Westfield

Deal done, Thanks everyone! back to work - no time to update the web site!!

Cheers Rob We are off to look at a couple tomorrow, will mail your guy if i have no luck.

Thought some oy you may be interested in this site. Here http://www.guy-croft.com/page2.html The site belongs to Guy Croft who I know from my Lancia days. Its an interesting site with some pictures on a VX cylinder head being modified. back to work - no time to update the web site!! Edited by - Tony L on 3 Dec 2005 14:52:22

Thanks Rob Can you mail me the sellers detail? cheers

It would be a good idea!!! OK He has up to £6k to spend, preferably 3 doors and 1.6 but will consider a 1.8 (he can’t afford to insure any higher specification), must be manual, must be excellent condition and not mega milage He might consider a golf….

Just on the off chance does anyone have an Audi A3 for sale for my son?

Dave I ran a Crossflow Westfield for 7000 mile using Castrol Valvemaster plus which is a lead replacement additive and octane booster. In that time the tappet gaps hardly moved so I concluded it was doing its job. Is yours a Crossflow?

From memory I calibrated the TPS by mounting it on the carbs and then connecting the Megajolt up. I noted the reading with the throttle fully closed and fully open and used these readings as the max and min on the scale. I then divided the mn and max into equal increments and used these as the scale for throttle openings. I “think” I have seem a webcon TPS and it looks the same as the one from RS components….

Having bought Rob’s HPC… if he says it’s clean it will be Rob, the HPC went out yesterday for what was probably its last run this year unless we have a few more salt free weeks!! Its going really well 😬 😬 😬 back to work - no time to update the web site!!

Good post, thanks Ian. *thumbup* Should this be at the top of the list like the VX pulley thread? back to work - no time to update the web site!!

I have one which I used to good effect on a Roger King 150 BHP Crossflow. 3D ignition was one of the best modifications I made to the car, transformed the driveability and the fuel consumption! If you mail me I will send you a copy which is in Excel. You can simply transfer the figures into the Megajolt software. There are a couple of pages on my web site on the Megajolt conversion, see the link below. back to work - no time to update the web site!!

I had the same problem with the Crossflow in my Westfield. After replacing the alternator 3 times I came to the conclusion it was the rubbish Lucas design. I ended up going to the scrap yard and getting one off a Fiesta. It was “almost” a straight swap, just a little spacing required to gett he pulley lined up. It came complete with a nice little heat shield at the back which kept it cool, and a slightly larger pulley to keep the speed down. The plan was to fit it and then have it reconditioned at a later date. I never did get around to it! I know several people who subsequently made this modification with good results… The other thing that kills the Lucas alternator is revs, that’s why they sell a smaller all steel engine pulley to get the RPM of the alternator down. Burtons sell them I think. back to work - no time to update the web site!!

Try ringing this number and asking for Paul Ivy 01902 373770 he only works part time though so keep trying He has helped me out no end of times with Valves and guides. He is part of a company (Rimflow?) that manufacactures valves for al sorts of competition engines including all the big teams… he sold me some Crossflow valves last year at a very reasonable price. He also does K series and VX valves as well. back to work - no time to update the web site!!

Mike I will post it to you tomorrow. Regards Tony back to work - no time to update the web site!!

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I have a spare VERY bright LED including a mounting. Its 12V so no resistor required and should work with the emerald. Mine is wired into the Stack re counter and works great. Also come with about a meter of wire already connected. It came in a pack of 4 from Halfords for £5. Send me your address and I will pop it in the post to you back to work - no time to update the web site!!

me too

Alicat, First dibs please, when can I come round?

August Classicford - lime green RS2000 on the cover It was Alicat who posted it – don’t know what he was doing browsing the ford mags 😳 😳 *tongue* It’s a reasonable article, 7 pages in all back to work - no time to update the web site!!

If you have the older type Bosch distributor with an aftermarket electronic ignition you may want to consider getting a distributor form a Ford Valencia engine as this comes complete with a nice factory built in electronic ignition unit. It’s a direct replacement and provided you get H&H to map it for you then you have a great set up that’s reliable. It uses the distributor cap from a Fiat Strada (side entry) they are very easy to wire up, jut three wires. These are in the Burtons Catalogue at around £275 if I remember. They were fitted to a Ford Escort or Fiesta from around 1985 – 87 I used one of these very successfully on my old 155BHP Crossflow for many years. Some details on this link… here What mae the most improvement to my car however was going 3D ignition. This transformed the way it went in terms of drivability and the fuel consumption improved as well. Again, some details on this link… here As a thought, I may have a couple of old distributors complete with the ignition packs… mail me if you are interested. back to work - no time to update the web site!!

Try H&H ignition solutions. 01384261500 or 07989744351 They are a small firm recondition distributors. They have access to lots of different maps/advance curves for all types of distributors. They did a Crossflow distributor for a friend of mine; the car never ran so well! They will also map your existing distributor for a very reasonable sum, much cheaper than Aldon. One of the problems with Aldon is you get to speak to the storman. With H&H you speak to the guy who will be doing the work…. Fast turnaround as well, they are based close to Dudley in the West Midlands. Not far from Aldon in fact. back to work - no time to update the web site!!

In the good old days when I worked for Royal Mail we used to do loads of these when they leaked… Best way is to use a centre punch and mark the shaft, the flange and the nut all in line so that when you reassemble them they go back in exactly the same position. If I remember right we also used to mark the washer as well, although I don’t think that’s as important. The seal can be prised out with a screw driver. We also used to rebuild diffs. It was one item that you had to get right and use quite a few special tools to do the job correctly, and have a unit that was quiet and would last. There is a collapsible collar that spaces the bearings on the pinion which you have to crush to get the bearing pre load correct. It takes a hell of a torque to crush it and if you go too far you have to throw the spacer away and start again! The bearing pre load was measured with a weigh on a long bar. There were 2 positions for the weight: one for old and one for new bearings. I can remember that when you fitted new bearings there was so much preload on them it was very difficult to turn the pinion by hand!! Crown wheel bearing pre load was achieved by spreading the diff casing by using the large threaded bearing retainers on either side, 12 though comes to mind.. Its all coming back to me now…. I think Burtons still sell the seals. Hope that helps. back to work - no time to update the web site!!

Price reduced! He is getting desperate now as he has lined up the replacement – BMW M5 Now at £23,495. How’s that sound for an x reg Tuscan? Is he overpriced? back to work - no time to update the web site!!

For sale on behalf of a work colleague, there are some pictures and details of it on my web site. Its an immaculate car that has wanted for nothing. http://www.jtccc.co.uk/index1115521.htm or try clicking here! Edited by - Tony L on 3 Aug 2005 23:02:34

Rob Glad you upgraded 😬