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Originally Posted by brainbug007
Nice one, thanks a ton for the help mark 
My engine/gearbox is in now and bolted in. Got the loom out and have layed it all out so things are in the right sort of area.
I'll have to source a thermostat from a 1.6 then, is it only escorts that had a 1.6 cvh? Any idea what year range had them? If you could post a pic of one davedew or anyone else it would be appreciated!
For the inlet manifold, is 3mm plate good enough to make the engine & carb plates? Also for the connection pipes, what kind of thickness pipe should I use? I'm guessing the inside diameter needs to be the same as the carbs (36mm) and should it be bent into a more oval shape to match the holes on the engine head? |
3mm wont be thick enough, personally i would want at least 8mm for the engine side as you want it to be as flat as possible, nothing to say you cant go less as long as its perfectly flat once its finished
2/3mm for the carbs pipes will be fine as you say just match either end with carbs/inlet ports as closely as you can
Are you using the carb rubbers off the bike? i used silicone hose on my cvh install but when i made a new manifold for the new engine i used the bike carb rubbers & it seems a better job as you dont have a lip inside where they join the carbs as you do with silicone, much more secure too
The carb rubbers are also fuel resistant whereas only specialist silicone hose is and is quite expensive
Also i have heard stories of carbs falling off when mounting them with silicone, mine never did but theres not much stub to mount them on the carb side