donut
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| posted on 20/9/02 at 06:12 PM |
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Pinto sump clearence
How much clearence is there under the sump of a pinto and is this enough for normal roads?
Cheers
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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speedthing
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| posted on 20/9/02 at 06:31 PM |
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no you need to cut the sump down by 30mm
and shorten the oil pick-up by the same
or you could damage the bottom of the sump
if it grounds out martin can mod the sump
for you i think he told me it was £60 but
dont quote me on that 
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ChrisS
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| posted on 22/10/02 at 01:58 PM |
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Sump
For £60 you can buy an RS2000 Alloy sump! Already shallower and most importantly corretly wider.
In this situation width is an issue, as to not reduce oil capacity which could in turn result to overheating problems.
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bob
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| posted on 22/10/02 at 02:34 PM |
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RS 2000 sump
Chris
been looking for RS sump,was too late for the add i saw earlier in year.
Anyone know of any for sale?
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ChrisS
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| posted on 22/10/02 at 02:58 PM |
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Theres a bloke called Ian ? who advertises in the back of Which Kit, A proper trade Box ad. He specialises in second hand ford bits, like mexico and
RS bits, he always seems to be able to get hold of them. If you buy one check it carfully for damage. the first one i got was so badly damaged it
wouldnt fit. The second one had a tiny pin prick leak that took ages to find, but luckily very east to repair. Also you need to watch out for
knackered sump plug thread. Its worth getting them helicoiled before fitting it to your engine.
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geoff shep
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| posted on 22/10/02 at 08:49 PM |
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Alloy Sump
Not quite on topic for this forum but since it's under way:
I've got an alloy sump which is great as I can now go over speed bumps without grounding!
There can be slight snags in fitting as they don't appear to be all cast the same. My starter would not quite fit with the alloy fitted and is
currently held in by slightly undersized bolts plus nuts as the proper ones just don't fit. Also, the clutch cable passes through a flange on the
the alloy sump as well as the bell housing thus effectively shortening the cable - this can actually help if you're having problems with the cable
being too long and having to pack it out at the top end.
The other snag is if you hit a steel sump it'll bend, if you clonk an alloy one it can crack.
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macspeedy
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| posted on 28/10/02 at 11:46 AM |
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alloy sumps
I have seen a couple for sale in adverts in Classic ford mag Escort mk1 +2 specialist called R.W.D 07961 539557 £85 with pick up! also Madhouse
classic fords 01978 824121 hope that is of some help they also have alloy bellhousings saving 5kg
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bsilly
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| posted on 30/10/02 at 09:56 PM |
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alloy sump on ebay , damaged repaired, started at £20.. there is a bloke in alfreton does them. on exchange with pickup pipe. gunna start
selling them meself in 2003£??. look on parts for sale on www.rhocar.org.uk if yers can bear it. its a robinhood site
mainly digger drivin me
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bob
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| posted on 31/10/02 at 12:12 AM |
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not a bad site for bits and info
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