Those are stone cold tuf sumbucks. I had one in a pickup I bought new that was just jinxed and had been in 3 wrecks, none of which I was in or got to enjoy.
It was a rolling scrapyard patch job after 4 years. I decided I was going to blow the engine up one night and get rid of it. Tried all night every way I knew how. Revving engine max and popping clutch. max rpm without a load, going 40mph in reverse and cramming it in 1st. everything
I gave up. The thing just would'nt die and I ended up keeping that rolling wreck for another 4-5 years and ran just as good as the day I bought it when she left.
I wish they still made that engine. I would be first in line. More torque than a similar sized V-8, good mileage, super simple to work on, cheap parts and just indestructible. It is the only Ford motor I ever owned I liked. They messed up when they dropped that one as it had a huge following. Chevy had a 292 Straight six that was the same way. Tuff tuff
It was a rolling scrapyard patch job after 4 years. I decided I was going to blow the engine up one night and get rid of it. Tried all night every way I knew how. Revving engine max and popping clutch. max rpm without a load, going 40mph in reverse and cramming it in 1st. everything
I gave up. The thing just would'nt die and I ended up keeping that rolling wreck for another 4-5 years and ran just as good as the day I bought it when she left.
I wish they still made that engine. I would be first in line. More torque than a similar sized V-8, good mileage, super simple to work on, cheap parts and just indestructible. It is the only Ford motor I ever owned I liked. They messed up when they dropped that one as it had a huge following. Chevy had a 292 Straight six that was the same way. Tuff tuff
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