Up and rolling again

Post by **demo2** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:36 am

I finally pulled my finger out my butt and got the cortina running this week, came home on monday 2 c my lad had washed the 12 months worth dust and all the crap the tumble dryer kicks out off it and it looked like a new car. So i made the new throttle cable and put it on and she started 1st time. Throttle sticking at the minute due 2 the front butterfly not seating rite in the plenum( a job 4 later 2day), i took it 2 bits 12 months ago 2 convert 2 centre pull and reverse the butterflys 2 opoen the opersite way and then it got left. Got the british car show day on sunday so will take it 2 wind up a few purists

Post by **Coops** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:01 pm

good to see the ole gal is out of retirement mate

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:11 pm

Butterfly is probably being held open by a big poisonious SPIDER

Post by **demo2** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:14 pm

Took it out 2nite and drove sedately till she warmed up and then nailed it out of a roundabout and the throttle jammed open, it was the coil springs on the spindles fouled up, noticed when lettin off the power slowing down it gets transmission shunt real bad, seriously lookin at gettin shot of the twin plenum and goin t/b's and mappable so as 2 make it more drivable.

Post by **demo2** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:15 pm

yes ian it was, so i started it up and watched 4 it 2 come out the exhausts!!

Post by **Coops** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:43 pm

i get trans shunt too mate as one of mines sticking, and mine are new shafts, which leads down to butterfly sticking in my plenum,

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:48 pm

Trans shunt?

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:59 pm

Gav, whenever of these two start talking about Trans, keep an open mind

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Fri May 18, 2007 2:03 pm

Awww feck, Tony and his buddy from "down under" talking about "shunting trans"

I should've know better. . . . . . .

Post by **demo2** » Fri May 18, 2007 2:11 pm

Tone, seems our reputation is never 2 be forgotten

I personally think ian has always been jelous

Gav, don't knock it till u've tried it

Post by **Coops** » Fri May 18, 2007 2:30 pm

i only have one word to say P.

RAMHAIR

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Fri May 18, 2007 2:31 pm

To all the shirt lifters.

Post by **demo2** » Sat May 19, 2007 1:21 am

Ramhair

i expect the "15yr old with the V8 sierra" has never lead a normal life since that nite eh.

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Sat May 19, 2007 7:38 am

Ramhair? Are you refering to his "do" ?

Awesome isn't it!

Post by **Coops** » Sat May 19, 2007 9:24 am

demo2 wrote:Ramhair

i expect the "15yr old with the V8 sierra" has never lead a normal life since that nite eh.

none of us have