Bad Fords.....
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From: St. Charles, MO
Originally Posted by ccwonka
OK, worst Ford Vehicle I ever had was that same 'ol Ranger . . . Though I must admit the Engine never once gave me trouble, it was Every Freakin thing attatched to it, AC died, radio, wipers, lights, Pwr steering, transmission, Windows, Locks, interior ***** & switches (which was OK, cause the things they controlled didn't work anyhow)! So I guess that wasn't the worst motor, just the worst vehicle . . . .
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From: Kansas side of the greater KC area
The 1.9L HO engine in my 87 FORD EXP I say was my worse engine as it would start to sputter and make the car jerk along and eventuly stall out at highway speeds then start right back up like nothing happened The FORD dealership could never fix it traded that car off after 63000 miles in 4 years.
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From: Along Lake Erie
Originally Posted by hmustang
The 1.9L HO engine in my 87 FORD EXP I say was my worse engine as it would start to sputter and make the car jerk along and eventuly stall out at highway speeds then start right back up like nothing happened The FORD dealership could never fix it traded that car off after 63000 miles in 4 years.
We sole TONS of 'em in the early 90s. Aside from that, it was a strong engine.... when it ran.
-Joe
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From: Kansas side of the greater KC area
Originally Posted by GIJoeCam
That was a classic indication of a toasted TFI module. We sole TONS of 'em in the early 90s.
Aside from that, it was a strong engine.... when it ran.
-Joe
We sole TONS of 'em in the early 90s. Aside from that, it was a strong engine.... when it ran.
-Joe
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All I have to say is Ford 3.8
That engine had the worst design for head gasket seals and the 3.8 was used for a long time in almost every ford car.
I had a 90 continental...blown headgasket
1989 Ford Thunderbird supercoupe...blown headgasket
1995 ford freestar....blown headgasket.
All with the underpowered 3.8 Can you believe that 3.8 put out only 145 hp in my 1990 continental.
I had a 90 continental...blown headgasket
1989 Ford Thunderbird supercoupe...blown headgasket
1995 ford freestar....blown headgasket.
All with the underpowered 3.8 Can you believe that 3.8 put out only 145 hp in my 1990 continental.