theoldwizard

I am not a Jeep fan, so I don't know when they stopped making a 2 door Jeep, but I would like to see a 2 door Bronco Sport. While I understand that marketing has to hit the "sweet spot" (i.e. build what the most customers would like to buy) I would still like to see more of a "rock crawler" version. Real 4WD with real locking (E-locker ?) front and rear differentials. Bigger tires and more suspension travel.

I owned many cars with steel wheels. Never had a rust problem on the wheels themselves. The rest of the car ... well I live in SE MI. Lots of salt in winter !

Very true ! People miss this fact all of the time !! You must not drive on snow, or more specifically hard packed snow/icy roads. Snow tire are so 20the century ! You need WINTER tires.

They should be STEEL ! Waste of money to save a few pounds !

As you said, this engine came out a couple of years ago, but it has some very unique technology ! 48v integrated starter/alternator Electric turbo charger plus exhaust driven turbo 48v lithium ion battery

Everyone keeps glossing over the simple truth. Big investments are only done after careful cost analysis ! The 6.2L was sort of a misfire. I don't think Ford had committed going back into Medium Duty while it was still on the drawing boards. If not that, then someone did a very poor heat analysis early on in the design. I can guarantee you, the new 6.8L will cost less to build than the outgoing 6.2L ! Plus, I expect to see it in all trucks (except Ranger and Transit) up to F600 and E450 offer it. Highly unlikely. Nostalgia does not sell in the commercial market place.

IIRC, the only thing in the PCM that would prohibit starter engagement, after it has received a "start" command, is the fact that the engine is already turning. The delay is likely from the BCM/SJC or the ignition switch itself.

Very questionable whether this engine will show up in the Mustang. I think the Coyote will remain the only V8 available in theMustang. Clearly this engine is aimed at F-Series and maybe E-series. It would be AMAZING in a T-Series, but I doubt the rest of that vehicle could handle the power !

On paper, OHC makes better power, but it is at higher RPM. The big win of OHV is lower cost and better low end torque.

There seems to be an issue with ignition related misfire. Root cause seems to be spark plug leads.

I got $20 that says you will not see an engine with more than 8 cylinders during the remainder of my life !

Gen 3 Coyote engine eliminated the piston cooling jets. Probably not need for "every day" driving, but this engine is targeted at enthusiast and people who want power for heavy hauling on the F150.

You have to wonder when there is a recall on a "common" part (i.e. one that has been used on millions of other vehicles) what "bright" person cost reduced it !

I does have two spark plugs per cylinder. The wire to the second plug comes from coil-on-plug first plug

Correct ! In fact, when the (original, now modified) plans for rebuilding the Research and Engineering campus was announce several years ago, they said a major "face lift" would be done on WHQ after R&E was completed. The lobby of WHQ looks very "1960s" ! For those really interested ... Ford has completed building TWO major computer centers. One behind the Ford Credit building and the other on the Flat Rock Assembly campus. All Ford owned facilities in SE MI are joined by fiber optics so moving data is not an issue. Part of the reason for renovating R&E was to replace aging "infrastructure". This includes water and sewer lines and service/utility tunnels. The water and sewer lines on Oakwood Blvd were upgraded (likely paid by the city/county). Parts of R&E have public roads (at least there are no gates limiting access). If you drive Southwest on Village Road from Oakwood Blvd. The first big change you will is Parking Deck 300. It was not there 5 years ago. Second, there is a major jog in Village Road (bottom left corner of image) that was not there. It used to run straight into Rotunda Drive.

Ford to Create the Campus of the Future in Dearborn (story and more pictures) Ford shares fresh details about its future Detroit campus (story and more pictures) Ford has recently purchased the old Detroit Schools Book Depository (#2). Building #5 is the new Bagley Avenue Parking Hub (a niece 3 block walk in the middle of winter). The white space between the Book Depoistory and the Parking Hub is owned and occupied by other commercial enterprises. Two other non-existent buildings are #3, West Building and #6, West Parking Hub.

NO ! And you may be "short changed". Motorcraft replacement parts are covered by a 2 year, unlimited mileage warranty.

What I don't understand is that these designs were used in the "rest of the world" for many years without the issues that they have encountered in the US. What do we do different ?

The Transit chassis (or lack there of) can not handle additional payload. This is probably the biggest misstep in allowing EU to have the design lead. And why are the dual rear wheels INBOARD ? With the tall version I want as much rear wheel width on the road as possible. That and those skinny ass rear seats ! Fine if you are under 5'4" and 150 lbs. Most adults in the US are not ! Talk to people running T150/250/350. They eat rear brakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Plus the way the rotors are mounted you have to pull the axle.

HEGO should have 4 wires. 2 for the heater and 2 for the actual sensor. I don't have access to a wiring diagram so this is a shot in the dark. With the engine running, put a test light from a good ground to each wire. One will be +12v for the heater. (My gut says it will be gray.) If you don't have +12V on one wore, you probably have a bad fuse. From that +12V source, test the other wires. One will be the heater ground (the other gray wire ?) but one will be sensor ground.

"Limited" HP means it is not going compete with any other existing engines (why would you design an engine to compete with what you already have ?). IMHO, the #1 and #2 goals are lower manufacturing cost (and hopefully customer cost). Coyote and its variants are just too darn expensive. They have their place, but it is in "halo" application.

Eh ? Got any (public) info on that ?

You are correct !

According to the Ford 2011-2019 5.0L Coyote Technical Reference, page 3, Gen 3 now up to 10 qt oild capacity with composite oil pan. (They tried a composite oil pan before with poor results.) Somewhere I head that they dropped the "piston cooling jet" oil squirters. I thought those were a good idea.

Both of these "technologies" are expensive (PTWA is VERY expensive ... is there any "high volume" production engine that uses it ?). If this new engine was slated for the Mustang (which I highly doubt) then either or both might make sense. A couple hundred extra pounds in an F-series does not matter.