help needed

[Yeomans22]

hello, to get my escort to CF this sunday, i need to get it sorted and running better.

 

my distributor has 2 vacs on it, i have just conected them together is this ok?

 

i have 3 other dizzys with 1 vac on but when i fit them the i just dont seem to be able to get the engine timed up properly,

 

and when i turn my ignition on my petrol gauge just goes straight up the top,

 

i need to get this stuff sorted asap as the car will need to be MOT'd on friday, otherwsie it wont make CF.

 

Paul.

[escort new boy]

you using a strobe gun?

[Yeomans22]

no, its ok with the old dizzy, but not 100%

 

and with the 1 vac dizzy it just doesn't start or even run poorly to give me a chance to turn the dizzy.

 

i can just leave it and let the garage have a go at it,

 

but my dash is wrecked,

 

Paul.

[escort new boy]

how bad is the car running? speedo doesnt have to work for an mot

[Yeomans22]

its running ok, with 2 vacs but not prefect, poss just needs the carb setting up as i just bolted it on.

 

my temp guage started smoking, got a new dash today, and now my petrol guage is smoking.

[escort new boy]

timing being out could be causing it to run bad, ive got a strobe you could borrow if you wanted to check

[Yeomans22]

the engine is running ok i did a bit of a smoking start the other day, ill just let the garage sort it i think.

 

i've told my dad hes not to leave the car with the garage as they will just leave it out in the road once there done, and it wont have tax.

 

im gonna try and get the dash sorted tomorrow, but from now until sunday i have around 3 hours spare time to get it sorted.