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Old 08-22-2008, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber View Post
Being 'forty years old' aint got nothing to do with it. FE's can and are built that don't leak, don't blow up, modern engines can leak and do blow up as well.
Well put. The only thing that is forty years old on my engine is the block, which was stripped, dipped, stroked, bored, and "well seasoned." An FE's condition after a modern rebuild should be better than the day it left the Ford factory.