Mannheimsfinest

I have to say I don`t drive the car hard, it`s just a cruiser And I drive the car in town the most time so no high revs. when I coldstart the car how long should the revs stay high?

Hi, i`ve got a question! I have a 1300 escort mk2 automatic and I think I have a really bad fuel consumption. I need 10-11liter/100km. Is this ok? If not, what could be the problem? Maybe the carb or ignition?

Check if there is enough water in the system, cos no water no heat

Thanks for the help. I found out, that the water doesn`t come from the front of the car. I pull the carpet out and there is nothing wet at the front (around the pedals), only on the floor. I think I will try it with a new door seal. Ps. I had some luck with my melted valve. I found a new one right at the local Ford-dealer

Yes, I gave them a call for my exhaust valve yesterday. I think it`s the only source for old Ford parts in Germany. But the sell only new parts, so there is no cance to get something for cheap.

I think I really have to do a UK trip, but first I have to do some work on the car, it`s everything stock beside the vented disk in the front. And it`s a Automatic so not really quick and I got another money pit in my garage with some more hard to find and very expensive parts.

It is no bad idea to make a trip to the UK, but I think my car doesn`t look good enough for a show. But theres in another thing I had to ask, I had a kind of a water-problem on the inside of the car. The floor on the driver-side(LH) was wet. I put all the panels away to find a hole or something, but noting everthing was OK. The car has 55000km and no rust and I really don`t know where the came from? Could it be the sealing from the door?

But there is a big problems with the parts from the UK, because there are the costs for shipping (20 pounds at Burton) and the tax. And wehen the parts arrive they cost 3 times more than it would cost in the UK.

Thanks for the quick help. In germany it`s pretty hard to keep those cars runnin, because some parts are really hard to find and I use the car for my "daily drive with style":-)

Hi, I`ve got a few questions about my 1300 mk2. I had a melted valve so I had to change the headgasket. My questions are, can I reuse the old headbolts and how much torque do they get? I would be happy if I get some support, because in Germany there isn`t some.