Outback Jack

I also miss an Escort, green MK1 1972 , 4 door with a 2L I shoehorned into it. Was a mean lil weapon, complete with race cam and a nice 350 holley to feed it all. lol Chrysler air shocks in the back........ I did it all myself, except the head, that was ex-Wanneroo raceway. Snapped 4 extension housings before I realized it was the idiot who 'balanced' the tailshaft. Died in true Glory..... eating a turboed GTR XU1 off the lights, got to 4th.... no more motor..... lol Power to weight is where it's at. Nothing scares shit outta ya more than a 700kg car with 250rwhp...... hehe. Maybe you'll get to build another one , one day Kruptor...... Jack.

Cool shit man, hope she runs like a pearler for ya =) . My new dizzy is on its way soon, so will be doing this maybe next weekend as well. If ya can get a small tube of Dielectric grease and put it on the connector that joins the harness to the TFI module on the dizzy, keeps moisture out..... they hate moisture. jack.

Thats OK nos2 =) , Just gave me a good lead on a new short shifter..... Cheers! Jack.

hehe..... Love it ..... so light, so much power..... lubbly. Jack.

The guys above have covered it well, also if ya rocker cover is off, on the 4L there is a mark on the cam wheel that lines up with the dizzy side of the head. Lines up horizontal with the top of the head , to the right as you look at it from front of engine bay. Just make sure you check the pressure on No.1 cylinder as stated above. And mark the dizzy position in liquid paper before ya move anything once at TDC. Oh, and head gasket can leak water to oil....oil to water, compression to water, or just blow it out the side and lose compression, depends where it blows. Also , when you put the new intake gasket on it torques from the centre-out, go in a square and work ya way out, will help torque it nice and flat. While ya got it off, check all ya vacuum lines on the intake manifold too for leaks. Hope that helps. Jack.

OK, if ya get stuck, give us a Hoi! Just make sure ya get a new intake gasket for her, or you'll get leaks and it makes em run like shit. Good luck. Jack.

Heya Mate, Nah ya don't need to take off the intake manifold, but I'll be the first to admit.... it's a bastard to get to...... lol The dizzy will come out if you take off the spacer under the rotor button, make sure ya mark the dizzy position and have the motor on TDC, and know what ya doin if ya pull it out. Don't replace with cheapo dizzy either.... or you'll get a cheap gear and module and it will just be problems. Go the Bosch Dizzy and coil. The coil is easiest to get to from underneath or with the dizzy out. I should be doing mine next weekend, so if ya got time, I'll post pics for ya then. Jack.