My son was a ford tech at a dealer recently and he or another tech he now works with have never seen a Focus blow a head gasket...at least never through 2 different delers...thts gotta say something..Daryl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Stewart" <fonman4277@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 4:17 AM Subject: Re: Bostig Zetec kit...WOW...
> For a lot of people the clearance would be OK, but I'm certain I > wouldn't be comfortable with it. Here are my pics: > > > Well, for one thing, it was sitting in tall grass on mushy ground, thanks > to all the DAMN rain we got for JBB. I think that added to the perception > that it was hanging very low. Of more concern to me was the fact that one > of the attendees at JBB said this is the same engine that is in his > daughter's Ford Focus-and it blew a head gasket at 60K miles. The > conversion looked very good, and it's one of the ones I'm considering for > my '84. Jeff > |
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