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Old 01-31-2010, 09:29 AM   #16
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Re: Cracked head?

Thanks for coming back and letting us know how your zx2 turned out. Idle and smoke will get better after you've put some miles on it. You might want to take the IAC out and clean it. MIght help the idle a little bit.
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Old 01-31-2010, 11:03 PM   #17
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i drove it about 5 miles last night, his plates are way expired, our state has changed plates to a new style and it still has the old so its obvious, didn't want to go far for that reason. Anyway, that many miles needed? I though the same kinda, like maybe zetec needed to work any air out or something? I don't know...
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Old 02-15-2010, 09:35 PM   #18
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Holy moly, what a drawn out project, I have so many irons in the fire....

Finally got around to this thing, Pulled the valve cover, right wheel, and the splash shield. Rechecked my timing and had it slightly advanced, like 1 or 1.5 degree, so I timed it again, on that note, where do you get a tool to stick in the cams? I used allen wrenches and stacked up feeler gauges to hold the cams, and there is NO way to hold the zetec cam gear while tightening the nut, atleast not without some special tool. Just gotta hold your tounge just right and cross your fingers.....
ANYWAY, fixed that, hooked up the vacuum hose, put some more gas in it and it still started like crap. Got to fiddling around, and found that the plug end of #2 wire was boogered up and was going to the side of the plug instead of down on it, runs good now. Didn't find it until it started missing throughout the rpm range, now its fixed. YEAAAA!!!
I so want this freaking thing out of my driveway. I turn wrenches all day, I don't want to do it anymore at home, atleast not for anyone but myself....
I don't have time for this crap
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Old 02-16-2010, 04:59 AM   #19
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http://www.ebay.com/ Search item 190368529977
This seller ships to the US as I've bought from him before. Other dealers only have part of the set in the US.
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Old 02-16-2010, 10:51 PM   #20
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Holy moly, what a drawn out project, I have so many irons in the fire....

Finally got around to this thing, Pulled the valve cover, right wheel, and the splash shield. Rechecked my timing and had it slightly advanced, like 1 or 1.5 degree, so I timed it again, on that note, where do you get a tool to stick in the cams? I used allen wrenches and stacked up feeler gauges to hold the cams, and there is NO way to hold the zetec cam gear while tightening the nut, atleast not without some special tool. Just gotta hold your tounge just right and cross your fingers.....
ANYWAY, fixed that, hooked up the vacuum hose, put some more gas in it and it still started like crap. Got to fiddling around, and found that the plug end of #2 wire was boogered up and was going to the side of the plug instead of down on it, runs good now. Didn't find it until it started missing throughout the rpm range, now its fixed. YEAAAA!!!
I so want this freaking thing out of my driveway. I turn wrenches all day, I don't want to do it anymore at home, atleast not for anyone but myself....
I don't have time for this crap

If you have the Haynes manual, it will tell you how to make the tool out of angle iron. It is easy and works good.
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