Refurbishing my Tuscan......more

[FOT Fast]

Hi Guys,

I need some help re-acquainting my Tuscan with its speed six engine after an illicit affair with a Ford 302 engine as mentioned in this post:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

The problem I've got is that the garage who started the conversion lost(or used on other cars)the spare parts and I can't remember how it all goes back together!

Can someone show me a picture of how the Alternator, PS, Air con are mounted and which tensioner brackets go where?

Which sensor is mounted just above the coil pack? I presume the water temp is just above the alternator? What about the feed just above the engine mounting bracket- oil pressure?

Thanks

[natben]

The sensor above the coil pack is the water temp sender.

I'll see if I can dig out a picture for you.


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Edited by natben on Friday 4th October 13:39

[FOT Fast]

Thanks that's a great start. Maybe I should post a picture of the bare block and see if everyone can fill in the blanks....





1-> Water Temp Sensor
2-> Thermistor
3-> ??
4-> Bolt for what?
5-> Oil Pressure sender?
6-> Oil hose to ?
7-> Oil hose to ?

Does anyone know what size bolts hold the flywheel on to the engine?

Edited by FOT Fast on Saturday 5th October 21:27

[MPETT]

I've got hundreds of pics of my engine bay as I took it all apart. Happy to send you through photos if you can PM me your email address.
Cheers,
Martin
P.s. wouldn't it be cool if someone could build a website with a home page with a plan, side and end views of a Tuscan and then people could pin onto it pics that they have taken. Something similar to the way google maps works when people upload pics they have taken of a location. Anyone know how to do this?

[natben]

Number 6 is oil hose to oil/water cooler at the front nearside of engine. I think number 7 goes to the top side of the oil tank.

[PetrolHeadPete]

1-> Water Temp Sensor
2-> Thermistor
3-> Holds angled bracket to secure airbox
4-> Bolt for earth wires
5-> Oil Pressure sender
6-> Oil hose to cooler
7-> Oil hose to catch tank (the pipe is on backwards as shown...should run under steering UJ and up to top tank fitting)

[Sagi Badger]

3 is also the AC bracket mount if fitted. There is also an earth, from the engine harness, by the crank sensor

J

[FOT Fast]

Thanks guys, that's helped a lot.

I've realised I'm missing the large A/C front pulley and the A/C mounting bracket that would be fitted to no.3. Managed to locate a Pulley but it's a lot of money and I may have to fabricate something to replace the mounting bracket.

Tried a few different bolts to fit the flywheel to the engine and it seems to be either M10 fine thread or 3/8 UNF. Definitely, not standard M10 or 3/8 UNC.

[Walford]

FOT Fast said:

Thanks guys, that's helped a lot.

I've realised I'm missing the large A/C front pulley and the A/C mounting bracket that would be fitted to no.3. Managed to locate a Pulley but it's a lot of money and I may have to fabricate something to replace the mounting bracket.

Tried a few different bolts to fit the flywheel to the engine and it seems to be either M10 fine thread or 3/8 UNF. Definitely, not standard M10 or 3/8 UNC.

Would need to be correct tensile strength to
,

[FOT Fast]

I've managed to get the A/C pulley and bracket for about £50.

It pays to phone around!

Does anyone know if anything is attached to the threaded hole just below no.4(earth wires) and just above the engine bracket?

Got a quote to have the flywheel lightened and balanced for £132, seems quite a lot. It needs re-facing anyway so I might get it done....

Also, received the Bellhousing today....didn't realise how tiny it was compared to the Mustang one I was using. It has two fittings for the slave cylinder- I presume one goes to bulkhead and the other is a bleed nipple?

Wishing I had a copy of the Orange bible......

[Walford]

FOT Fast said:

Also, received the Bellhousing today....didn't realise how tiny it was compared to the Mustang one I was using. It has two fittings for the slave cylinder- I presume one goes to bulkhead and the other is a bleed nipple?

blead is allway at the top (12 oclock) has to be to get the air out

[Sagi Badger]

Think nothing in hole beneath 4.

Don't forget bleed nipple is connected on the end of hose that runs to a bracket connected to the starter.

J

[FOT Fast]

Bugger....realised that the Slave cylinder is a Raceproved unit which is missing the release bearing.

I'd thought it was a standard unit and could get a new bearing fitted. Have had to send it back to Raceproved to see if they can refurbish it.

Got the A/C pulley and bracket now. And the Clutch bleed pipe.

The Flywheel to Crank bolts are M10 fine thread.

[m4tti]

Hi graham,
While you have easy access to your engine can I be cheeky and get you to measure how deeply set the spark plugs are. My current compression tester is for the wrong size plugs. The ones I'm looking at have a 300mm length to the gauge. Looking to order one for the weekend.

[FOT Fast]

Hi Matt,

I'll have a look tonight. Pretty sure that's more than long enough but will double check.

[FOT Fast]

The compression tester adaptor I've got is just over 200mm long and that fits fine.

[m4tti]

Hi Graham,
Thanks for checking. Much appreciated.

[FOT Fast]

Bad news, the Raceproved Slave cylinder can't be refurbished so I have to buy a whole new slave cylinder. Seems annoying you can't replace the individual parts so I think I'm going to buy Powers slave.

[FOT Fast]

Can anyone tell me what torque to tighten the flyheel to crank bolts and the follower shaft plugs?

[FOT Fast]

Can anyone tell me how to get the LP Scavenge pump chain off??