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Mopar151

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10. The early 2.0 "Cologne" engine

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jul 12, 2018, 10:49 PM

Jul 2018

and the 1.6 "Kent" engine were anvils - would absorb massive punishment without a whimper, if manintaned at all. 2 of Cosworth's most popular engines - the YBM and the BDA - were based on them. The rest of the car could be broken, (and I did!)but it was still far superior to a Vega, except for the electrical system.
Chevettes were dreadful - suspension parts, brakes like a riding lawnmower, a gas tank issue worse than a Pinto (I was a dealer mechanic then, did many of those recalls) drivetrain like an old Opel, only cheaper.

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Misunderstood cars: The Ford Pinto [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 OP

I had a Pinto. It was a piece of crap, but just about anything in those years was... TreasonousBastard Oct 2017 #1

I agree about the 70s everyone made junk and they were rust buckets in less than 3 years. What doc03 Oct 2017 #3

The issues with the Corvair's swing axle rear suspension were addressed in a redesign mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #4

I had a 61 Corvair and I lost control of it on a turn due to the swing axle. doc03 Oct 2017 #5

When I was at Pax River, I had a roommate who had owned two of them. mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2017 #6

I drove a few Corvairs, and they could flip, but install a sway bar and that solved the problem... TreasonousBastard Oct 2017 #8

I had a Pinto. murielm99 Oct 2017 #2

We bought a brand new 71 Pinto hatchback marigold20 Oct 2017 #7

great car natheo Jun 2018 #9

The early 2.0 "Cologne" engine Mopar151 Jul 2018 #10

Watch it -- I had an Opel. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 #11

The later Kadetts with the 1.9 were'nt too shabby Mopar151 Jul 2018 #12