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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Ace curved windscreen availibility

« on: December 12, 2014, 14:42:27 »

Hi there, does anyone out there know if there are any suppliers who hold curved Ace windscreens in the UK or close by? Mine is starting to de-laminate and, although it's fine at the moment, I thought I'd dip a toe in the water.
   Many thanks Glenn

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Ace Bristol wanted

« on: August 04, 2014, 14:45:07 »

I've decided that my sad life would be a little more complete if my garage contained an Ace Bristol. Life's too short to be beating about the bush, so I'm actively looking. I have a Mk4 which could be part of the deal. I understand that they are thin on the ground at present, but I thought a posting on the forum could do no harm.
   The money's there, all I need is a seller. All help gratefully received.
   Glenn Burnage
   Aceca Registrar

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Ford 2.6 engine mounts

« on: July 27, 2014, 11:03:58 »

I have been keeping an eye out for original engine mounts for the 2.6 Ford engine. I've been looking on ebay and auto jumbles. I managed to get some pattern ones off ebay some years ago, but these proved to be inferior to the Ford ones, so much so that I have refitted the ones I took off to fit the pattern ones!! Does anyone know of a source for these vital parts? I attach a photo so that it's clear what I'm on about. If this request draws a blank, how does one go about kicking off the process of club sanctioned remanufacture? Oops!, don't seem to be able to add a photo.

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Mk IV, Superblower, CRS and other Continuation Cars Forum / Radiator removal

« on: June 30, 2014, 16:58:37 »

Hi All, what a summer! I've had plenty of wonderful days to familiarise myself with AK1500. All's going well, but it does seem to be running hotter than I'd expect, even when the weather's cooler. It runs it's fan constantly once it gets to its normal temperature (between 80 and 95, sometimes a bit higher) I want to take out the radiator and to check the fan sender is opening and closing the circuit correctly and that the thermostat is opening and closing correctly and if it's the right temp range.
   
   So, 5 questions
   1/ can the radiator be removed through the bonnet aperture once the bonnet, wheel arches and various ancillaries have been removed?
   2/ What is the correct rad fan sender  (cut in and out temps, part number?)
   3/ What is the correct Thermostat (cut in and out temps, part number?)
   4/ Any recommendations regarding flushing/descaling the radiator core?
   5/ Does anyone know if a fan that is being driven constantly effects the cooling capabilities of the system, one way of another? I tried working it out, but it clouded the void between my ears.
   My engine is a standard EFi
   
   I hope some of you out there can help

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Mk IV, Superblower, CRS and other Continuation Cars Forum / Oil capacities

« on: March 16, 2014, 10:08:05 »

Having ascertained what types of oil to use, it was time to put them in their respective places
   First up, the diff. we all know that the h/book is wrong when it says 3.12 litres. I measured what came out and it was 1.55 litres and that's exactly how much went in. No problems there, so on to the gearbox.
   This was, according to my h/book, meant to hold 4.54 litres which to my mind seemed to be about twice the amount that I had ever put in a box of any type including pre-selector boxes. It had 2.15 litres in it ,and I wish I had checked with a bit of bent wire before draining it to see how far below the filler/level plug the level actually was. I didn't and it was my undoing! I had already opened an access hole in the transmission tunnel to align with the F/L plug (I can't believe this was not something that was done during manufacture. They did it for the diff!?)next, I found a snug fitting piece of tube to go on the end of my little funnel, bunged it in the hole a put 4 litres in. The mystery is that 4 litres went in with no trouble at all, no waiting for it to drain down the funnel, it just ran straight into the box as you would expect it to if it held almost exactly an imp.gallon, however, when I removed the funnel & tube 1.5ltres of expensive ATF pissed into my inspection pit!!! So the handbook is wrong again. I took the figure of 4.54liters as gospel as I had no reason to doubt it, unlike the diff where I had been advised by several people that the figure in the h/book was wrong. I jacked the car up to silly angles just in case there was some sort of weir that needed overcoming (as in some live-axle cars), but no, 2.6 litres was all I could get in. I make that 57% of what the book says.
   Next the engine. Apart from struggling to remove the oil filter all went well. when I added what remained in the filter to what came out of the two sump plugs it totalled 3.65 litres (the dipstick had shown that it was about 2/3 full). It took 4.5 litres to bring the level up to the top of the 'full' mark on the dipstick.
   So there we are, all lubricant now changed and some lessons learned.
   I wonder if anyone out there has had similar experiences??
   cheers Glenn

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Mk IV, Superblower, CRS and other Continuation Cars Forum / What oils to use

« on: March 03, 2014, 11:55:02 »

Hi All, My first post yielded zero responses, so I'm hoping for better luck this time with a new question.
   I need some advice on engine/gear box & differential oils.
   The info in the handbook is now 20 years old and I have been given so much conflicting advice that I don't know if I'm coming or going.
   My car is AK1500 1993 302 efi, T5 g/box & Salisbury LDS diff
   I've been advised to use anything from 5W/30 to 15W/60 in the engine, so I've no idea.
   As far as the gearbox is concerned, using ATF seems to be the way, but as I said, I'm confused.
   The Diff is the only thing I feel confident about going out and buying oil for, but as for whether or not to use any 'addative' ??Hopefully there maybe some good advice out there. Any help would be much appreciated.
   As there seems to be so much differing thought out there on oils, does most advice stem from what can be obtained cheaply or easily??? I have never scrimped on oils (I even changed engine oil after every race meeting back in the day). I want what's best, not what's cheapest. If it happens to be both then so much the better.
   
   I drove the car for the first time at the weekend since getting it in November. Compared with the ultralight things I've been used to in the past, it was like taking a very obedient Mastiff out for a walk for the first time when all my experience is with Terriers!!! I look forward to becoming more familiar with it.
   
   Are there any MklVs in the Bournemouth area or thereabouts?
   I'm Glenn Burnage, by the way, the AC Aceca Registrar (in case you were wondering)

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Mk IV, Superblower, CRS and other Continuation Cars Forum / Indoor car cover & ITG air filter advice

« on: January 19, 2014, 10:02:30 »

Hi, First post on this forum, so here goes.
   Firstly, does anyone have any advice on suppliers of indoor car covers? Mine has a drivers side roll bar on RHD car. Secondly, does anyone have the part Number for an ITG air filter (or any other higher flow air filter for that matter) for a 1993 EFi car?