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Old 23-12-2007, 01:59 PM   #1
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i have a 1973 ford escort with a 1.3L hc motor, does anyone know the firing order for it, as the thing wont start and im getting impatient.

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Old 23-12-2007, 02:04 PM   #2
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Old 23-12-2007, 02:29 PM   #3
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Correct firing order, wrong orrientation in car. They weren't fwd in '73!
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Old 23-12-2007, 02:34 PM   #4
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Correct firing order, wrong orrientation in car. They weren't fwd in '73!
What? The escort that I hire was born in 73 and she won’t fire in any order. :hihi:
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Old 23-12-2007, 02:48 PM   #5
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thanks for that everyone
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Old 23-12-2007, 04:28 PM   #6
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What? The escort that I hire was born in 73 and she won’t fire in any order. :hihi:
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Old 23-12-2007, 04:39 PM   #7
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Must have been a hard hit.
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Old 23-12-2007, 05:26 PM   #8
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1.3 Escort. That takes me waaaay back. I hope it's not an auto! 0-100 in 45 seconds. Thought I'd give it a good clean one morning and pulled out all of the leads, firing order, what's a firing order Dad?
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1.3 Escort. That takes me waaaay back. I hope it's not an auto! 0-100 in 45 seconds. Thought I'd give it a good clean one morning and pulled out all of the leads, firing order, what's a firing order Dad?
AFIK, the auto tunnel is the one to get as its large enough to take a Sierra 5 speed.
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Old 24-12-2007, 10:28 AM   #10
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The best way to fire up a 1.3lt Escort is to unbolt the 4 bolts either side of the motor, throw out the thing in between and bolt in one with a 2.0 on the side, preferrably with a couple of things with weber written on the side.
0-100 down to about 9.0 secs :
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The best way to fire up a 1.3lt Escort is to unbolt the 4 bolts either side of the motor, throw out the thing in between and bolt in one with a 2.0 on the side, preferrably with a couple of things with weber written on the side.
0-100 down to about 9.0 secs :
.......or Cossie turbo and 0-100km/h in 3 seconds. :
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Old 26-12-2007, 10:41 AM   #12
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Crossflow motors are actually 1-2-4-3.. different to every other 4 cylinder!
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Old 26-12-2007, 03:16 PM   #13
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cant help but notice u said 1.3 hc. do u have a 1973 1300GT
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