[Vwdiesel] Ford Escort Turbo Diesel

Fri Jul 15 09:39:26 EDT 2005

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>From: "Shirley, Mark R" <MarkRShirley at eaton.com>
>To: "Tony Boucher" <cdn_borne at hotmail.com>,<vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
>Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Ford Escort Turbo Diesel
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>I like them.  Very dependable cars, if you follow basic maintenance.
>The main problem with the car is the head gasket can be weak, if you
>overheat
>the engine.  A simple preventative measure is to replace the radiator
>and coolant
>every few years.  I think the last radiator I bought was about $60.  I
>can't
>even get them cleaned for that.  I put 240,000 miles on my main Tempo
>before
>the rust monster got it, and the only thing that ever put me on the side
>of the
>road was a siezed water pump, and a bad alternator.  The water pump gave
>me
>20,000 miles warning, but I ignored it.  Lesson learned.
>It got 46 mpg, running I-94 at 80mph with the AC and cruise on.
>The backyard is full of them because I bought the entire inventory of a
>gentlemen
>who wanted to get out of the cars and move to mercedes and Vw diesels.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tony Boucher [mailto:cdn_borne at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 8:37 AM
> > To: Shirley, Mark R; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Ford Escort Turbo Diesel
> >
> >
> > Do you have a backyard full of them because you liked them
> > and use them for
> > parts, or because they were junk and didn't last very long?
> >
> > Just wondering.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> >
> > Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's
> > character, give him power.
> >
> > Abraham Lincoln
> >
> >
> >
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> > >From: "Shirley, Mark R" <MarkRShirley at eaton.com>
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> >They were all NA.  84-87.  I have a backyard full of them.
> >
> >Ford also had a turbodiesel Ranger 86-87.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: vwdiesel-bounces+markrshirley=eaton.com at vwfans.com
> > > [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces+markrshirley=eaton.com at vwfans.com]On
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> > > fj40jim at aol.com
> > > Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 12:13 AM
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> > > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Ford Escort Turbo Diesel
> > >
> > >
> > > In a Message Dated 14 Jul 2005, Libbybapa at wmconnect.com wrote:
> > > <<I happened to call a local wrecking yard regarding vw turbo
> > > diesels.  The
> > > fellow said that he didn't have any vw's but that he had a
> > > Ford Escort Turbo
> > > Diesel.  I never heard of such a thing.  Anyone else?>>
> > >
> > > AFAIK, the escort/Tempo diesels were all NA.  The only Turbos
> > > I remember in FoMoCo cars were the BMW 524TD engine that was
> > > available in Mark VII for a few years.
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