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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

Love the Pinzgauer!

Dodge M37. In some ways it’s very similar to the 7, in others it’s the polar opposite 😄. There’s a debate in the household as to which is more “luxurious”.

I just made up some lines w/ Earls Pro-Lite 350 hose and Swivel-Seal hose ends. I've come to hate the push lock hose and Earls makes a decent product. I had no need for the SS braid so I thought I'd try the Pro-Lite hose and it was really easy to deal with. Papak, I have a few feet of -10 left . Andy

I'm running -10 lines for the high pressure pump-filter-block. The low pressure from the scavenge pump-cooler-pump are -12.

John, The original cap on my car used to rub the bonnet a bit. I picked up a factory plastic cap and faced the top surface down and it works fine. There's plenty of meat and once faced off the cap looks fine, except there's no lettering :). That car of yours is going to be BIG fun!!! Andy

Here you go: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/pts/7533151290.html Andy

One item that I don't believe mentioned here is the local pressure in the cylinder head pre-Tstat / Restrictor. Often the local pressure in the head will exceed the cap pressure. This helps prevent localized boiling around the exhaust valves which can cause all kinds of fun issues.

It is intrinsic to the master. Often issues pop up if it's been rebuilt and clearances have not been maintained.