Thread: What ford?

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I'm going to have to disagree with you on a few points. Placing the distributor in the front is so 50 years ago. With electronic ignitions, you never have to do any maintenance on them, so why not put the distributor somewhere where it is out of the way? You ever try to get to the hold down nut on a ford engine and have all of the accessories thwart you?

The reason you don't see many fords with oiling problems or scattered bottom ends is because you don't see many fords. Everybody says bowties are cheap to build, but that's only because they build 'em cheap. I've never seen NOS and a 7000 rpm cam go in a $900 reman ford motor, but I've seen them in plenty of $900 reman chevies.

I applaud GM on their starter design. It's a wonderful thing being able remove and intstall a starter without pulling the enigne. Using the solenoid to pull the drive gear into the flywheel is just brilliant. So much more simple and reliable than using springs and weights and torques and such to engage the drive gear.

The surface the valve covers seal against doesn't need to be milled, the valve covers just need more bolts.

I've never pulled a distributor and had my fuel pump push rod drop into the oil pan.

I don't have to drain 2 sumps when I change my oil.

I can read my sister's dipstick (For some reason, it's possible to read a ford dipstick).

Roller pilot bearings for the input shaft of the transmission are a pain in the ass. Why not use a good ol' lump of bronze in there like GM does.

Cast pistons in a supercharged engine, now that was a stroke of genious.

Plastic power steering pump housings with rubber impellers, another stroke of genious.

These are just engine complaints, don't get my started on the quality of interior and body parts.