The timing marks are on the timing cover for the crank pulley, and on the cyl head for the cam ...
go to the ford dealer and have them photocopy the appropriate pages in the 1986 escort e.v.t.m. (electrical-vacume troubleshooting manual) your welcome, mo the ford tech
This procedure is more involved then can be outlined here. Purchase a HAYNES REPAIR MANUAL which will describe this procedure in detail.
aprox 4-6hrs properly done.depending on the mechanic's skills and equipment it may take less time but expect at least 4hrs.
Manual shows Air cond. Fuse in under the hood fuse box 10A. Actually this is a relay located under the hood, in what is called a fuse block. Look for a black box with white printed diagram on it.
There is a possibility that you have gotten your serpentine drive belt too tight. Deflection for the belt shold be: 1.8L new belt 5/16 to 3/8 ", used belt 3/8 to 7/16 of an inch; 1.9L and 2.0L have an automatic tensioner on them.
According to the Chilton manual, the torque settings are 15 to 20 foot pounds or 21 to 27 Newton Meters.
Make extra sure that the cables are good and not corroded and green inside and that the ground is on bare metal. Then look at the solenoid located near the battery it connects to the red battery cable. Check these before you think about replacing the starter. The starter is found by following the battery cable from the solenoid; it will lead you right to it.
They are 5 gallons, which converts to 19L.
the paint code will be on the trim tag plate...when you open the hood it will be attached to the bodt right in front of the windshield on the drivers side it will say something simalar to 19u 19L than look that up on the web ...just put in trim tag decoding and that will lead you to the site to decode..19u 19L simply means it was yellow on the upper and 19L means it was yellow on the lower portion
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Jack up the RF corner of the vehicle and remove the RF wheel. Remove the front motor mount located on the right fender apron and support the engine by the oil pan using a floor jack with a block of wood(You will now be able to jack the engine up and down as you need to). Remove the serpentine belt and if there is a belt tensioner in the way of the timing cover, remove it too. Remove the crankshaft pulley and remove the timing cover. Remove the old belt, and it is recommended that you replace the water pump at this time as well. Line up the crankshft timing mark (the keyway will be pointing straight up), and line up the camshaft timing mark(an arrow cut into one of the windows of the gear lines up witha dot on the cylinder head). Install the new belt ad reaasemble in the reverse order as disassembly. i had found eaven with the mount disconected i coud not lower the moter far enough to get anything on the crank pully bolt so i ended up cutting the weel well and bending it up so i could.