Anyone know where to get ahold of a repair manual???
I think I have a blown valve...... car wont run right now!
The noise got worse and I want to "save" the engine....
Anyone who can help PLEASE...email me!
jody
Sorry to hear about your ride :( I purchased all of mine thru Ebay and here are a few links for you...
CHILTON FORD PINTO 1971-75 REPAIR MANUAL
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHILTON-FORD-PINTO-1971-75-REPAIR-MANUAL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6759QQihZ007QQitemZ170003843333QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
FORD PINTO/ BOBCAT Chilton's Repair Manual 71-80
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD-PINTO-BOBCAT-Chiltons-Repair-Manual-71-80_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6759QQihZ007QQitemZ170001945840QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
1973 MUSTANG, MAVERICK, PINTO Shop Manual 73 FORD
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-MUSTANG-MAVERICK-PINTO-Shop-Manual-73-FORD_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34220QQihZ016QQitemZ260001874134QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
Thanks!
I bought the chilton's one....
He says that will do.
But they took the valve cover off and it seems to be ok.
still not sure what the problem is, but we do know it needs plugs and wires... my son touched one when the car was running and got thrown back 15 feet...
bet that hurt.
the car will still start and run, but not well....
now I am waiting to get parts I guess
and the book!
They say it's my fault because I drove it over 70 AND I bought a FORD!
Geezzzzzzzzzzzzzz
but I love that ford!
Thanks everybody!
Jody
Jody, happy to help.
Don't let it get you down, I hope it's easy to fix and you're back to buzzin' around in your favorite little ford. Our Pinto's may need a little fixin' now and again but they sure are fun to drive ;D
i have purchased all 3 of my repair manuals from ebay as well. actual just received my Chilton's today paid 3 cents for it on a buy i now auction and shipping was $4. so a 3rd different one was a good deal. as for driving it over 70 mine made a 5 hr trip at 70 or so miles an hr to carsile and i only had 1 flat tire. and there is nothing wrong with a Ford. maybe your husband is jealous of your fine automobile ;D
any way hope your problem is simple to fix.
phils toys
Jody, no vehicle will run well (for long) when needed maintenance isn't being done in a timely manner, and PREVENTATIVE maintenance is the key to having the best conditioned, well-running vehicle on a long term basis, no matter what nameplate it happens to be wearing. Overdue, catch up maintenance, doing worn out or broken parts replacement, when done only on a breakdown basis, is usually a recipie for having an unhappy experience with an older or high mileage (or both) vehicle.
These days with fuel costs having increased so much lately, and the average US wage being relatively high, the actual cost of doing minimal preventative maintenance is at a near all time low in comparison to the fuel savings to be had with a well tuned engine, and that paid for with lost time and inconvenience when a breakdown occurs that should have been caught with regular maintenance, but then has to be done later on an emergency basis.
P.S. Tell your son to use DRY rag or a glove the next time he decides to pull on a spark plug wire. End of lecture, part 1.
To add fuel to Phils post,
no originally equipped car made to be sold in the USA in the last 50+ years, should be being highly stressed at only 70 mph, IF it's in decent operating condition. (That lets out the few folks who have switched to 4.11's, or 4.55/5.13 rear ends running 13" wheels.)
The Interstate speed limit has been 70 OR HIGHER in the entire country during part of that time, and is still at that level in the majority of the Interstate highway system milage. Any car or truck sold here that could not reasonably be expected to drive continuously at and above typical highway speeds would not have sold well, if at all.
Hardly anyone wants a vehicle that doesn't have the capability of reasonably comfortable sustained highway speeds, even if they never actually use that capability. This is one of the things that has been slowing sales of hybrids and completely electric vehicles. With true full time electric vehicles, their already limited battery charge related range decreases dramatically at sustained high speeds, to significantly lower than a similar vehicle with an internal combustion engine, as they get no benefit at all from their regenerative braking capability, which helps to significantly extend their driving range in city and mixed driving.
One of the last times that I drove my 4 speed '71 Pinto sedan on a long distance vacation trip, I was in a several car convoy doing 80-85mph coming back from Florida and up through a good part of Georgia, for about 2 hours. I didn't have a full tank when they originally passed me and I had hooked on, so at 2 hours I had to stop and look for gas, or I would have stayed in the pack. The car was about 15 years old at the time, stock 2000cc engine (with a header exhaust as the only modification from stock), had over 180,000 miles accumulated, and it's cylinder head had never been off.
When some of those much newer cars went up to 90, I paced them for a short time, but decided that a 20mph over ticket wasn't worth it, especially since I was near the back of the string with no radar detector.
Thanks for the post.
I did expect the car to do the speed limit, and after my husband calmed down at the thought of fixing my car, he told me it wasnt that at all.
Actually, he did alot of checking and found a bad spot in the head gasket, and that was the rattling noise I heard, it was only running on 3 cylinders (whatever that means)
anyway, I watched him tear it down and saw the hole in the gasket...actually looked like it was torn or cut out... about 3 inches between the holes in the head... and the antifreeze was full of the sealer stuff that you put into the radiator.... all silvery and shiney.
Smelled bad too.... he had to SHOW me and I actually tried to learn all about what went wrong (first tme in over 20 years)
Anyway, he has it torn out, parts on order, and waiting to get it running this week for me.
I am confident that the guy I bought it from knew nothing about the sealer and the problems, and I am sure he is as disappointed in this.
However..
I STILL LOVE MY CAR !!
I have also had my son out there checking out all other peices and parts that need to be replaced NOW before it is broken. but NOT grabbing spark plugs by hand while it is running! I was as surprised as he was when that things got him!
I agree that is better than breaking down on me.
I am sure that the next tiem I drive my car it will be running tip top.
I would love to make it to the car show in Ohio this weekend, but not sure if I should plan to drive a car that far just after changing all the stuff... especially the head gasket!
We shall see though!
Thanks again everybody for the help and support ...
after all not everybody shares my enthusiasm for the PINTO!
Jody