Posted by Joseph divito on June 24, 1998 at 17:51:57:
In Reply to: Re: 250 engine posted by thomas endicott on June 24, 1998 at 15:01:35:
At the risk of changing the subject, I didn't know the Fairmont offered a 250 six. I thought the only size six was the 200. What year was it? Of course, the 200 and 250 were almost identical except for size, so it probably
doesn't really matter...
Personally, having both an '81 Zephyr and a '76 Comet, I'd say the '76 is the better car. The '81 is just too big of a car to put a 200 six into (the Zephyr is about 4,000 lbs). I also find the build quality to be better on
the '76, which is probably related to the time the Zephyr was built. Ford wasn't too far from bankrupcy by '81, so I'm sure the money wasn't there to do a good QC job.
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: Ive seen 320,000k org. on a 250 6 cyl. not a mav though.
: in a ford fairmont
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: : : we all have heard the tales of the Mopar Slant 6 engines. I am wondering, did the 250 ever have an incredible reputation for durability? If so, would like to hear stories of the amazing durability of this engine.
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: : I can't speak for the rest, but I've gotten almost 182,000 miles on my '76 with a 250 engine. Never had any problems (one rebuilt carb, one water pump, replaced some of the electronic ignition parts).
: : Overall, I've found it a very solid and reliable engine. Not exactly a high performance engine, though it's not bad. Of course, there are those out there who think that anything that's not high performance or a muscle/sports
: : car is not worth getting excited over, so it's nice to hear that some people have an interest beyond raw horse power.