Cortina Mk4 Ghia 2.3 V6 Restoration || Will It Run Attempt 2&3 KIND OF (P19)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 เม.ย. 2024
- In today's video you will watch me attempt a will it run on my Cortina Mk4 Ghia estate.
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One other thought; have you turned the motor over with the valve covers off to check for stuck valves?
i have done videos on the covers been taken off and checked before attempting this :)
I just found your channel, a few years ago I read in practical classics about a guy getting an old Capri, never seen it run, he used 2 12v batteries to get the engine to start and it worked
Wow really interesting loads of videos on this car 26 so far
I did that after rebuilding my old Sierra engine worked a treat.
She sounds like she really wants to wake up and stretch. She's so damn close I have faith in you and ol Courtney cuz amazing work so far mate 🙏
Thank you and yeah defo wants to fire up hehe might try again soon buy need to get back to work on the body
Courtney is such a tease XD yeah do what you can when you can can't tackle everything all at once even though you definitely would if you could lol loving your journey cuz p.s she's right where she needs to be a caring owner 👍
yes she sure is lol and thank you :) she is with a good owner
Good comments from Denis below. I've been where you are with motors; but it sounds like this is in basically good health. Make sure you're giving it a really strong crank; good battery, good starter. Otherwise you're not giving yourself a good chance. Assuming the timing is basically in the zone and your exhaust isn't blocked, might be time to look into the carburettor......FWIW I agree with Denis; I'd check the timing next.
A good 2.3 Ford V6 is a nice and balanced engine. Having driven a 2.3 Granada I found it very pleasant. Keep on going!!!!!
nearly fired a few times, i recon if you took that starter out and give it a clean etc, that will help.
As our American cousins would say, you need to fire the parts canon at it! Change pretty much everything you can, get the starter and carb both rebuilt. Someone suggested taking the plugs out and putting oil in the barrels which is a good idea. With a decent battery that starter should turn the engine over at a decent rate. Because it isn’t, the starter is suspect and the motor could well be gummed up after standing for so long.
Love that lol fire the cannon
Nearly Adam mate she’s trying to wake up , it’s not a fail you got her turning over poor old things been asleep for years she’s a princess and needs a bit of coaxing and a bit of fine tuning but definitely think she will go can’t wait to see the smile on your face when she bursts into life again 👍
thank you and yes it would be a day to rember hehehe i will try again soon just want to do more work to the body im falling beind on it lol need to finish up that bulkhead and get it painted and protected then might think about engine again hehe
If you flood the engine with gas you need to hold the throttle wide open, you need to introduce enough air to compensate for the excess fuel.
Yeah I was getting my daughter to pull the throttle cable of camera if u see its been pulled lol
That's not a big fail bro. Just a bump in the road. That sounded so so close and i KNOW you will get this done in time. Don't be disheartened, you've got this! Great editing as well. A real family affair. I'll look forward to the next video.
Had a left hand drive capri with the 2.3..fantastic engine
Yeah they are good engines solid
New plugs might be a good plan
I am working on a similar car in Denmark. And I am nearly done. This car had however only 10% af the rust in yours. I am admiring your efforts. My car will be as close to "PNO 565R" from the 70 ties "Famous Five" TV series.
thats awesome that you neally done and thank you yeah i will get there one bit at a time :) she will be saved i have the new chassis now and 2.3 rear axle and half shafts i will be getting back on the body asap once it stops raining lol do you have a youtube with the car on i would liek to see a pic of your car you can send it to the email address on my youtube page
Question for you, does that charger have a jump/start mode on it? Or try a 18v battery
no its just a standard charger if i crank on it it blows the fuse lol
Yeah sounds like your starter motor brushes have corroded/stuck could dissasemble and clean but from experience if you change the starter for recon one you'd be surprised how much faster it will spin over 😊
Thanks for the tips! yeah im going to try and clean it but if not i will buy another one :)
You need a better battery then engines not turning over fast enough to start.
