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(Message started by: Mike_Floutier on Feb 4^th, 2007, 8:32am)

Title: Three questions - hopefully simple
Post by Mike_Floutier on Feb 4^th, 2007, 8:32am

Hi,

I have three questions:

1. If a part has a dab of yellow paint on it, what does this mean?

2. When doing my cv joints yesterday I unhooked the Evap cannister but when I went to replace it, I noticed one of it's pipes was open ended and I couldn't see where it had come detached from. Any ideas or is it meant to be like this?

3. And finally, any tips for removing the flexible brake pipe hose from it's mounting on the rear body of the car. (see item 5 in http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/manual/suspension/RearRSpring.pdf). It seems a simple thing but I'm not clear on how to do it and I dont want to bust it.

Thanks

Mike

Title: Re: Three questions - hopefully simple
Post by Simmo on Feb 4^th, 2007, 8:48am

Does THIS (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/evapmonitor.htm) help re number 2?.

Title: Re: Three questions - hopefully simple
Post by Mike_Floutier on Feb 4^th, 2007, 9:13am

Thanks Simmo,

I guess it must be the "atmospheric vent"; well I hope so.

Ok now, how about no's 1 & 3.

Mike

Title: Re: Three questions - hopefully simple
Post by cossieguy on Feb 4^th, 2007, 1:16pm

Could be wrong but i think the yellow paint signifies factory set on production. As every engine has it's own little differences the yellow paint signifies where your engine part was set to. Is it on adjustable things like screws etc? As I say only a guess but sounds reasonable.
Guy.

Title: Re: Three questions - hopefully simple
Post by Johnboy on Feb 4^th, 2007, 2:52pm

Mike,
Some breakers yards put small dabs of paint on replacement parts, that they have sold.

Title: Re: Three questions - hopefully simple
Post by taliban on Feb 4^th, 2007, 3:25pm

i thought the yellow paint was to do with dealer servicing and warranty? could be wrong though, prolly am....

Title: Re: Three questions - hopefully simple
Post by Mike_Floutier on Feb 4^th, 2007, 5:01pm

I was puzzled by the yellow paint. In this case, it's on the rear road springs I'm about to replace. I got the car at 60k miles so I'd be surprised if they'd been replaced. My feeling, like Johnboy, is that they're from a breaker's; the drive-shafts I just got from a breaker's has it.

So what about point 3. That's the one I'm most interested in as I need release the brake pipes to change the afore-said springs. They seem to have a nut on both sides. Not sure which one I'm supposed to undo.

Thanks

Mike