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[Brianscotty]

I have just rebuilt my engine & have been having a few issues getting it to start. Anyway after sorting out most of those issues I have noticed that on cylinder number 1 both the valves look slightly open when at TDC. I am using a ERST head with FRST valves, rockers, lifters & cam. My question is are both the Fiesta & Escort heads the same or is there any differences between them?
Any help on this would be really appreciated...

[mikeymikeyp]

Have you put the rectangular spacers on before you put it together ,,they slip over the rocker studs

[Brianscotty]

Yeah m8 there on. All the components in the head were on the original head fitted to the car. I am now using a head from an Escort. When I found that the valves looked open I thought that the Escort head should have longer valves fitted.

[mikeymikeyp]

You used the fiesta valves mate in an escort head now i would have thought that would have been okay but the escort head will be MFI probably ,, did u lap the valves in if they lapped okay then that kind of rules out them not sitting in right

[Brianscotty]

Yeah they were lapped in absolutely fine m8. I take it that the Escorts parts are identical to the Fiesta parts ( in the head that is) .

[mikeymikeyp]

apart from the inlet side buddy i would have thought so ,,it wouldnt matter if you put a carbed head on a turbo it should stilll work and vice versa cos its the pistons that differ
does the car run

[mikeymikeyp]

its a cvh aye ? you 100% on the timing uv not got an adjustable cam pulley and i heard the turbo cam pulleys diffrent to the standard 1600 cvh but cant confirm that

[Brianscotty]

apart from the inlet side buddy i would have thought so ,,it wouldnt matter if you put a carbed head on a turbo it should stilll work and vice versa cos its the pistons that differ

Thats what ithought as well.

does the car run

It does now.........just..

[Brianscotty]

its a cvh aye ? you 100% on the timing uv not got an adjustable cam pulley and i heard the turbo cam pulleys diffrent to the standard 1600 cvh but cant confirm that

Yep definitely a CVH. I ain't got the adjustable pulley yet as I was waiting to get my new cam.

[mikeymikeyp]

prob best to take a vid ,, youtube it then link here