ford escort 1.4 cvh - escort wont tick over

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Mon 8 Aug 2016 17:07
ford escort 1.4 cvh - escort wont tick over - frogmarch

Hi my mate has a 1.4 escort 1988 and has just done valve stem seals with the head took off and replaced all gaskets , we went to start it and it fire up with choke and will not tick over with out choke and has a misfire , so changed leads , dizzy cap rotor arm and still the same , done compression check and all OK , but still won't tick over and misfires , the car has been stood for nine years

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Mon 8 Aug 2016 17:30
ford escort 1.4 cvh - escort wont tick over - craig-pd130

Probably one or more of the carb jets is gunged up with deposits from stale fuel. Might need to strip the carb to clean it out.

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Mon 8 Aug 2016 20:54
ford escort 1.4 cvh - escort wont tick over - Big John

After being stood a while the diaphragm will probably have failed/rotted on the horrrible Ford Variable Venturi carb.

You also could have left the car with an air leak (inlet manifold gasket). If tickover improves/changes (briefly) when you squirt washing up liquid around the inlet manifold/engine joint then this is your problem. Check brake servo take off

The other probem could be the valve springs - some Escorts had different valve springs on inlet and exhaust valves . Get these mixed up and you may have problems. I'm not 100% sure if the CVH is like this but the last of the previous engines did have this problem as many moons ago I fixed this on a friends car. If I remember rightly a compression test won't show this up.

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Mon 8 Aug 2016 22:25
ford escort 1.4 cvh - escort wont tick over - frogmarch

Hi thanks for replies will have a look when I hear from him again , also it won't run if choke is not on

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Mon 8 Aug 2016 23:01
ford escort 1.4 cvh - escort wont tick over - gordonbennet

Agree with Big John, i'd be looking at the carb diaphragm first.

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Tue 9 Aug 2016 00:29
ford escort 1.4 cvh - escort wont tick over - elekie&a/c doctor
If the head has been off,are you sure the valve timing is correct?On th cvh engine,the valve stem seals can be replaced without head removal,if the correct tools are used.
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Tue 9 Aug 2016 19:26
ford escort 1.4 cvh - escort wont tick over - frogmarch

Thanks for reply the timing is spot on and it will start first turn of key with choke on but when choke is put off it dies and if you keep it runningi it misfires

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Tue 9 Aug 2016 20:03
ford escort 1.4 cvh - escort wont tick over - frogmarch

Sorry but where should number 1 be pointing in distributor when at top dead centre as if timing is far out it would not run

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