Hey all, well i felt its time for a change. I have just bought off my mum her 1988 xr3i. It's in a pretty decent Nick but does need TLC







How ever it's first problem poped up to day, it took the car out for a drive and it run lovley, didn't overheat or no weird noises, how ever I pulled into the drive and left the car running. I must of left it for 10/15minutes and i go back out to it and steam was pooring out the bonnet and the temp was up in the red. Now i know old cars over heat but surly it wouldn't get that worm that quick at a stand still???

 

Looks like a tidy shell. What's the plans for it then?


Sounds like the cooling fan isn't working? I wouldn't have thought it would boil over that quick either, maybe it could do with a bit of a refresh on the cooling system. New rad, flush the block through, new water pump etc.

 

That really is a lovely Escort Sam!

Once you've sorted the issues and given her a clean and polish, she'll look the business!!

 

yeah sounds like a fan issue.

Looks a nice car though, I miss my white xr3i's

 

Cheers, yeah to be fair it's in pretty good condition. As for my plans for the old girl I shall get the shell back to original condition and then mechanical wise uprate stuff as the old parts break, and I Sall probably rebuild the engine in the summer when i'm off work.

Cheers matey boy, yeah it will get there. Buy the way why no thread of your new escort?!

Cheers dude, i'll look into the fan to day. So have you had a few of them then?

 

Well Sam I'm a bit if a technophobe as you know!!!

Plus I guess because itll be a long time before anything gets done to it!

But you never know one day!!

 

I had one the same colour.

Mine had rs turbo interior and wheels.

 

yes a few

1x white rs turbo rep full kit on it and interior
1x white cab custom bumper, rs kit, rs interior
1x black one slammed on the floor
1x red rs turbo rep inside and out
1x maroon convertible converted to rs running gear

and a few others over time.

 

Your overheating problems sound the same as what I had on my D plater many years ago.

Try a new header tank cap(it may have failed) sort out a new thermostat, if possible go for a lower temp one. Flush the coolant system taking hoses of from the heater matrix on the bulkhead and put a hose to it. Same for the radiator too. For the sake of it i'd be looking at a new fan switch and fitting a new modern fan or 2. maybe a fan over-ride switch fitted on the dash somewhere.

 

Excuse 's mate

Yeah I remember you mentioning that, didn't you have a black one too?

Wow that is quite a list

I have found the problem, it was the fan motor was bent so the fan blade hit the rad and couldn't go anywhere

 

any cleaned up pics?

 

Not yet mate sorry, i'll take some more pics next time I'm working on it

 

tidy looking 3i you have fella, a good detailing it will look mint.

 

Cheers pal, yeah it's not bad, there where a couple of dents on the other side I have sorted, I just need to find the right paint