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SCse7en, If you're planning on using the 64012 lug nuts check the overall height to make sure they fit under the caps. I'm running them on Minilite style wheels with no caps. Andy

SCse7en, If they are a KN wheel like the 16' and 14' wheels I have they use a M12-1.5 thread. I just purchased some McGard 64012 nuts to go with the KN 14x6 wheels I picked up. The 16' wheels use a hub cap similar to those on your wheels and use an open ended buldge nut, I suspect it's made by Gorilla since the hub cap nuts/keys are. As far as inserts, the KN wheels I have do not have any. Andy

das76, Search “fuel AND tank AND gasket”. It’s a common issue. The gasket is from a Mini. I’ll see if I can dig up the P/N. I found a cork replacement at Rock Auto and installed it with fuel proof sealant. No issues since. Andy

What ECU are you running? I spent a bunch of time on cold start stuff to get it to work well. I don’t have an idle air bypass so it took some patience. Depending on what “knobs” you can adjust you should be able to get it to work.

Tim, Set the jets flush with the bridge and wind them out 2 turns from there. While you’re doing that check the fuel level. It should be very close to the top of the jet, but not spilling over. Adjust the float height as needed. Toss the pistons/needles/dampers back on and see if you have better results. You can always lower the jets to get it running and warm, then wind them in once up to temp. Andy

Have you tried watching your Throttle Index Map live? This may give you some insight. On the earlier ECU's this map determined the voltage/throttle site relationship. Maybe in the later ECU's you could configure it as a rising or falling setup???? Andy

Thanks!!!! The TD is quite a vehicle. 1930's technology for 1951 ! Andy

Here's the wheel info for the 16", 5 spoke wheels. 7Jx16 ET19

Something a bit different : https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/d/san-jose-1980-tiger-morgan-cc-volkwagen/7686327409.html

I agree with MV8. Maybe your carb sync is way out? Is one of the carbs returning to the stop while the other isn't? I'd take a real careful look at each carb's idle stops and see if things appear OK. In addition these carbs can hang if the carb's return springs are not adjusted properly or the shafts/bodys are worn heavily. As far as the jet nut not doing anything, ensure that you're actually changing the jet height and not just rotating the entire assembly. That can happen on the old SU's if you bottom the jet jut on the jet holder assembly. If your A series is running phenolic insulators make sure they aren't cracked and the gaskets are sound. They can lead to a big vacuum leak and all your tuning efforts will be a waste of time. Andy

"Unplugging the rear cylinder created no change in idle, however revving is even worse. I swapped coil harness and no change. Swapped coils between 2 cylinders - same behavior." You disconnect the coil to cylinder #4 the idle does not change. Seems cylinder #4 isn't contributing at idle and has an issue. You swap the coil harness and no changes. Either you have 2 identically bad harnesses or it's not the issue. You swapped the coils between 2 cylinders... You lost me here. Did you swap the coil of #4 with another cylinder and the problem followed the coil or #4 is still not contributing any power at idle with a different coil? Andy

papak, Is it possible you have an issue with the throttle sync leading to wacky temps at idle but OK running under load? Andy

John, It's not uncommon for the accel functions to be switched off in light vehicles with ITB's. I monkeyed with it a bunch back when I worked on Atlantics and with the 7. I found that a good basemap was hard to beat. The accel functions often just muddied the water. Andy

There are some “custom” items that are very similar to my 2003 SV with a 2.3 Duratec. I suspect this car was built by the same importer, William Sours at Autocourse. He built some Duratec cars w/ Zetec chassis. Andy

John, If you rebalance the wheels it may be worth finding someone who will roadforce balance them. If properly done it works great! I’d do it for you if you were closer. Hunter did a great job on the roadforce machines, I suspect the math involved was a bit scary 🙂. Andy

Spotted this on CL this morning: https://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/d/grass-valley-scca-nasa-race-car-parts/7621131523.html

John, Is it possible to cross it to a Bosch sensor? If so it's easy to find info on those. Andy

I’m interested in the filter! PM me when you have a chance. Andy

Note that the SAE viscosity scales for motor oil and gear lube are not the same! Check out the chart below:

John, Thank you for all the photos. It looks like the throttle shaft is in approximately the same position on my car, so the Ford tensioner won't fit without some hacking and whacking. Raceline or fabricating a new one looks like the best option at the moment. For future reference the Gates P/N is 38318. Andy

John, Thanks! That's a huge help. Did you notice it's made in Turkey? Wow. I'll take a look tomorrow and see if it looks like it will fit. Andy

MV8 and John, Thanks for the suggestions and photos. I included a photo of the setup the car came with. It has worked fine since carefully aligning it when we rebuilt the engine, but it's a bit wonkey and I'm going to swap it out when I get the opportunity. I'm really curious to see if the stock Ford self-tensioner would fit with my early SBD/Jenevy throttles and Arch chassis. John, do you know the P/N? Andy

I'm looking for options for an idler pulley that mounts above the water pump on a 2.3L Duratec with exhaust side alternator mounting. Currently I have a Ranger timing cover that has a different belt arrangement than the typical FWD version of the engines due to the fan drive pulley. I run a 50amp alternator on the exhaust side. I'm converting to a Brise mount on for the alternator and deleting the fan drive stuff. Here's what Raceline offers: https://www.raceline.co.uk/products/part_details.asp?categoryID=1&SectionID=20&VariantID=130 Does anyone have one for sale or any clever ideas that may work with factory stuff? I know they used a bunch of belt arrangements on the Duratec. Thanks, Andy

I ordered mine from these guys: https://www.thundersport.co.uk/products/ I provided the measurements they asked for and the hood fit perfectly. They were a pleasure to deal with and the hood is great! Andy

Hi All, Finally finished up with school yesterday and have some time off. If anyone in wants to come out and enjoy a nice drive in the East Bay Hills give a shout. It would be fun to get some of the local 7 owners together. I was thinking about leaving form my place in Oakland, doing a loop and then cooking some stuff on the grill. Andy