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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

https://youtu.be/zyejT4VPzlE

[zirk]

Well, according to my Ex Misses, when she borrowed an Ex Plod Red DPG 3.0 MV6 off me, about 1 and a half Junctions of the M25 at 70 mph with no Aux Belt, which I suppose equates to around 4 mins before it died of death.

Later that day when I went to see the Car the only real words of sympathy I received from Her was, "well, is there any way I can recover the Petrol from it because I put 80 quids worth in", but on reflection I can now understand a Women's logic and she was correct to ask, as that was the only thing left in the Car that was any real value.

As for the No Water and No Oil, I can confirm that She does perform these tests on her Cars on a regular basis and from experience the Nissan,s and Toyota's will run the longest, anything with a Ford or Vauxhall Badge on it doesn't stand a chance.

[Rangie]

When my son was at university we bought him a Ford Fiesta to run back & forth in , it was in lovely condition full service history & only one previous owner. I spent a while showing him how do do all the checks necessary a complete waste of time , anyhow one weekend I lifted the bonnet just to check everything , the oil did not even appear on the dipstick I believe it only had about half a pint in it calculated after topping it up, how he got home in it I haven't a clue. It never gave any troubles at all, I sold via eBay to a chap in Suffolk a year or so later.

[STEMO]

My wife's first car was a fiesta, it made a funny noise. When she finally got round to having a mechanic look at it, the rocker shaft had snapped in half. Didn't stop it going at all.

[Doctor Gollum]

My wife's first car was a fiesta, it made a funny noise. When she finally got round to having a mechanic look at it, the rocker shaft had snapped in half. Didn't stop it going at all.

Big advantage of push rod engines

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I had the cambelt on a 1974 1.6 XL Capri let go. It didn't take the engine with it.

[ronnyd]

When my son was at university we bought him a Ford Fiesta to run back & forth in , it was in lovely condition full service history & only one previous owner. I spent a while showing him how do do all the checks necessary a complete waste of time , anyhow one weekend I lifted the bonnet just to check everything , the oil did not even appear on the dipstick I believe it only had about half a pint in it calculated after topping it up, how he got home in it I haven't a clue. It never gave any troubles at all, I sold via eBay to a chap in Suffolk a year or so later.

Tried the same with both my granddaughters to no avail.  They still think that the MOT is akin to a service.

[biggriffin]

I had the cambelt on a 1974 1.6 XL Capri let go. It didn't take the engine with it.

 
 Really,  A 1600 X-flow..   Or do you mean the fan belt as was.

[BazaJT]

Would've thought a '74 1.6 Capri would've had the Pinto motor in it? Can't recall whether the Pinto was an interference engine or not but I have known Cortina 1.6s survive cam belt breakages.

[ronnyd]

My Mk3 Granny had the 2L Pinto lump. Must admit i never really tried to run it without essential fluids.   I seem to remember i was informed when i got it that a cambelt break wasn,t always terminal  . I did have it done never the less.

[dave the builder]

I did the in-laws Ye olde Sierra after a snapped belt last year ,
nothing serious......just bent valves,rocker arms,lifters,head skim etc etc 
about £150 in parts

[Rangie]

When my son was at university we bought him a Ford Fiesta to run back & forth in , it was in lovely condition full service history & only one previous owner. I spent a while showing him how do do all the checks necessary a complete waste of time , anyhow one weekend I lifted the bonnet just to check everything , the oil did not even appear on the dipstick I believe it only had about half a pint in it calculated after topping it up, how he got home in it I haven't a clue. It never gave any troubles at all, I sold via eBay to a chap in Suffolk a year or so later.

Tried the same with both my granddaughters to no avail.  They still think that the MOT is akin to a service.

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Ha ha yes MOT & fuel that's FSH to a youngster..😄

[New POD]

I had the cambelt on a 1974 1.6 XL Capri let go. It didn't take the engine with it.

My dad had a cam belt go on a Sierra 1.6, Y reg.  AA fitted a new one on the hard shoulder.

[Nick W]

Would've thought a '74 1.6 Capri would've had the Pinto motor in it? Can't recall whether the Pinto was an interference engine or not but I have known Cortina 1.6s survive cam belt breakages.

74 car ought to be a pinto.


2.0l pintos are non-inteference engines; break a cambelt at 6500 rpm and you'll need a new belt.
1.6l pintos are maybes; lowish rpm is often OK, high is unlikely.


Not that belt failure is particularly common.


I like pintos and think they suit small Fords perfectly; crossflows are disappointing, and their only real advantage is a lower weight.


You can't fit a 1.6 head on a 2.0l engine as the valves are different lengths. I'm sure you can work out how I discovered that....

[Nick W]

I had the cambelt on a 1974 1.6 XL Capri let go. It didn't take the engine with it.

My dad had a cam belt go on a Sierra 1.6, Y reg.  AA fitted a new one on the hard shoulder.

I waited for the AA to arrive with tools so I could refit the timing belt on one of my Capris. The broken fan belt made it jump several teeth. That was back when I could do a pinto belt in 20minutes at the side of the road.
I refitted the belt cover after that episode