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Little Dub

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Hi there,

I am stuck and could really do with some help

I am busy with a Puma 1.7 engine conversion to my Ford Ka. I am stuck at present on a couple of things. I have the engine in place but I feel it at the wrong angle. Is there any one able to tell me what angle the engine should be sitting at? Ideally a measurement of the Hight difference between the front and back edges of the cam cover when using a level. The other problem I have is I haven't got a clue what this item is with the two wires. What is it? what does it do? and what should I do with it?

Any help would be most appreciated and thanks in advance.
 

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Those wires on mine connect into the bottom of the fan housing for the rad. It's possibly a capacitor for the fan motor?
It's definitely something to do with the fan but I'm not exactly sure what.
 
That engine looks like a tight fit to me. Remember it's going to rock back and forth. Is there room to close the bonnet?

The angle doesn't look 'wrong' IMO, it is canted backwards a bit in the Puma but I wouldn't know the angle. From memory the Ka 1.3 pushrod engine was pretty much flat.

Good luck with the project
 
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Does this answer your question? The camcover is not flat, and the level is not 100% horizontal, and given the line of thought I would pursue and go for a roundish number, I'd call that inclination of 12 degrees....

Hope that helps
 
st220kyle said:
Those wires on mine connect into the bottom of the fan housing for the rad. It's possibly a capacitor for the fan motor?
It's definitely something to do with the fan but I'm not exactly sure what.
Its a fan resistor which makes the fan run on low speed.
 
Thank you Wild E Coyote your an absolute star! Been doing a bit gardening work to keep the wife happy. Managed to make a couple of shims to lower the front of the gearbox. Currently have a jack under the engine to get he engine, level. I am now able to closee the bonnet without having to cut too much metal away from the bonnet.i will get a bracket welded up and start adjustments to the angle before final engine mounts are made
 
Little Dub said:
Thank you Wild E Coyote your an absolute star! Been doing a bit gardening work to keep the wife happy. Managed to make a couple of shims to lower the front of the gearbox. Currently have a jack under the engine to get he engine, level. I am now able to closee the bonnet without having to cut too much metal away from the bonnet.i will get a bracket welded up and start adjustments to the angle before final engine mounts are made

No problems, mate! Keep us posted about the progress...!
 

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