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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Wiring diagram
« on: December 07, 2014, 00:24:22 »
Hi David
   
   Any further forward unearthing the cause of your engine malfunction?

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Non-starting
« on: December 03, 2014, 22:58:06 »
Relief the problem’s been solved, but annoying you now have money tied up in unwanted parts.
   
   Guess it’s sometimes cheaper to call in the experts from the outset (provided a genuine expert can be found) rather than go the DIY route - a lesson I for one have never learnt!!

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Non-starting
« on: November 30, 2014, 00:13:11 »
We will - with interest!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Non-starting
« on: November 29, 2014, 16:49:04 »
Hi Patrick,
   
   It certainly sounds like the kind of weird problem a faulty immobiliser could cause, so would urge you get the auto electrician to disconnect the alarm before ripping the car apart. If I were a gambling man I’d put a £10 on it being that. But I’m not, so I’ll settle for a sportsman’s bet!!!
   
   In a previous post you said if the engine does start it runs fine. Is that still the case or is it completely dead now?
   
   Good luck. Max

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Non-starting
« on: November 28, 2014, 22:16:20 »
Unlikely to be the cause here, but a battery that’s not man enough for job can cause a weak or non-existent spark when cranking because all battery output is taken by starter motor (hence good spark as key is released). A poor engine/chassis earth can have same effect.
   
   
   You said an electrician was coming last Tuesday/Wednesday…?

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Wiring diagram
« on: November 26, 2014, 21:16:54 »
http://forums.corral.net/forums/ is another good site for Mustang 94/95 engine probs.
   
   I had a CD with wiring diagram for all variants of Ace, but lent it to someone who never returned it. However, I found it pretty useless. For a start it required AutoCAD to open and none of the circuits were colour coded making it difficult to track path of a circuit when scrolling around the page.
   
   I agree with DGoose - sounds more like a fueling or ignition problem than wiring problem. Is ignition advancing with increased revs? Is fuel filter OK?

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Non-starting
« on: November 21, 2014, 22:41:07 »
Aceman Too. I assume you are referring to diagnostic plug on ECU? If so I’d like to know where it is myself, because for years I’ve had an irritating problem with engine stalling when selecting drive (auto box).
   
   You didn’t say if your car has the Cobra immobiliser? Your problem sounds very similar to the problem my mate had - his Ace would run fine, but then refuse to start. If you've got an immobiliser my first move would be to disconnect it.
   
   Problem with test equipment it introduces another unknown. Personally, I’d use a spare plug (any type will do) and start by pulling the central HT lead on the distributor cap and connecting it to the spark plug with body earthed to a substantial metal component on engine in order to ensuring good ground connection (hold plug in place with something non-metallic). Ignition is OK if cranking engine produces continuous stream of sparks that can be both seen and heard. If spark is erratic (as you found with tester) then fault lies with coil or other “upstream” component. If spark is good, repeat exercise connecting slave plug to a spark plug lead and see if you get equally strong regular, but fewer sparks. If spark is weak or erratic check cap and rotor.
   
   Hope this helps and apologies for being long-winded.

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Non-starting
« on: November 21, 2014, 00:09:00 »
Next time car won’t start pull off a plug lead, connect to any spare plug you have lying around, earth out plug body on earthed metal component of engine (A/C pump springs to mind) and get someone to crank engine. If plug can be seen to be sparking then fault is on fuelling side of things. If no spark fault lies with ignition.

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Non-starting
« on: November 20, 2014, 23:45:50 »
Is the car fitted with Cobra immobiliser? I knew of someone with an Ace that developed starting problems. Fault was ultimately traced to the immobiliser.

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Speedo removal
« on: November 14, 2014, 14:43:21 »
Hi Paho. Having attempted to get at defuncted speedo head by removing steering column I discovered the instrument panel/fascia can be removed simply by lowering steering column to limit of rake adjustment, removing two halves of plastic steering wheel binnacle and easing the panel/fascia out of recess in dash complete with instruments using nothing more sophisticated than fingers (panel/fascia held in situ with strip of Velcro at either end).
   
   All the instruments are clamped to panel/fascia using common practice of brackets and knurled nuts.
   
   I wish I did know how complete dash is held in place! My wish list included fitting 6-speed Tremec I imported from States, but to do so requires removing the dash. Unable to figure out how the dash is fixed, and not wanting to wreck it attempting to get it out, I gave up the project - that and shear enormity  of the task!!! Shame!!

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Spring Rates
« on: November 11, 2014, 23:35:17 »
Hi David. Bad news you have two scrap rims!
   
   I don’t know the technical spec of the 17 inch rims. However, if it’s of any help my car was originally fitted with standard 16 inch five spoke rims as fitted to all 1995 cars, but were changed to 17 inch TSW Imola rims by the Factory when originals were damaged shipping the car back from 1995 Detroit Motor Show. When I bought the car back in 2000 the spare was still fitted with an original five spoke rim.
   
   I therefore think it reasonable to assume both sizes fit, so share same hub dimensions.

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Rear Suspension
« on: November 11, 2014, 09:58:27 »
Hi Aceman Too. It will be interesting to know what’s revealed once hubs are stripped. Hope you will share your findings with us!
   
   In an earlier post I asked if anyone knew how the instrument panel is held in place? For anyone interested, it’s held in place with nothing more sophisticated  than Velcro!!

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Rear Suspension
« on: November 04, 2014, 20:19:19 »
The hub carriers are magnesium, so likely to be made specially for the Ace. Couldn't decide what type of bearing are use in lower fulcrums. I had expected to see tapered roller, but they appear to be needle rollers or bushes. However, wear wasn't my reason for removing the hubs, so didn't investigate further.
   
   Several points that might be of assistance - a) nearside hub retaining nut has left hand thread b) puller is needed to separate hub from stub axle c) the hubs are a tight fit on the lower wishbones - I made a spreader to spring the lugs apart sufficiently to slide the hubs back on.

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On the subject of EFI does can any one advise where the ecu diagnostic plug is located (or what it looks like)? I have a Ace (Brooklands), which needs the engine management checked out. Since fitting the usual power adders (but not camshaft) some years back engine has irritating tendency to stall when selecting D (auto box), which no amount of T/B resetting has solved. Idle in neutral is no problem nor once engine has settled in drive, but as revs drop as engine takes up load, engine “hangs” at 500 rpm for brief moment then, more often than not, stalls.
   
   Any help would be much appreciated.
   
   Max

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Ace 'Brooklands' Forum / Spring Rates
« on: April 18, 2014, 10:42:43 »
If the setup on my 94 Ace (No 44) was typical of cars leaving the factory the front springs were coil bound long before hitting the bump stops causing the suspension to “crash” driving on all but the smoothest roads (not easy to find in these days of prolific potholes!). Matters were made worse by the ride height, which was too low. Therefore to commission new springs using data from the existing ones will not sort the problems.
   
   Because the steering and ride on my car was so awful I set about systematically going through steering and suspension geometries, making improvements where possible. Changes to suspension included relocating front and rear dampers, manufacture of longer stroke Koni’s, spring spacers to raise rear suspension and new front springs supplied by Coil Springs (1989) Ltd.
   
   I don’t recall exactly the data Saturn Works needed to make the new springs, because this all happened a long time ago. However, I don’t remember them requiring anything particularly technical - I think it was outside diameter, free length and “compressed” length when at normal ride height.
   
   www.coilsprings.co.uk    coilsprings@saturnworks.fsnet.co.uk

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