Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
 

I think they were still using the same basic engine up till a couple years
ago.

"user" <user@example.net> wrote in message
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> Will Honea wrote:
>> I've been saying the same thing about the engineers since the first time
>> I had to remove the right rear exhaust manifold bolt form a 1955 Ford V8!
>> So far, the message hasn't seemed to progress to the action stage...
>>
>>
>
> And when was the last time they made a 1955 Ford V8? <grin>

Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
 

I think they were still using the same basic engine up till a couple years
ago.

"user" <user@example.net> wrote in message
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> Will Honea wrote:
>> I've been saying the same thing about the engineers since the first time
>> I had to remove the right rear exhaust manifold bolt form a 1955 Ford V8!
>> So far, the message hasn't seemed to progress to the action stage...
>>
>>
>
> And when was the last time they made a 1955 Ford V8? <grin>

Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
 

Nope: http://www.bacomatic.org/%7edw/fordv8/fordshop.htm You're
thinking of Chevy small block.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

billy ray wrote:
>
> I think they were still using the same basic engine up till a couple years
> ago.

Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
 

Nope: http://www.bacomatic.org/%7edw/fordv8/fordshop.htm You're
thinking of Chevy small block.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

billy ray wrote:
>
> I think they were still using the same basic engine up till a couple years
> ago.

Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
 

Nope: http://www.bacomatic.org/%7edw/fordv8/fordshop.htm You're
thinking of Chevy small block.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

billy ray wrote:
>
> I think they were still using the same basic engine up till a couple years
> ago.

Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
 

No, the 272/292/312 block was Ford's first cut at an overhead valve
V8. Before 55, they had the old flathead V8 and some of the
carry-over stuff was bad enough to make for a short life for the
orginal design. Things like solid lifters, etc. and the bore/stroke
ratios were fiddled with for a few years before the newer castings and
(especially) new heads came out to fix the problems. They never did
make one that was easy to work on, tho. I know of garages that kept a
special rack of "Ford Wrenches" - most heated and bent to reach some
specific bolt nothing else could get to.

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 17:34:48 UTC "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net>
wrote:

> I think they were still using the same basic engine up till a couple years
> ago.
>
> "user" <user@example.net> wrote in message
> news:edhn9c$oj9$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> > Will Honea wrote:
> >> I've been saying the same thing about the engineers since the first time
> >> I had to remove the right rear exhaust manifold bolt form a 1955 Ford V8!
> >> So far, the message hasn't seemed to progress to the action stage...
> >>
> >>
> >
> > And when was the last time they made a 1955 Ford V8? <grin>
>
>


--
Will Honea

Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
 

No, the 272/292/312 block was Ford's first cut at an overhead valve
V8. Before 55, they had the old flathead V8 and some of the
carry-over stuff was bad enough to make for a short life for the
orginal design. Things like solid lifters, etc. and the bore/stroke
ratios were fiddled with for a few years before the newer castings and
(especially) new heads came out to fix the problems. They never did
make one that was easy to work on, tho. I know of garages that kept a
special rack of "Ford Wrenches" - most heated and bent to reach some
specific bolt nothing else could get to.

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 17:34:48 UTC "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net>
wrote:

> I think they were still using the same basic engine up till a couple years
> ago.
>
> "user" <user@example.net> wrote in message
> news:edhn9c$oj9$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> > Will Honea wrote:
> >> I've been saying the same thing about the engineers since the first time
> >> I had to remove the right rear exhaust manifold bolt form a 1955 Ford V8!
> >> So far, the message hasn't seemed to progress to the action stage...
> >>
> >>
> >
> > And when was the last time they made a 1955 Ford V8? <grin>
>
>


--
Will Honea

Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
 

No, the 272/292/312 block was Ford's first cut at an overhead valve
V8. Before 55, they had the old flathead V8 and some of the
carry-over stuff was bad enough to make for a short life for the
orginal design. Things like solid lifters, etc. and the bore/stroke
ratios were fiddled with for a few years before the newer castings and
(especially) new heads came out to fix the problems. They never did
make one that was easy to work on, tho. I know of garages that kept a
special rack of "Ford Wrenches" - most heated and bent to reach some
specific bolt nothing else could get to.

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 17:34:48 UTC "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net>
wrote:

> I think they were still using the same basic engine up till a couple years
> ago.
>
> "user" <user@example.net> wrote in message
> news:edhn9c$oj9$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> > Will Honea wrote:
> >> I've been saying the same thing about the engineers since the first time
> >> I had to remove the right rear exhaust manifold bolt form a 1955 Ford V8!
> >> So far, the message hasn't seemed to progress to the action stage...
> >>
> >>
> >
> > And when was the last time they made a 1955 Ford V8? <grin>
>
>


--
Will Honea

Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
 

I was thinking of the 221 block that was in use from 1962 till 1995.

"Will Honea" <whonea@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> No, the 272/292/312 block was Ford's first cut at an overhead valve
> V8. Before 55, they had the old flathead V8 and some of the
> carry-over stuff was bad enough to make for a short life for the
> orginal design. Things like solid lifters, etc. and the bore/stroke
> ratios were fiddled with for a few years before the newer castings and
> (especially) new heads came out to fix the problems. They never did
> make one that was easy to work on, tho. I know of garages that kept a
> special rack of "Ford Wrenches" - most heated and bent to reach some
> specific bolt nothing else could get to.
>
> On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 17:34:48 UTC "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I think they were still using the same basic engine up till a couple
>> years
>> ago.
>>
>> "user" <user@example.net> wrote in message
>> news:edhn9c$oj9$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>> > Will Honea wrote:
>> >> I've been saying the same thing about the engineers since the first
>> >> time
>> >> I had to remove the right rear exhaust manifold bolt form a 1955 Ford
>> >> V8!
>> >> So far, the message hasn't seemed to progress to the action stage...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > And when was the last time they made a 1955 Ford V8? <grin>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Will Honea

Re: Oil-filter removal (2004 Jeep Liberty)
 

I was thinking of the 221 block that was in use from 1962 till 1995.

"Will Honea" <whonea@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-hB1mdH84xU3n@anon.none.net...
> No, the 272/292/312 block was Ford's first cut at an overhead valve
> V8. Before 55, they had the old flathead V8 and some of the
> carry-over stuff was bad enough to make for a short life for the
> orginal design. Things like solid lifters, etc. and the bore/stroke
> ratios were fiddled with for a few years before the newer castings and
> (especially) new heads came out to fix the problems. They never did
> make one that was easy to work on, tho. I know of garages that kept a
> special rack of "Ford Wrenches" - most heated and bent to reach some
> specific bolt nothing else could get to.
>
> On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 17:34:48 UTC "billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I think they were still using the same basic engine up till a couple
>> years
>> ago.
>>
>> "user" <user@example.net> wrote in message
>> news:edhn9c$oj9$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>> > Will Honea wrote:
>> >> I've been saying the same thing about the engineers since the first
>> >> time
>> >> I had to remove the right rear exhaust manifold bolt form a 1955 Ford
>> >> V8!
>> >> So far, the message hasn't seemed to progress to the action stage...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > And when was the last time they made a 1955 Ford V8? <grin>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Will Honea