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23-03-2006, 03:22 PM
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Early in the week I was reading this site which said Ford put twenty Tickford motors in el falcons, I thought I bookmarked the page but no, has anyone else read this site, I am only taking this for granted from what I read but if it is correct could you please give me the link, I do not know anything about Tickford motors but the site said you can find out by looking for a "T" at the front of the block, the site also said there are twenty owners out there who may not know what they have. I will check mine out tomorrow if my legs come good.
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23-03-2006, 03:26 PM
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EL Fairmont Ghia and Fairlane Concordes got the Tickford engines standard, don't think i've heard of the 'EL Falcon's' getting them, how ever it'd be pretty common for a few non-tickford cars to be getting around with tickford heads and they may have been put on with headgasket changes etc.
as said, the simplest way to tell is the T on the front of the head.
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23-03-2006, 03:51 PM
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Yep you're right:
"One to watch for - keep your eyes peeled for roughly 20 or so EL GLi's, Futura's & Fairmonts fitted with XR6 engines (identified by a 'T' cast into the front of the cylinder head). Due to a prolonged breakdown at the Geelong engine plant, these engines were fitted out of sequence to avoid stopping the Broadmeadows assembly line." http://www.trueblueford.com/ELengine.html |
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23-03-2006, 04:48 PM
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Thank you for the link FRD, I just hope el owners read this and have a look it would be a nice supprise ah
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23-03-2006, 04:56 PM
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FRD, could you please let me know exactly where to look, thanks
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23-03-2006, 04:59 PM
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On the front of the cylinder head (the light coloured metal) will a have a pretty 'T'.
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23-03-2006, 05:27 PM
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if I find it it will look pretty no it will look beautyful.....just like winning the lottery.
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23-03-2006, 05:54 PM
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would the id tags have an 'X' (tickford motor) rather than a 'H'(standard motor)
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23-03-2006, 06:04 PM
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I am not sure but going by what I read I think it is the full tickford motor............"T"
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24-03-2006, 08:20 AM
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take a pic of the front of the head and post it up.
p.s. it is a big 'T' and hard to miss.
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24-03-2006, 12:38 PM
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Yeah should be just below the rocker cover somewhere, i'd doubt they would have changed the ID tags though...
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Tickford motors in el falcons
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