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Brendo · 08-20-2013, 03:05 AM

Hey guys,

I recently bought a mk1 escort that came fitted with a 1600cc Crossflow Engine.

All was going fine up until around a month ago when it developed a slight miss. Over the course of 1 hour it got worse and worse till the car was not drive able.

I replaced the points and that fixed the problem for about a week, until a slight miss occurred again, this time only getting bad enough to be annoying.

I went about replacing a few things, i replaced the spark plugs, spark plug leads, dizzy cap, condenser, and rotor. This fixed the problem for about a week until yet again it started missing!! I then replaced the coil and coil lead, this fixed the problem for 2 days and then once again the miss came back .

I have taken the carby off and had it all cleaned etc and nothing is blocked up there...

Tonight i cleaned the points , it drove well for about 2 minutes then the miss came back, got home and the points were black... could it be the condenser?

has anyone had similar problems? What else is there?

ford3 · 08-20-2013, 11:56 AM

i would replace the condensor again,make sure its not chinese made, another thought how many volts to the dizzzy and how many is there supposed to be ?

Brendo · 08-22-2013, 05:47 AM

Alright so i replaced the condenser as you said, that fixed the miss! it runs sweet now. The other one was new not that long ago but it must of been a crappy one?

Now.. when i turn the car off after driving, it seems to run on for half a second, makes a loud noise and sounds like it turns over before dieing, what would that be?

thanks a lot

ford3 · 08-22-2013, 12:43 PM

it may be dieseling, a lot of carbon on pistons and valves that get real hot when driven and glow just enought to ignite what fuel is drawn in when engine is shut down, maybe ignition is set to far advanced when shutting down, on our flat heads with that problem we would idle engine at 1200 or 1500 rpm and drizzle water down the carb to remove carbon, it works just, look at a cylinder or head that has had a water leak, its as clean as a whistle, how many miles on engine is it burning oil? or it could be this damn poor fuel the government dictates us to use

ford3 · 08-22-2013, 12:46 PM

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another thought, when buying electrical parts make sure where there made, if it says china do buy them search for usa parts, a little harder to get and cost more but worth it to eleminate the problem you just had

08-20-2013, 03:05 AM	#1
Brendo Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2	HELP!1969 Mk1 Escort Hey guys, I recently bought a mk1 escort that came fitted with a 1600cc Crossflow Engine. All was going fine up until around a month ago when it developed a slight miss. Over the course of 1 hour it got worse and worse till the car was not drive able. I replaced the points and that fixed the problem for about a week, until a slight miss occurred again, this time only getting bad enough to be annoying. I went about replacing a few things, i replaced the spark plugs, spark plug leads, dizzy cap, condenser, and rotor. This fixed the problem for about a week until yet again it started missing!! I then replaced the coil and coil lead, this fixed the problem for 2 days and then once again the miss came back . I have taken the carby off and had it all cleaned etc and nothing is blocked up there... Tonight i cleaned the points , it drove well for about 2 minutes then the miss came back, got home and the points were black... could it be the condenser? has anyone had similar problems? What else is there?

08-20-2013, 11:56 AM	#2
ford3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: oroville calif. Posts: 1,453	Re: HELP!1969 Mk1 Escort i would replace the condensor again,make sure its not chinese made, another thought how many volts to the dizzzy and how many is there supposed to be ?

08-22-2013, 05:47 AM	#3
Brendo Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2	Re: HELP!1969 Mk1 Escort Alright so i replaced the condenser as you said, that fixed the miss! it runs sweet now. The other one was new not that long ago but it must of been a crappy one? Now.. when i turn the car off after driving, it seems to run on for half a second, makes a loud noise and sounds like it turns over before dieing, what would that be? thanks a lot

08-22-2013, 12:43 PM	#4
ford3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: oroville calif. Posts: 1,453	Re: HELP!1969 Mk1 Escort it may be dieseling, a lot of carbon on pistons and valves that get real hot when driven and glow just enought to ignite what fuel is drawn in when engine is shut down, maybe ignition is set to far advanced when shutting down, on our flat heads with that problem we would idle engine at 1200 or 1500 rpm and drizzle water down the carb to remove carbon, it works just, look at a cylinder or head that has had a water leak, its as clean as a whistle, how many miles on engine is it burning oil? or it could be this damn poor fuel the government dictates us to use Last edited by ford3; 08-22-2013 at 01:35 PM.

08-22-2013, 12:46 PM	#5
ford3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: oroville calif. Posts: 1,453	Re: HELP!1969 Mk1 Escort Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) another thought, when buying electrical parts make sure where there made, if it says china do buy them search for usa parts, a little harder to get and cost more but worth it to eleminate the problem you just had