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The Pinto gas tank!
Gets rear ended and BOOM!!!
The Panthers have that problem also. DPS here is in the process of looking for a replacement.
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Powedered metal connecting rods in the later 7.3L.
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Ohhhh yeah......forgot about those............. and the Forged Rods in my motor!
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Cant forget about the mid to late 90's windstars...notorious for blowing head gaskets then usually throwing a rod.
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Haven't heard that one. Is it the 3.8l that did that?
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Haven't heard that one. Is it the 3.8l that did that?
Yea 3.8L....mostly seen it in 96's
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The 3.8 in general was bad about head gaskets.
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Early to mid 80's 1.9L 4 cylinder's »timing belt broke, you were looking to repair/replace the head and/or pistons.
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80's to early 90's distributor mounted ignition control moduals.
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Early to mid 80's 1.9L 4 cylinder's »timing belt broke, you were looking to repair/replace the head and/or pistons.

Yupp......but now days almost every 4 and 6 cylinder is like that (interference engine).
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