Ford's answers to the NHTSA 6.7 Investigation
There was a request for a link to Ford's answer's to the NHTSA investigation posted on a previous thread, since closed. Here is the link: Ford's NHTSA Answers to the 6.7 investigation This PDF i...
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ricatic wrote:
Condition if both the piston bottom and the follower is "hammered". Considerable scoring and scraping...
I am sending you a PM
Regards
I am reasonably satisfied that the proximate failure point is the piston and bottom --- and it is not likely a secondary failure (e.g. metal chips breaking off from somewhere else then grinding it to smithereens.
Now, as to what caused that failure --- think Ben has the best explanation.
It is a shock load that is unexpected.
But what caused the shock load?
