None starting V4

[FredTransit]

Just seal up the holes in the top of the filter housing with silicone!

[wardy-uk]

Just seal up the holes in the top of the filter housing with silicone!

Its a bout a 4 inch hole I will try weld it up this week

[FredTransit]

Cut a disc off a coke can, and stick it down with said silicone sealer. Here's one i made earlier....

[wardy-uk]

I can not see a photo Fred. I will just stick to welding mine up

[FredTransit]

Cut a disc off a coke can, and stick it down with said silicone sealer. Here's one i made earlier....

I meant as per Blue Peter, making stuff!

[wardy-uk]

Ill post a pic of mine when welded then

[madmark]

dont weld it fibreglass it!
and running without a air filter you are asking for big trouble ,you are lucky you still have the camper ,v4 engines were allways backfireing through the carb how its not gone up in flames you are lucky!

[wardy-uk]

:shock: dont weld it fibreglass it!
and running without a air filter you are asking for big trouble ,you are lucky you still have the camper ,v4 engines were allways backfireing through the carb how its not gone up in flames you are lucky!

Mine is metal hence hence the rustly hole I would assume its the right one to as my ice cream with a V4 had one. The original engine in my camper had one and there was one with engine I bought

I think I will be puting it on tomorow then so i don't go up in flames!

[rottie_007]

mine used to pop through the carb a bit till I sorted the tappets...

noe it runs evenly but ticks a bit...
one day with practise ill be able to get them quiet im sure lol

[FredTransit]

:shock: dont weld it fibreglass it!
and running without a air filter you are asking for big trouble ,you are lucky you still have the camper ,v4 engines were allways backfireing through the carb how its not gone up in flames you are lucky!

Mine is metal hence hence the rustly hole I would assume its the right one to as my ice cream with a V4 had one. The original engine in my camper had one and there was one with engine I bought

I think I will be puting it on tomorow then so i don't go up in flames!

I think mark meant don't weld it, repair it with fiberglass. He's right about the carb too, this happened to us with the first Mk1 we had, luckily it was put out before too much damage was done, and she passed the MOT than afternoon!

[baconsdozen]

Quite a few fords with V4s caught fire with carbs back firing, the hollow sections cast into the manifold can fill with fuel and oil and that hardly helps the resulting fire.When I bought Tarquin the transit it had a rusty air cleaner and I modified the air cleaner and welded a plate covering the whole top.I did the same thing on Courtenay the camper.If more than a fer drops of water get into the manifold whilst the vehicles parked its possible to get hydraulic lock when turning the engine over or when it first fires,if your lucks bad it might be enough to bugger it up for good.
Running without an air cleaner isn't none to clever with any engine,but on a V4 where mixture distribution is already uneven it might weaken the mixture enough to cause serious problems.

[wardy-uk]

Quite a few fords with V4s caught fire with carbs back firing, the hollow sections cast into the manifold can fill with fuel and oil and that hardly helps the resulting fire.When I bought Tarquin the transit it had a rusty air cleaner and I modified the air cleaner and welded a plate covering the whole top.I did the same thing on Courtenay the camper.If more than a fer drops of water get into the manifold whilst the vehicles parked its possible to get hydraulic lock when turning the engine over or when it first fires,if your lucks bad it might be enough to bugger it up for good.
Running without an air cleaner isn't none to clever with any engine,but on a V4 where mixture distribution is already uneven it might weaken the mixture enough to cause serious problems.

I will be getting that air filer on tommorow. I have never used glass fiber is an easy thing to do?

[madmark]

its great stuff ,go and get a tin of P40 then mix it up with the hardner suplied then put it on the air fillter pan ,if you want a good finish or to stop it going every were you can use a plastic bag on the underside so it sticks to that and then when it dries peel the bag off and there you go a nice finish and very strong as well!

[wardy-uk]

I will do it today and post the results here cheers Mark

[madmark]

at the end of the day it doesnt matter what it looks like as long as it does the job of keeping the carb cleen!