Carburettor question
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Carburettor question
Hi all my question o you is can I fit a fiesta xr2 carb onto my 1.3 ohv/hcs engine. The xr2 is very similar to the one I already have so I know it will fit but will there e any running problems?
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No, not without it being tuned/jetted, it will run very rich.
The XR2 will be a Weber carb, where as I am sure your HCS will have Fords "VV carb" or similar, which are crap to put it nicely!
Martin
The XR2 will be a Weber carb, where as I am sure your HCS will have Fords "VV carb" or similar, which are crap to put it nicely!
Martin
I have just checked and the 1.3 HCS has a "Weber 2V DFT" and the XR3 (Which should be the same engine as the XR2) has a "Weber 2V TLDM", so they aren't exactly the same.
The non HCS have Ford VV carbs, as I mentioned earlier, now that we know you have a Weber already I wouldn't think it's worth changing imo.
Martin
The non HCS have Ford VV carbs, as I mentioned earlier, now that we know you have a Weber already I wouldn't think it's worth changing imo.
Martin
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Carburettor
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford variable venturi (VV) or Weber 2V
Application:
1.1 litre OHV engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford VV
1.1 litre CVH engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford VV
1.1 litre HCS engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weber 2V TLDM
1.3 litre OHV engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford VV
1.3 litre HCS engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weber 2V TLDM
1.3 litre CVH engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford VV
1.4 litre CVH engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weber 2V DFTM
1.6 litre CVH engine (except XR3 models):
Up to 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford VV
1986 on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weber VV TLD
1.6 litre CVH engine (XR3 models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weber 2V DFT
Choke type:
All models up to 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic
1.1 and 1.3 litre engines, 1984 on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manual
1.4 and 1.6 litre engines, 1984 on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford variable venturi (VV) or Weber 2V
Application:
1.1 litre OHV engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford VV
1.1 litre CVH engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford VV
1.1 litre HCS engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weber 2V TLDM
1.3 litre OHV engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford VV
1.3 litre HCS engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weber 2V TLDM
1.3 litre CVH engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford VV
1.4 litre CVH engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weber 2V DFTM
1.6 litre CVH engine (except XR3 models):
Up to 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ford VV
1986 on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weber VV TLD
1.6 litre CVH engine (XR3 models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weber 2V DFT
Choke type:
All models up to 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic
1.1 and 1.3 litre engines, 1984 on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manual
1.4 and 1.6 litre engines, 1984 on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatic
On the XR range there were two types of carbs fitted, the earlier square top (DFT) and the later round top (TLDM)
I can't remember the sizes of the chokes etc but my HCS if I can remember had a round top carb.
You could make it fit, the problem you'll have as others have said is the jetting - I bought for my previous MK4 which is in my sisters hands a set of bike carbs (incl manifold etc) but never fitted it.
Edit: http://escort.mk3.pagesperso-orange....s/0686-04a.pdf
Last edited by Twizz; Oct 22, 2012 at 10:08 PM.
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Thanks for all the feedback, I do have the round top carburettor. The only reason why I ask as my carb plays around it makes my car splutter and if it isn't fully warmed up it can be a right pain in the arse and no power and bogs right down and then decides when it wants to have power. I have both an xr2 carb and the square top one you talk about which I bought from a 1300 ghia.
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(Taken from Haynes for the Escort)
On the XR range there were two types of carbs fitted, the earlier square top (DFT) and the later round top (TLDM)
I can't remember the sizes of the chokes etc but my HCS if I can remember had a round top carb.
You could make it fit, the problem you'll have as others have said is the jetting - I bought for my previous MK4 which is in my sisters hands a set of bike carbs (incl manifold etc) but never fitted it.
Edit: http://escort.mk3.pagesperso-orange....s/0686-04a.pdf
On the XR range there were two types of carbs fitted, the earlier square top (DFT) and the later round top (TLDM)
I can't remember the sizes of the chokes etc but my HCS if I can remember had a round top carb.
You could make it fit, the problem you'll have as others have said is the jetting - I bought for my previous MK4 which is in my sisters hands a set of bike carbs (incl manifold etc) but never fitted it.
Edit: http://escort.mk3.pagesperso-orange....s/0686-04a.pdf
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It can be done relatively on the cheap - as long as your handy with a welder and a grinder... But as said, the gains aren't really anything to write home about - the noise is nice though 
Bang for buck, a 1.6 cvh would be best.
Bang for buck, a 1.6 cvh would be best.
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