Some of you may have seen my post about my ED in the ECU forum..

I've got the thing running again, except it only runs with assistance, you have to keep your foot on the throttle to keep it running, and even then, it runs like crap and billows white smoke that stinks of fuel..

The problem started after I changed my Cam to a regrind and put in some new shims.. It wouldn't start. I discovered that this was caused by me leaving a part of the negative terminal off.

Anyway, as I say, I can get it started now but it runs like s**t. The firing order is Ok, The Plugs are sparking, it doesn't backfire, but it will die if I let off the revs..

Any thoughts would be appreciated, I'm starting to get a bit distressed with it being knackered..

Original post is here anyway - http://fordmods.com/forums/ed-won-t-start-injectors-not-injecting-t56812.html

Last edited by axearmor on Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:04 pm, edited 3 times in total.

check the vacume hoses going into the map sensor
but white smoke thats water going into your head gasket im prety sure

yeah.. just did a bit of research and that seems like the general response..

Doesn't make a lot of sense though.. the Car ran fine without smoke before the Cam change, and is now running with smoke afterwards..

I thought maybe a cracked head, but I got all the Oil out of the bolt holes before bolting the rocker gear back on..

EDIT - where would I need to look to find the Vacuum hoses for the MAP sensor?

EA-ED MPFI vacuum hose runs from the MAP sensor on the firewall to the Engine side of the MPFI manifold near the rear, can be a pain in the a*** to get too. The Christmas tree thing at the back is a place to check for Leaks aswell.

what is your timing like ? had a timing light on it ?

Nah, not yet.. Battery is dead at the moment so it's getting charged..

I'll check the Vacuum hoses tomorrow and the timing once the battery is charged..

The cam is a Wade Regrind, 1636.. does the Cam timing need to be adjusted or does it just go in how the old cam was?

i just recently put rpd rspec1 cam in my EBII with extra shims. it ran like a bucket of s**t when i first started it. i went out bought a timing light, checked the timing and some how it was WAYY out. i adjusted the timing and all was good.

More questions!

Rocker Arms, and HLA's.. when the Rocker assembly is bolted back into the head, where should the HLAs and Rocker arms be..

Should the HLA's be resting on the Valves, pushing down slightly, with a bit of clearance.. alot of clearance.. Anybody?

some will have alot of clearance, some wont.

I think I've worked out what the problem is..

Peeled back the rocker cover..

this is what I found.. Sorry for the blurry picture..





Part of the end of the Rocker arm that holds the HLA has shattered..

I'm hoping that the valve hasn't clipped the piston and bent, and that's what's caused it.. I do think that I bolted the rocker assembly down to hard in the first place, and maybe that rocker was slightly damaged already.. I dunno, but I hope that I can just replace the HLA and Rocker arm, other wise.. well, f**k knows what I'll do. New Falcon, I suppose

Updates once I work out what's what