Joe McDougal's Ford

Hello,

I am writing to tell you of a particular happening ...

To a fellow who had a replacement engine installed at a local repair
shop - a few years ago.

(Not ours).
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Joe Mcdougal - a science teacher at one of the local high schools
had Eric Evans at Evans Motors in Beckley replace his engine in a Ford car.

It seems that about 2,000 miles later -
The vehicle was brought back to the shop on a hook.

With Joe's wife in hysterics. ...
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She said
"I was simply driving along ... and the engine oil pressure light came on ...
and the vehicle stopped.

It would not restart.
And
Because you guys were the last ones to service my vehicle I had it towed back to you."
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What proved out >
Was that the engine installer there - had grabbed an oil filter
and
Had installed it - without looking up the correct application -
"So Joe says."

He also said
(because I did call him to find out first hand - if this story was
any where near true)

"The Oil filter that they had installed had un threaded itself off of the
pipe nipple ... and was laying on the cross member under the engine."

"The oil pump had pumped the oil pan dry."
"And the engine locked up."
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Well,
The guys at Evans Motors -
Saw what had happened.
Removed the engine - expecting to find it scored every where
and te-toal ruined.

Putting a breaker bar on the center crankshaft bolt -
Would NOT turn the engine.
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By removing the oil pan - no shrapnel was found there.

By removing the rod and main caps - to inspect closely -
No wear or gualing was there.
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With the Rod and Main bearing bolts slightly backed off,
Turning the center bolt on the crankshaft would push and pull
the pistons in their cylinder bores.

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And so it was that:
A thin coating of Amsoil Strawberry grease was placed on the rod
and main bearings.
The bearing cap bolts and nuts were oiled and retorqued.

The crankshaft could be now turned with a breaker bar -
with normal effort.

The engine was reinstalled back into the vehicle.
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A new Proper Application Amsoil filter was fitted to the engine.
A fresh fill of Amsoil 5.30 1 year/25,000 mile engine oil was installed.

The engine ran -
Without making noise.
Without a lack or loss of power.
As if all of that which did happen - never really mattered.
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Joe and his wife were told by Eric - that:
He would honor a 1 year warranty - and that if anything happened
in that year that caused the engine to fail - that the shop would
correct or replace the engine at no cost to them.
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After Eric told me this story ...
I tracked Joe down and wanted to hear it myself.
Un-believable it was.

But Joe tells me that -
His wife had no more problems with their Ford.
That
They changed the Amsoil 1 time a year - for the next 3 years.

And after having the car for 7 years -
traded it off - for a newer model.

Still running.
Even with having had the engine lockup -
because of NO lubricating oil - between the crankshaft bearings and
their shaft journals.


Hmmm

Rowan Cook
http://europeanimportcar.com/mcdougal.html