Still not right, but it did run better. Took it over my parents place today, 3/4's of an hour each way. The temp is stabilising, didn't go any higher than the first mark at about a 1/3 on the gauge. I will give it another radiator flush.

 

I do need to lip the rear guard on the passenger side as I am getting some scrubbing over big bumps with the 3 kids in the back. They must of put on 15kg's each since the last time they all rode in the back. Might see if I can pick up a bit of pipe from the local scrap metal joint tomorrow and roll the guard out a little. It isn't cutting in fortunately, just scuffing/polishing the corner of the tread.

 

I rejetted the DCD weber this arv with the jets from my old one. Have only been running the stock factory jetting the last one came with for a MK1` 1500GT cortina. Need to redo the wires from the O2 sensor (under the car) to the Air/Fuel meter as I ripped them out at one stage in the past along a bit of a 4wd track on a branch. Once I get the A/F meter up and running again I can jet it up perfectly as it makes it so easy and quick to sort a carb as you can see exactly what it is doing.

 

One thing I need to have a look at is the front left caliper. I suspect the slide is sticking as it pulls to the right under hard braking.

Yep it was one of the slides on the front left caliper which was sticking. Cleaned up the slides and the caliper moves smoothly now. The pedal now has the nice solid feel I remembered, and no longer feels springy. Also the left brake is no longer dragging from the cocked caliper.

 

The left front wheel was a bitch to get off. Mazda steelies. I've previously filed out the centre hole a bit, but obviously not enough. Needed some of RP7 and a good whacking with a big rubber mallet. Couldn't be stuffed trying to find the grinding bit for my drill, so just greased up the centre hole when I bolted the wheel back on. Fingers crossed it won't be as stubborn the next time it comes off.

 

Might go back up and see if I can get my air/fuel ratio meter working again.

Edited May 23, 201016 yr by Felix

progress???