Yup, we had one when they were new. lol. My dad was in the car business, so we tried all the new stuff at the time.
Back then, if you mentioned timing belts, most would look at you kind of funny. Push rod ruled the day. Our other car was a Lincoln Mk. V at the time, with a 460. As for the design of the timing belt, hmmm, sounds familiar. Lot like a Porsche 928. Hey, wait a sec, that's the reason I rebuild the last 928 engine. Water pump ran off the back of the belt, water pump went a little wonky, caused the belt to jump a few teeth and 8 bent valves later. hee hee. was a 32 valve engine, so could have been worse. It could have been my car, instead of a friends. ;-) Ed 300E > > Wasn't the 1976-83 Ford Fiasco the first "world car"? Seems like it > had an emblem on the back with a dozen countries' flags on it. > > http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2006/02/10-ford-fiesta-history/ford-fiesta-history.php > > I think the 1981 Ford Escargot/Mercury Jinx was Ford's first "world car" > to be made in the USA. > They sold millions of them over here, but they got a bad reputation due > to two design features in the original 1.6L engine. It was in interference > design, pistons hit valves if the timing belt broke. It was a stupid > design, the water pump was driven by the timing belt. Water pump seizes, > time for a top end rebuild. Or maybe that's a feature to keep you > from overheating the engine when the water pump dies. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
