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Its a Cologne V6 not the Essex V6. There's quite a bit of difference between them, the weight for one thing. 305 kg for Cologne and 379kg for the Essex.
Still a heavy bugger though.

Blimy that's nearly as heavy as my harley !!! I've got a slight memory of owning a 2.3 V6 cortina with a taunus engine back in the mist of time, think i'ts the same, about 115-120 bhp

Sorry that should be pounds not kilograms

Setting off to pick the beast up tomorrow. Wish me luck for the drive home to North Yorkshire

Good luck

Yes good luck.

There is at least one other person on here with a ford V6 powered van by the way, don't know who it is off the top of my head but should be easy to find with search. E D I T = I wonder why the word F o r d gets blanked on here

Oilline wrote:1986 Syncro 2.3 V6, 2007 T5 4-Motion,1979 Unimog U900,1965 Volvo Amazon Estate,1970 Volvo 131,1996 Porsche 993, 2011 Landrover Defender DCPU
2004 Landrover 90 TD5,1955 Landrover 80",1958 Landrover/Range Rover Hybrid V8,2009 Aprilia Dorsoduro 750

Flip. that's an "interesting" collection

Made it back in one piece. Used rather a lot of fuel though, about 14mpg ! Fuel gauge very eratic , are new senders available?
Engine did not feel to running very well, lacking in power. Struggles to maintain 100 Kph.
Very pleased with the condition of the body work , especially underneath. Really bad roller painted paint job though, but it does tend to suit it. It reminds me of my Pinzgauer 710 that i regretalbly sold
a couple of years ago.

Think i'll give the engine a quick plugs/points/leads. See if it improves, However i think long term i'll be swapping to either Suburu power or VW Tdi? Any views on best engine conversion?

Think i'll be asking a lot of questions on here.