1989 FORD FIESTA Service Repair Manual

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FORD FIESTA 1989  Service Repair Manual Torque wrench settingsNmlbf ft
Thermostat housing to cylinder head: HCS engines  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
 . . . . . . . . 17 to 21 13 to 16
CVH engines

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FORD FIESTA 1989  Service Repair Manual Before adding antifreeze, check all hoses
and hose connections, because antifreeze
tends to leak through very small openings.
Engines don’t normally consume coolant, so if
the level falls regularly,

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FORD FIESTA 1989  Service Repair Manual the radiator top hose from the thermostat
housing’s water outlet (see illustration).
9 Unscrew the retaining bolts, and remove
the water outlet from the thermostat housing.
10 Withdraw the thermosta

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FORD FIESTA 1989  Service Repair Manual 6Unscrew the nut securing the cooling fan
shroud to the radiator, noting the insulating
washer arrangement, then lift the fan shroud
and motor assembly from the vehicle  (see
illustration) .
7 To sepa

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FORD FIESTA 1989  Service Repair Manual wrench setting, and reconnect the multi-plug.
25Refit any components disconnected for
access then refill the cooling system (see
Chapter 1).
Radiator electric cooling fan
thermostatic switch
Testing
2

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FORD FIESTA 1989  Service Repair Manual Refitting
23Refit in the reverse order of removal. Top-
up the cooling system as described in
“Weekly Checks”.
8 Water pump (HCS engines) -
removal and refitting
2
Note: Refer to the warnings give

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FORD FIESTA 1989  Service Repair Manual removal procedure. Refit the timing belt and
tensioner as described in Chapter 2C, noting
that a new tensioner spring and retaining pin
must be fitted if the timing belt has been
removed for the first

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FORD FIESTA 1989  Service Repair Manual motor and resistor assembly (see
illustration) .
18 Undo the two nuts securing the assembly
to the bulkhead and remove it from the
vehicle.
19 Detach the heater fan cover, having
released its two reta