A Badger
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 06:04 PM |
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It Runs!!!
After finally completing the small list of task the wife demanded before working on the car (Build deck in garden, remove and lay 60 sqm of turf, dig
out and concrete drive - little things) I've finally had some time to work on the car.
Thanks to a new starter motor (supplied by Ned - Thanks) and a bit a quick wiring - she starts and runs quite nicely. Even managed to drive it out of
the garage.
Better get the rest of it sorted now..
Andrew 
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 07:00 PM |
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A Badger
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 07:12 PM |
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Bugger!!
Just gone in the garage, the car now sits in a pool of water!!
It's a bit strange that the water seems to be coming from the front of the bellhousing. It can't find any leaks from hoses that may be
tracking down to there.
It's odd as considering the way the water is pooling the front of the engine is slightly lower than the back.
Didn't leak when running though???
Any thoughts?
Andrew
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 07:37 PM |
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there is a core plug within the bell housing,engine out time me thinks
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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A Badger
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 08:04 PM |
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Bugger!!
Looks to be the case as the water is dripping from the inside face of the flywheel.
Andrew
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 08:07 PM |
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might as well replace the lot if ya gota take it out again
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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A Badger
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 08:10 PM |
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They have been replaced. The car was bought part finished. Looks like one of them wasn't put back correctly.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 08:15 PM |
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DOH
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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A Badger
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 08:21 PM |
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Where is the rear core plug located? I've looked in both the Cortina and Sierra Manuals but can't see it mentioned.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 09:16 PM |
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whoa.....must be a major sympathy time
conrod always ends his post like this normally
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Northy
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 09:36 PM |
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Proper bastard.
Unlucky there fella.
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 14/10/03 at 10:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by A Badger
Where is the rear core plug located? I've looked in both the Cortina and Sierra Manuals but can't see it mentioned.
Engine out, remove clutch, remove flywheel and hey presto ------- core plug revealed..................... Sorry dude.
Enjoy.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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ned
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| posted on 15/10/03 at 08:53 AM |
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glad the starter was the right one etc, sorry to hear its an engine out job to sort the leak though...
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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Mark H
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| posted on 15/10/03 at 09:18 AM |
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It's easier to take the engine out the second time, mate (similar experience!)
Still a tw@ though
Mark Harrison and
Q986 KCP back from the dead...
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locoboy
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| posted on 15/10/03 at 09:51 AM |
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i had a slight amount of water come out of the bell housing a while back, i assumed it was condensation or something, only a puddle the size of a 10p
piece when i jacked the car up from the front.
It has never leaked again to my knowledge, i guess that may have been the core plug too.
ATB
Locoboy
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Peteff
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| posted on 15/10/03 at 10:57 AM |
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Stick some radweld in it till you feel like doing it if the core plug is new and it's not perforated. It's a bit of a bugger when you have
to go to all that trouble to replace something that costs about 30p.
Worth a try as a temporary measure if you're not on the road yet.
yours, Pete.
P.S. don't do it if you have a heater fitted as it gobs up the matrix.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 15/10/03 at 11:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Stick some radweld in it till you feel like doing it if the core plug is new and it's not perforated.
If I did that I'd be permanently worried that the leak was due to the core plug coming out of its hole, rather than just a leak round its
edge.
It's a total PITA, but I'd want to take the engine and be absolutely sure that it's correctly fitted.
Good luck!
David
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A Badger
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| posted on 15/10/03 at 11:34 AM |
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Thanks for all the input.
Looks like the core plug is the only viable reason for the leak in that area, that or a cracked block.
There's room to get the engine out and leave the gearbox so it shouldn't be that awful a job. Anybody got any good tips for getting the
old plug out, do they have an inernal lip that can be used to lever them out?
It's all a bit of a pitty as the engine has had new bearings and a good overhaul (aledgedly) and did sound quite sweet and was very smooth..
Andrew
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 15/10/03 at 03:09 PM |
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i normally put a hole in plug with a sharp pointy thing and lever it out,put some sealer on t new one and tap it in with a socket that fits nice in t
plug
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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timf
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| posted on 15/10/03 at 03:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
tap it in with a socket that fits nice in t plug
having seen a block with a socket sticing out of the side due to the person using an exact fit for the core plug before it was put in as the sides
'curl' inwards as its hammered in make sure its one thats slightly smaller else you wont get the flywheel back on or the socket out of the
block.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 15/10/03 at 10:30 PM |
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Core plugs? BIG flat screwdriver on one side and a big hammer behind it - then pull it out with a decent set of pliers or mole grips if it's
reluctant, that's the pro way DON'T drill holes in it and try pulling it out, you usualy end up with a jagged mess and a ring of metal
that'll take you about an hour to get out rather than the 2 minutes it should take
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