clues on getting an o/d box in there.
Regards, Adrian
asj@dsbc.icl.co.uk
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