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I have been tearing down my old engine as I have been waiting for the Machine shop to finish my new(60,000 miles)"1987" engine and head.
What do I find in my 1985 172,000 mile engine, but numbers hand stamped on the rod caps and corresponding rods ? This wasnt done at the factory was it? I mean to say that Ford didnt stamp numbers on each rod and cap did they?
Also with 172,000 miles, would not there be a giant ridge at the top of the cylinders ?? Well, there was absolutely none to speak of, pistons flew out. and man were those rod bearings F*#$%# up !
What do I find in my 1985 172,000 mile engine, but numbers hand stamped on the rod caps and corresponding rods ? This wasnt done at the factory was it? I mean to say that Ford didnt stamp numbers on each rod and cap did they?
Also with 172,000 miles, would not there be a giant ridge at the top of the cylinders ?? Well, there was absolutely none to speak of, pistons flew out. and man were those rod bearings F*#$%# up !
Christopher Taylor
85 TC, 2.3l, LA3, T3/T4 Turbo 25psi, Stinger FMIC, Forge BOV, Full 3" Exhaust, Esslinger crank pulley- Timing Gears and overdrive WP pulley, BBK 255lph FP, Kirban AFPR, Kirban Shifter, K&N Cone, 3g Alternator, Energy Suspension Bushings throughout, CHE LCA's, Welded SFC's, and TON's of other parts.
85 TC, 2.3l, LA3, T3/T4 Turbo 25psi, Stinger FMIC, Forge BOV, Full 3" Exhaust, Esslinger crank pulley- Timing Gears and overdrive WP pulley, BBK 255lph FP, Kirban AFPR, Kirban Shifter, K&N Cone, 3g Alternator, Energy Suspension Bushings throughout, CHE LCA's, Welded SFC's, and TON's of other parts.