Had a 4 banger Pinto.. Total POS..
Yeah, some accountant decided they didn't need the oil passage to the valve train??? Didn't work too well or long.
Had a 4 banger Pinto.. Total POS..
My wife's grandfather had one of them. It out lasted him!!
my friend had one, we actually got to ask a couple in the backseat of a Bentley if they could pass the grey poupon! CLASSIC!
don't you guys remember the 350 chev diesel conversion engine of the early 80s what a piece of **** .
Actually,IIRC, that was a 350 Olds engine,, and they were a pain too..
I'll second the s-10 2.8s. They run good but they almost ALL leak oil from the rear main seal!!
1990 Ford Escort 4 speed. Can't remember the size of that 4 cylinder, but let's just say I could change that head gasket in my sleep, and not just mine....
I changed a lot of them myself. I changed even more of the ford 3.8 V-6 head gaskets when I worked for Ford. The 3.8s were coming in w blown head gaskets with anywhere from 20-80K LOL!!! At least they came apart easy.1990 Ford Escort 4 speed. Can't remember the size of that 4 cylinder, but let's just say I could change that head gasket in my sleep, and not just mine....
The good old GM Tech-4 otherwise known as the GM crap-4.......