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hi, no slack in cable , that is also new. there isnt an adjuster because siits supposed to be self adjusting . r.r thanks for reply .

hi, any helpfull advice welcome please. car ford escort. mk5 1.6 petrol injection. 1994. ive just renewd the self adjusting clutch asembly it was doing its job ok but had to much side play on pedal so i thought i would get down there and put new bushes in etc. got the kit from fords. changed...

:) thanks for the replys puts mind at rest its not the expensive cat breaking down then must be somat in sportex box they use coming out all works ok anyway and there wasn't another box in the middle cheers.r.r.

hi, ford escort mk5 m plate today i noticed stringy stuff [ quite strong ] hanging from rear exhaust box which with a bit of force i pulled out this is not the first time question is could it be from the cat or the sportex straight through back box ? is it ot to worry about ? regards.r.r.

:D hi ch427 been a few days now and pleased to say engine is back to normal or even better more responsive, and tickover back to normal and no up and down revs etc. and no cutting out such a simple thing in the end which without your sugestion i would most likely still be trying to sort out...

hi ch427 i got some more carb cleaner today and gave inlet a good spraying with it also put a dab of light oil onto buterfly spinde ends then gave engine a good run out all speeds all gears to clear any muck out the slow drop in revs [ after i fitted new icv ]seems to be getting back to...

hi ch427, thanks for reply yes i did spray the bit i had in there with it fully open ,in and around the buterfly flap but will do it again tomorow when i get some more. i also removed the throttle pos sensor and sprayed some in from that angle . [but this was done when engine was hot so...

hi, not a major problem more an anoying nuacance i have a 94 m plate escort 1600 zetec petrol injection engine whatever the weather it starts first turn of key and has behaved normal ,tickover etc and run ok but a gremlin has crept in since the freezing weather we had few months back it...

hi, not a major problem more an anoying nuacance i have a 94 m plate escort 1600 zetec petrol injection engine whatever the weather it starts first turn of key and has behaved normal ,tickover etc and run ok but a gremlin has crept in since the freezing weather we had few months back it...

:) like it :lol: thing is ive never been into radio and the likes like you and peter.n. i remeber my first crystal set i made in a cigar box and the big earphones and getting the aerial up the highest nearby tree for a good signal listening to sam costa on radio luxemburg at night...

hi, just a last update from research on google etc it seems ive most likely blown the amp earth curcuit by leaving rca,s in place when messing with it powered up if the amp earth is removed while its on it will earth out via rca,s and so blow the earth curcuit in the amp somehow when i...

hi stuartturbo yes will do me best to keep rca,s with gain turned to mid point and my hearing loss its not to bad its when radio front isnt fitted in or radio not on thats when its a no go but i thought maybe of putting a switch on amp feed from radio to solve that . r.r.

yes burnerman think i see what you mean bit like a loop system i can use with my hearing aids i can pick up sound in theatres etc wherever i sit im sure i seen a peice about it on google where you wrap a wire around all outer parts of the rca ,s and ground it to a screw on casing might try...

hi, just an update if you still got the will to live :) messing with amp today i found i dont need an earth wire to it its earthing out through any rca cable to radio which looks like thats me problem other amp needs the earth wire next step is to do away with rca cables and use...

hi bhm1712. yes power cables are all away from each other main feed comes in firewall from battery at front wireless feed comes from radio up in middle of dash rear speaker wires up floor side trim to rear speakers front cross over under carpet nr seats to speakers but i will look into...

sorry late reply, stuartturbo- hi/ head unit uses pre outs from radio to amp not sure what you mean about s/n ratio or how to check it ? the amp i spotted on ebay when i was looking for somethink else , it was £40 and new so i bought it without doing a google on them :( but as you state...

thanks peter.n. and burnerman :) battery terminals are clean and tight, battery about 6 months old will get earth straps checked when me mate ramps it next week to put new gearbox linkage on but the car doesn't have any charging /starting issues alt puts 13.5 v out with everthink...