MOD spec crossflow

[Mr Sam]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ESCORT-1300- ... dZViewItem

 

 

what did the army use with crossflows in then? or is it a boat version

[V8ian]

Certainly had Mk1 and 2 escorts, and a few cortinas,

[radar tech]

Certainly had Mk1 and 2 escorts, and a few cortinas,

as above , but they also used some as water pumps for pumpin water upto remote sites and also fire pumps

[Savvi]

They had a fleet of older Fords and use to keep spare engines, i think they re re-conned on site.

 

They were mainly MOD. We used to have a big storage facility near us where the Green Godess fire engines were kept, they sold these engines off when it shut down in the 90's.

 

They were excellent engines and everything had been replaced.

I had one in my Mk1 Escort which i sold recently there will be a label on it with what had been done to it i:e rebore +30 etc etc.

[Mr Sam]

yeah the one in the link has the MOD lable stating the work done, says it was re-coned in '83 and only been test run since

[bortaf]

from the colour i'd say it was for a pump/genny, seen L/R engines that cloour that where used for huge water pumps

[Guest]

Probably a low compression unit used for pumping and the likes, but would be a good basis for a re-build, just replace the pistons and away you go.