The battery is of my daily lwb high roof van might be the starter brushes are corroded and need cleaning thanks for the advice tho I will give it another try soon just need to finish the work on my bulkhead have you seen all the videos on my cortina restoration:)
Easy start may help as long as you dont use it too often. It sounds like the timing may need checking - somebody may have messed with the dizzy in the past.
yeah a few people have said that about the timing i was thinking of using some spray to help things along abit
Run a wire off spade connector on starter had hold it on + side on battery to spin it over
Wll do that I ha e taken the starter of to clean it up once I finish the bulkhead I will try again
I just thought of something, do you a A bar for towing, tow it down the road, let the road wheels turn her over, thats consistent turning
i would be to worried to tow it dow the road lol there is no brakes no steering wheel no steering coloum and its a automatic no clutch :) also would worrie it wouldent come back in one peace hehehehe
@@AdamSNook. Don't try to tow start you will damage the transmission .
@@roberthorseman7432 yeah i wouldent do that anyway as its a auto :)
mix some trans fluid and petrol.put some down the plug holes over night.Sound like there are tight spots in the cylinders.Rust.Also try to advance the timing
Yeah I will be giving it another go at some point just want to finish my bullhead have you watched my other videos on this car
Firstly,check static ignition timing,sounds like it may be too far advanced.remove starter and clean all internals,making sure U scrape the grooves in the commutator as they tend to fill with carbon as brushes wear.rig up and overhead fuel feed,(eliminates the need for a fuel pump) then double check the firing order,these old girls are pretty bomb proof,but they need every helping hand U can give to wake them.hope this helps.
thank you i will take all your advice and will do a retry at some point but really need to get back onto my bulkhead and get it done and painted :) but wont take me long
Make sure you dont have nautral confused with a gear..put in park and check underneath she fully locked back. You could disconnect and put in park. This will make sure you not pushing fluid around the box. Labouring the engine down. 👍
Ohh I will check that thanks
Just a tip Try not dumping so much fuel down the carb you only need a bit to get it to fire! also make sure to give it the beens when you crank it over!!!
yeah will take note on what you said when i retry soon :)
Let me know we’re you are buddy if your not to far I come and get it going for you Adam .
will do mate i think i have some one coming to help me will let you know thank you for your offer means a lot
I can definitely tell the starter sounds off Adam. Out of curiosity have you drained the oil?
No the oil is still in it as it looked OK still was going to put new oil in it
The old girl has been stood for years and turning over slowly leave some oil in the pistons and leave it stood till you get everything done I would get a carb kit rebuild and clean that out but if it's holding you up then leave it get all that welding done as you have got loads to do I do welding and fabrication for 25 years and it would take me 6 to 12 months to do but i like to take my time do a good job and I've got the right voltage mig welder to do it so good luck with it don't worry about the engine yet mate
Yeah you make a good point
Take the start off oil up the bendex , take off the prop shaft then try starting the old girl.
Wasn't the V6 fuel injected?
Tip for you but a socket on the crank and try starting it that way. Check ground also
some great advice mate not his engine v6 its the 2.3 think the 2.8 is tho not 100% sure
@@AdamSNook. its a 2.3, gb tinas didnt have 2.8s
@@oldfatbastad6053 oh right
You'll never get it going with weak battery,and hold throttle wide open when you pour gas down throat of carb these engines flood easy
Yeah I am going to give it another go soon
Change the condenser capacitor in the distributor....may help
Do you need help?, how close are you to b'ham?, internal copper washer may need cleaning on solenoid, plus commutator probably needs cleaning, turning over slowly, what's the CCA of the battery?, V8 needs a good 600CCA to turn over effectively
Thanks for the offer but I'm all ready in the middle of sorting it its a v6 not a v8 plus the battery was a big battery out of my Ford transit 2.4 lwb hight top and is new I'm replacing the starter motor as one of the terminals is broken and getting new plugs and leads ect so will be doing another will it run soon just doing the work needed on my bull head first
Exhaust might be blocked up with mice nest.. sounds like your timming is slightly out. Put a screwdriver down cylinder one plug hole and stop piston at the top. See if timming mark is lined up. You putting 24 volts through a 12 v coil. Its getting hot quick. Disconnect exhaust at manifold. Think you got teeth missing on the ring gear. Maybe why it was parked. Is it a Auto. Might have a saftey switch on it. You can pull the plugs and heat them on the stove. Get them hot. What millage on the engine.
hi there is no exhaust on this car its the manifolds only abd its auto but is in nutral im only putting 12v on it the starter motor sounds really weak
oh and there is no wireloom im going direct with coil
To much fuel can hydrolock . Sounds like thats happening. Use Brake cleaning fluid. No ether in that. No so volitile as starter fluid. Maybe transmission is draging engine down. Put Autobox in neutral.. check your plug wires are correct firing order.
