Having trouble cold starting my series 1 rs turbo (mfi) turns over for ages and i have to pump throttle until it starts then it idles ok but if you rev it or boot it until its up to temp it will missfire ?? any ideas ... cold start valve ??? been told it could be a water temp sensor on manifold any way of testing or bypassing to find the fault .. cheers guys
Not sure on what the problem is but i do know most people bin the mfi and go to efi much better especially on fuel.
id check the air flap in the metering unit, make sure its free and not sticking
cheers mike will try that .. dont want to change it blunty mate as thats what it was made with so want to keep originality buddy
fuel pump relay iirc they have been known to play up
you need to check for leaks in the inlet pipework. if the flap aint rising up enough it will be too rich and misfire. i assume you have an air enrichment flap thingy too - check that tooOriginally Posted by scott 5gtt
Having trouble cold starting my series 1 rs turbo (mfi) turns over for ages and i have to pump throttle until it starts then it idles ok but if you rev it or boot it until its up to temp it will missfire ?? any ideas ... cold start valve ??? been told it could be a water temp sensor on manifold any way of testing or bypassing to find the fault .. cheers guys
I love them, get some pictures up. I remember someone having some pictures up on here not to long ago, it was stunning.
I bet you go to the rsoc day at croft?
phil
cheers guys im going to get it sorted this weekend if it kills me ,, yeah phil i do try and get to all the shows rsoc is a defo as is rtoc nationals and pod like will post some picks soon
I have a soft spot for the S1, got one tucked away.
https://www.rtoc.org/boards/album.php...pictureid=7103
Looking nice mate. I got mine of an old friend he bought it when it was 2 years old he is 72 now and sold it to me so im 3 rd owner on 72000 miles full history . Love these cars as much as 5s .
You must have paid a few bob for it.
I love them when fitted with the polished rs 7's and love the series 2's with the standard rs 7s, if i ever get 6 numbers rest assured a couple of rs escorts would be in the 10 car garage
Looked on facebook, it does look nice
always have soft spot for series 1,my mate back in the day write off a couple of series II's,on one of his crashes he was taking another friend to buy a xr2 and he had a £1000 rolled up in twenties in a laggy band and he wasent wearing his seat belt,and when the driver decided to go for alittle DETOUR!!! he some how ended coming out of the back window and as he was rolling along the road he also noticed his money was rolling next to him anyway he kept his eye on it and found it,he never bought that xr2
That looks rather tasty back in the day between owning 5 GTT's I owned a series 1 rs turbo in yellowit was a bad re-spray by a previous onwer as in the engine bay it was still white she was on a c plate was very comfy with the recaro's. Only had it a year wasn't the most reliablist of cars for me sold it in favour of an XR2 mk2 turbo technics conversion
cant belive someone would paint a series 1 yellow, thier were only done in diamond white,major decrease in value allwell what ever floats yer boat
Honestly i didn't get it sprayed bought it like that was quiet a nice yellow I was young at the timecant belive someone would paint a series 1 yellow, thier were only done in diamond white,major decrease in value allwell what ever floats yer boatand not as collectable as they are now I think one of the owners since me had it and had it sprayed white with a very slight blue pearl in it.
that sounds better
when i think back to what i did to some of my old cars it makes me gringe
for example on my first gt turbo it was only 4yrs old with 1 owner, and as soon as i got it i chucked out the radio,floormats,front grille,alloys,also took side decals off for
no reason at all
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Ha thats the best bit i only gave £1100.00 for it as i have known hom for years and wanted me to have it he asnt bothered about the money . Bargain of the century i think.You must have paid a few bob for it.
I love them when fitted with the polished rs 7's and love the series 2's with the standard rs 7s, if i ever get 6 numbers rest assured a couple of rs escorts would be in the 10 car garage
Looked on facebook, it does look nice
you robbed a old man
for me these cars define what it is to be a boy racer and this is not anything negative. i have owned quite a few of these over the years and are a big fan of them, will deffo own another one day. to add to the list of things to check i would check fuel filter and poss blockages around the tip of the injectors but would take a look round the intake system first
haha it was more of a present to me from himyou robbed a old manany way i have named it after him ( dennis )
Don't forget the red, and the blackcant belive someone would paint a series 1 yellow, thier were only done in diamond white,major decrease in value allwell what ever floats yer boat
I've always like the Series 1's. Back when I bought my first gtt, I had to choose whether to get that or a Series 1. One of the reasons I went for the gtt is because the equivalent condition Series 1 was about £500 more expensive. Oh how I kick myself when I see the price difference now
dennis pics
after a good polish with some cutting compound as it was really flat
I want that carrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!
