montego vin decoder 1986-88

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Gainful employment slowed things down a bit, but got carbs, manifolds, thermostat housing (with new thermostat ant temperature sensor) fitted, as well as new radiator and hoses. With a bit of luck it might be running by next week....

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Got a little bit more done today, the second carb wasn't as badly gunged up as the first, but had one of the accelerator pump jet sealing washers missing, not sure if this would have a dramatic effect on anything, it has a new one now tho'. Got one front spindle and hub put loosely in place, just to...

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may be useful for anyone with a mystery engine!...

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This is the blocked off pipe, with the capscrew in it. Also another picture of the silicone sea...I'm not averse to using silicone myself, but not on any part of the fuel system!...

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While changing the fuel lines nd adding filters I noticed an odd thing on the fuel flow transducer... a return pipe to the tank, this isn't featured in the parts list, factory workshop manual, or Haynes...very odd, hopefully it works, so I won't need to find out why it differs from the book.. Got one...

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Cheers! I read the bit in the book about having to replace the selector rod lever every time you need to adjust the linkage...it sounded as though it would be a bit expensive, if not impossible. Adjusting the link I made involves taking a joint off, as both ends are right hand thread, hopefully set...

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the vdp wheel nuts are different & have a plastic washer on to hold the trim...not seen any for sale, but I'd have thought the valve would be in the same place. Here are pictures of the hole in the bumper on mine. If you can find a bumper the right colour with a hole already in you could keep hold...

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the good news is that they are the same as all of the car (Maestro and Montego) ones, the bad news is that they aren't easy to find either.......

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I'm not sure how easy it will be.. according to the parts list it is held on by three plastic nuts, iirc the heads on the dash nuts are a ba size, so be careful not to round them off, they do not look as if they are easy to get at.....

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I think just thē two bolts behind the a pillar on each side, one bolt in the centre & the whole thing should come out, I'm guessing you've already unplugged all thē wiring, taken the various heater tubes & the steering column out?

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It is an old Milwaukee, so probably not too different, no cnc doofers to go wrong (or for me to program incorrectly ha ha ha) still does the job though
Got a couple of new dowels made up today, but had a few hold ups when I decided to sort the gear linkage out. The short link varies between 4...

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Knowing that I had taken 10 thou off the head, I worked out the approximate area of the combustion chambers, without going to great lengths to be super accurate, I got to about 6 square inches. Therefore each chamber has had its volume reduced by about 0.06 cubic inches (approximately 1cc) . Given the...

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The head locating dowels were absolute pig to get out, I'll have to make some tomorrow, if anyone else has the same problem, the dimensions are: small end (fits in block) 1/4" diameter, 0.225" long, big end 13/32" diameter, 0.4" long. Having got them out I found that the head was...

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Yes, I was very pleased when dust shields were ok, they are hens teeth! The strut was not as bad as it looked, no grease on bolts, but they came out ok, my guess is that in the distant past it had a lot of work done to it, then got parked up undercover when the block cracked. Started on the head today,...

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Not sure how useful this will be, but the servos are the same on Montegos....

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Shiny new strut should last a few years, I put plenty of waxoyl on the spring pans as it won't rot the rubber insulators like grease would, I've seen a couple rust off inside the lower pan, which is something that is hard to see coming & makes the steering very interesting.. The discs and pads look...

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Floor mounted spring compressor definately worth the extra over the 'normal' ones. It looked as though some naughty person had fitted a single shock absorber at some point in the past, they were both equally useless now though.....

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I'm hoping to get it running before I run out of holidays ha ha, then there is a bit of welding to do on the floor. Probably won't get it painted, as I'm trying to get the Efi shell painted inbetween doing the mechanical bits on this. Machining the head is a catch 22 job, if it is sunny the solar panels...

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no problem, some of the bits should be available from rimmers or ebay, worth checking https://www.xjrover.co.uk/roverindex too easy enough to find out if they have them when you have the part numbers!

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I'll pm you.