@@AdamSNook. You have battery and charger connected. That's 24volt plus. If you are wired battery to coil direct you putting 24 in the coil. It's cooking quick.. did you put new condenser. Ask your wife for a Emory nail board. Sand the points even. Pull plugs and clean plugs put on stove. Turn engine over with no plugs. Clean out cylinders. You nearly there. Is your old fuel line disconnected.
yeah i did flick it from neutral and park its possable somthink is draging it down i will look into it again soon but want to do some more work on the body
Buddy you need help or do a 24 on it if you know how to do that you need two batteries make sure it got spark first good luck .
You put too much fuel down the carb
Try using a secondary petrol tank and gravity feed it directly to the fuel in side on the carb
Then clean all the electrical points, good earth and positive must be clean
It could have a spark but maybe weak
Clean all spark plugs put new ht leads on it
Yeah I was thinking spark could be weak I'm going to buy new points ect and try again
The starter motor is turning way too slow try servicing it or replace it with a good one. In the meantime you can try 24v for very short time and see
Yeah I'm going to take it of and try cleaning it ect if need be I will be another one and will retry the start up again soon
Timming 180 out
Yeah thank you.for.the tips I will put that in Acton when I try again
Don’t touch the timing ! You need to make it spin over a lot faster and try a bottle of petrol down the carb small amounts !
It sounds like the timing out
Battery's not got anuff amps needs a bigger batt
Can you get a bigger battery the one I try after was from my lwb ford transit high top van that I use everyday and is a relatively new battery fire my van up strate after trying it on my cortina it was acting dead but was still fully charged
Cables from battery to starter and coil look to thin and will not carrying enough power
oh never thought of that tho they are the ones that came with the car minus the coil wire
Needs some oil in the cylinders been sat for too long could end up destroying the engine
Hi in one of my videos think there are 19 on this car in total there is a engine check over video where I stick oil down the plug holes and all over the rockers
Hello daz lol
@@AdamSNook. Lol hello if you put oil down maybe a ring is catching does sound like it's struggling fully charged battery and some more oil and try again
@@The_repair_shedthe battery was of my daily van lol sounded like it was going flat but when I put the battery back on my van it fired strate up also same with focus battery both new the other option could be a weak starter motor as it keeps sticking so might try cleaning that or replacing it I will try again tho soon
Also if you ar putting petrol down the head and it’s not firing then it’s electrical problems you have
There is no wire loom it's straye of the coil pack direct
@@AdamSNook. yea but in the distributor I meant renew everything as a process of elimination and the connections to the starter need to be mint and a good earth from the engine to the battery
Yeah I get ya I had 2 earth's one to body and one to engine
Seems like starter is faulty
That's what I was thinking
You need to go back to basics, points good with good gap. Plugs good, new if possible. Condenser,rotor arm and cap
I agree
Aww bro you look so deflated :( but you shouldn't shes got compresstuon she want to go but you have too much against you at present i,e carb, maybe timing not quite right not enough cold cranking amps and you will have no screwdrivers left at this rate lol it will go and it wants too.. whoever is ooerating the camera 📷 is doing a sterling job and bro i forgot how funny you can be lol made me nearly cry at burning your screwdrivers and fingers lol. Dont lose hope, persevere and check that carb. Much love to you :)
thank you bro and my daughter is working the camera hehe my oldest
@@AdamSNook. she's doing a fine job 👏
I can’t see this project getting finished
why not i work on it daily i have done work pryer to trying to do a will it run i have my chassis new and my rear axle and half shafts im now going to order the floor pan and inner sills and outer i dont see why i would spend 100s and 100s to not finish it what makes you say that
Because the cost of repairs outweighs its value i don’t mean to sound negative but I’ve been down this road before believe me .
@@metalman4141 hi your allowed your opinion :) yeah i know but as its my car and wont be for sale i will pay what ever it needs no matter what the price over time i have all ready got all the expensive stuff like rear 2.3 axle and half shafts i have my new chassis rails there is really not much left to get most hard parts i have managed to get
@@AdamSNook. Then I wish you all the all the luck in the world 👍
Adam needs positive support mate. you may quit but i think he's in it for the long haul.
think you need to get help from someone who wnows what theyre doing. save time for you and your subs.
yeah i do need to check the timing but going to leave it for now as i want to get back to the bulkhead and get it painted and finished :)