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Sorry stupid question but where/what would the ignition feed be?

Found a wiring diagram and mine is setup the same except for the red, where should I go with the red one? This one says fuse box but that's on the complete other side of the engine bay - I could extend it to reach but that seems a bit odd? I have just seen this though, you can just see it by the fuse box so that must be the way to do it

Not yet as I've been busy with other stuff and the weather has been a bit grim I had a similar issue with it not running this time last year with the old engine, went through and changed points condenser etc etc and in the end it was just a fuse!

Forgot to update this, no spark by the looks of it so maybe something coil/dizzy related

Haha already done that, wish it was that easy. It needs some fiddling somewhere, going to have a look tomorrow Glad i have the right starter now because its some progress

Time for a bump as I've now got the starter on, extending the wiring so it reaches and now it turns the engine over... Where should I go from here to (hopefully/maybe) get it fired up?

Unfortunately they're just a little too big :/ The rubbers on mine are okay but whatever bonds it to the mount no longer does - maybe I could drill a new hole in the mount as you said but use the old rubber with a bolt through it like the big round ones?

It's alright no worries, they'll go in my misc pile of stuff I can't use on my car that I'll sell off at some point.

They came today cheers, but booo fail as they're so very different to my 1100 mounts I couldn't see in the pic I should have checked - no idea what they actually are from?

Ok so I bought James' 1300 starter its on the way, hopefully that could be a solution? I'm using his 1300 flywheel on my 1600 so fingers crossed it should work

Yeah I agree it sounds like that, just trying to figure out whats wrong and where so I can change whatever it is And praying I don't have to pull the engine out again for the 4th time if its something flywheel related Although I may be able to get hold of the starter that the 1300 flywheel im using had, its the other type so it would need some wiring changed as they appear to use 3 wires instead of just 1 like my inertia starter

Starter off, it's got 10 teeth, checked my old 1100 flywheel and it has 110 teeth so by elimination the 1300 flywheel fitted in the car should be 132?

Yeah I've got the inertia starter from my 1100, I wouldn't be surprised if it's not compatible with the 1300 flywheel. I expected stuff like this from using a mismatch of parts, I've heard a variety of thoughts on what can and cant be mixed/matched so it's good trying it out in practice to see for sure. I'm going to take the starter off after work and have a look at it and go from there as to whether I'll need the other type or not. Cheers guys

Charged battery today no different, checked wiring etc and it's still no further, it must be the wrong starter or something?

Can do, I did disconnect it as soon as I sorn'd it 3 months ago but yeah that could be worth a shot

Yeah totally fine, and no I havent tried that I'll give it a go tomorrow, got dark before I could try much more

Okay so the click went and the starter just started to whine instead, so the starter is missing on the flywheel? I've got the inertia type starter from my 1100, I may need the other type, I'm using a 1300 flywheel. I did try and turn the engine to help it but it made no difference and after a couple of goes it just reverted to the click it made when I first turned the key

Cheers i did that, just gone to start it and nothing happens apart from a click, so I might have missed something somewhere, starter maybe?

So I've got my new xflow build in my escort and it's almost ready to be started for the first time in god knows how many years, any advice/things I should do aside from giving it a good once over before trying it?

Thanks for all the advce, I've Just got to piece it back together now, started to but it rained before I got to finish so I'll continue tomorrow, just little bits some wiring an exhaust etc.

Bingo, done it today and I have absolutely miles of clearance

I'll take the engine mounts, one of mine is very flimsy

Long gone sorry :/

I've got a to do list as tall as me but I imagine it's not as long/arduous as yours will be! Looking forward to seeing it though

Definitely coming if my car is done! There's a lot to do..