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Could you advise what year the Escort/Fiesta nuts would be, or what year you made the change?

Thanks, trouble is I’ve got some wheel nuts with 60 degree chamfer which work fine on alloys but they won’t fit in the steel wheels. The hole through which the stud goes in the steel wheel is smaller than the hole in the alloy wheel. Also the alloy wheel is thicker where the hole is than the steel wheel

I replaced my Spitfire 1500 wheel studs with M12 Freelander studs. I have the original steel wheels and need some wheel nuts with the correct taper to centre the wheels correctly. Grateful for any advice as to which nuts will work.

No debris in the sump or oil. Thanks for the feedback, will strip it all down

Here’s my crank removed. I live near Aylesbury, any advice as to where to take it for a regrinding gratefully received. Apart from that do I need to tear down the rest of the engine or just clean everything then reassemble?

Yes 50 psi, oil pump looks in good nick.

So does that mean a new crank shaft?

It’s been a while but I have finally found the source of the noise from my engine, pls see the attached file. I guess this is fixable and grateful for any advice IMG_0583.MOV

Mechanical pump, float valve does not leak I just fitted it from new. Since it’s the first time I filled the carbs since overhaul I’ll try a few times emptying and filling to see if the valve gets better, will giv3 it a few taps

The float valves are new as I rebuilt the carbs but I get your drift, will take them off and check them, thanks

Ok that’s sorted now fuel is available at the carbs, only problem fuel is dripping out of the air filter how do I fix that, or is that happening because I have not yet been able to start the car?

Trying to start the car for the first time, no joy yet. Fuel in the tank but it’s not being sucked up to the carbs by the fuel pump when I turn the car over. I split the hoses just before the pump and tried to prime the system by turning the car over. Fuel did get to the rear carb at least because I saw it dripping out of the air filter. How do I get the fuel to the carbs without constantly having to prime the system?

Thanks a lot

Do you mean one of the extension bolts holds the hanger, I can’t see any other bolt holes?

Fitting my exhaust. I can see where all the mounts are except the one by the transmission. Grateful for advice of there is supposed to be an exhaust mount there.