as said above i went for gt because it was cheaper and at the time we had one in the body shop that needed alot of welding and that was back then but look at the prices now
get one bought they are the gameDon't forget the red, and the black
I've always like the Series 1's. Back when I bought my first gtt, I had to choose whether to get that or a Series 1. One of the reasons I went for the gtt is because the equivalent condition Series 1 was about £500 more expensive. Oh how I kick myself when I see the price difference now
series 1s only came in diamond white mate but the rs1600i came in red black white and i think even silver ford did make 3 black series 1s 1 for princess dianna and the other 2 for special customers there is a story about why the front grille is different and also the areal on the rear quater (see pic below) but i cant remember why!! bit of history for you there
i would love to see you resto one of these if it would be anything like your 5 it would be unreal mateI want that carrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!
as said above i went for gt because it was cheaper and at the time we had one in the body shop that needed alot of welding and that was back then but look at the prices now
Wasn't a 'normal' grille fitted to Lady Di's car because she wanted it to look like a 'normal' Escort, or something like that?get one bought they are the game
series 1s only came in diamond white mate but the rs1600i came in red black white and i think even silver ford did make 3 black series 1s 1 for princess dianna and the other 2 for special customers there is a story about why the front grille is different and also the areal on the rear quater (see pic below) but i cant remember why!! bit of history for you there
There were the two red 'DataPost' Series 1's as well.
yeah think you right .. what were the datapost series 1s i dont know about them (every days a school day) love a bit of history lolWasn't a 'normal' grille fitted to Lady Di's car because she wanted it to look like a 'normal' Escort, or something like that?
There were the two red 'DataPost' Series 1's as well.
They were used in the British Saloon car series, which ran before the BTCC:yeah think you right .. what were the datapost series 1s i dont know about them (every days a school day) love a bit of history lol
Actually, thinking about it, I'm sure I read somewhere that the director, or some other top bod at Royal Mail, got given a red Series 1 by Ford as a promotional thing
Oh, I can't remember. It's been a looooong time since I was into my Fords
Where are the front spot lights?dennis pics
after a good polish with some cutting compound as it was really flat
cheers bud! never say never may do in future, did a 205gti few year back im sure its the one on piston heads miami blue at marcus fothergill garage £5995 as this is in my area and i sold it around that area dont know how to do links,dont like computersi would love to see you resto one of these if it would be anything like your 5 it would be unreal mate
in the boot mate they got took off a few years back as they are all discoloured inside i might source some new ones as the brackets are there to but i quite like it without ..bit of a catch 22 situation.. original not original !!!!
never got round to putting any picks of my 5 on so heres some mate as i think i was still restoring it when i last seen you at nationalscheers bud! never say never may do in future, did a 205gti few year back im sure its the one on piston heads miami blue at marcus fothergill garage £5995 as this is in my area and i sold it around that area dont know how to do links,dont like computers
Got the pics of that saved on the pc, beauty! I think someone from the north east bought it, that's what I was told anywayYou must have paid a few bob for it.
I love them when fitted with the polished rs 7's and love the series 2's with the standard rs 7s, if i ever get 6 numbers rest assured a couple of rs escorts would be in the 10 car garage
Looked on facebook, it does look nice
Absolute bargain Scott! I'm jel! Lol
looking nice, will have to pop through sometime when i get 5 out of storage and the weather is goodnever got round to putting any picks of my 5 on so heres some mate as i think i was still restoring it when i last seen you at nationals
£1100 that is barging of the century, even the dogs are 2k.
I wish i could find someone to give me there 997 gt2 for 10k and i would call it after them, if it made them sleep at night
yeah cool mate look forward to seeing it out .. we will have to have a meet one night at the ok diner on the a19 ar something would assume that would be quite central as i know other clubs use that locatilon to show ther cars offlooking nice, will have to pop through sometime when i get 5 out of storage and the weather is good
(cheers benj call round whenever you want for a ganda)
lol phil mate ya never know£1100 that is barging of the century, even the dogs are 2k.
I wish i could find someone to give me there 997 gt2 for 10k and i would call it after them, if it made them sleep at night
sounds like a plan may tax my car next monthyeah cool mate look forward to seeing it out .. we will have to have a meet one night at the ok diner on the a19 ar something would assume that would be quite central as i know other clubs use that locatilon to show ther cars off
(cheers benj call round whenever you want for a ganda)
cool mate look forward to itsounds like a plan may tax my car next month
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