Chrisso 6 Posted July 30, 2019 Hoping to get any info or link to another thread from anyone that has been able to clean up or remove any of these heater hoses (mainly that manifold heater) or some of these vacuum lines that might not be needed to hopefully eliminate any leaks it may have if they arent essential to make the engine run. It’s a November 84 XF if that helps in any way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,231 Posted July 30, 2019 can see that green one is unplugged from the doover whatsit for starters with the heated manifold, do you want to bypass it just because the fittings are garbage or to make it look better? heated manifolds work by making the liquid fuel atomise, this will happen better when the motor is warm, but if it's working properly the coolant warms up sooner. can be a pig in winter without it.(unless on LPG, which is already a vapour) the other hoses and gadgets won't make it go better by removing them. i don't know what they do, but if you plan to rego it, i wouldn't be removing anything until after rwc for starters. hate to have to refit it all later. i think @Mr Polson might have had the diagrams for these hoses and gadgets. 1 gerg reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPArKy_Dave 8,831 Posted July 30, 2019 My advise, is to leave everything in place. They work to alter the timing, and control the vacuum advance. (84/85 XF = non-est distributor) And also to control the fuel delivery/enrichment with the carby, along with the EGR valve operation too. Removing the vacuum lines (as messy as it may look) will make it run worse. I'd set myself a challenge, to see how neat you can make the factory setup look - cable tie/re-position the lines/hoses, etc. 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted July 30, 2019 Yeah ditto everything above. I had a Cortina with an aftermarket 2 barrel manifold, which had no water jacket. It was an absolute pig in winter, barely idled due to the base of the manifold cooling so much from fuel vapourisation, that it would ice up. That's why you have that water jacket.Sent from my CPH1903 using Tapatalk 2 XPT and deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,231 Posted July 31, 2019 on another note.. cleaning the gunk off the paint in the engine bay can be rewarding, mine was so bad i used clothes washing power and a scourer in bucket of warm water then JIFF in places before giving it a wash n wax wash.. probably could try some car polish or car wash stuff first, i think the clothes washing stuff made things rust that weren't painted.. 1 gerg reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisso 6 Posted July 31, 2019 Well I guess leaving it all alone is the go, was just to get rid of anything that was non essential, does anyone in the Sydney area have a Gregory’s manual they would sell? no one has them on the shelf Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPArKy_Dave 8,831 Posted July 31, 2019 You can buy both the Gregories one, AND the XF Ford factory service manual, on ebay I think? Just looking now, there are about 20 copies of the above, for sale on ebay atm. https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.XXF+Ford+service+manual.TRS0&_nkw=XF+Ford+service+manual&_sacat=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites