Ran When Parked

"SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M)" (synchromess) 02/12/2016 at 22:55 • Filed to: None

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Hey Oppo long time no speak, so long in fact I lost all my old posts, oh well. Thought you all might appreciate some maximum carnage ice racing Ford 3.0 V6 style, and yes it ran for over 15min with no oil or coolant and drove in the shop for post-mortem on its own. Oh yeah did I mention in was now a V4, the wonders of fuel injection never cease to amaze.

Nibby > SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) 02/12/2016 at 22:58

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That is, er, one well-oiled machine.

RallyWrench > SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) 02/12/2016 at 23:03

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Damn, nice work.

Brickman > SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) 02/12/2016 at 23:06

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I can feel the pain the engine suffered :(

MM54 > SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) 02/12/2016 at 23:09

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Holy shit

I’m impressed!

SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) > Brickman 02/12/2016 at 23:20

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He felt no pain, he was resurrected from the shackles of the junkyard to fight nobly, and died a warrior as all good engines should.

SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) > MM54 02/12/2016 at 23:23

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Thanks, I’m more impressed by whoever was on the assembly line that day, it lasted two seasons onf 1000rpm over-revs and abuse.

lone_liberal > SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) 02/12/2016 at 23:37

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A good death.

PatBateman > SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) 02/12/2016 at 23:38

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There appears to be something wrong with that engine.

SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) > PatBateman 02/12/2016 at 23:50

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Just simplifying and adding lightness. Less weight means more speed right?

PatBateman > SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) 02/12/2016 at 23:51

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Your logic is undeniable.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) 02/12/2016 at 23:53

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Ford 3.0, you say? Is/was it a Vulcan? Because if so, I’m not surprised in the least it ran that long without oil or coolant

SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey 02/13/2016 at 00:02

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‘Twas a Vulcan, first one I’ve had anything to do with. Very impressed with it’s longevity, not the biggest power house but provided a lot of smiles.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) 02/13/2016 at 00:07

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I have one in my Ranger. It’s never going to blow you away power-wise, but that engine’s gonna run till there’s nothing left on this earth but cockroaches and twinkies.

Sadly I can’t say the same for the 4R44E trans that’s behind it. I think the truck’s on it’s 4th one of those.

SynchroMess (K.S.O.F.M) > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey 02/13/2016 at 00:22

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Yeah this was in a ranger too, luckily it had a five speed manual behind it, although I don't know that it was going to live much longer either.

GMart > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey 02/13/2016 at 19:56

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When I pop the hood of my old Probe, people often have trouble believing that Ford put the Vulcan in there themselves. They assume I did some crazy swap. It's a great motor in a small light coupe with a manual transaxle.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > GMart 02/13/2016 at 21:41

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Totally forgot the Probe got the Vulcan