Timing is everything
Last month saw us tidying up the interior of the Escort, but with the mysterious rough running having returned. As before, I suspected a misfire and that’s definitely how it felt, but chatting to the professionals in the shape of my local garage, they suggested it was more likely to be a sticking hydraulic lifter. One of the selling features of the all-new Mk3 Escort back in 1980 was the reduced servicing requirements of
