12-27-2011, 07:42 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA #732, 428FE (447 CID), TKO600, Solid Flat Tappet Cam, Tons of Aluminum
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Originally Posted by RodKnock
Yes, my FE doesn't leak and hasn't had any reliability problems and I'm sure there are quite a few others on this forum with reliable leak free FE's.
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It's taken me years to get my FE not to leave drips. Once you've figured out the sources of the leaks, and learned the tricks, it's not as tough as you think. Unless there's something really bad wrong with one, I think I could seal it off in less than a year. When it comes to reliability, I think FEs are actually better than average, at least once you've gotten them running for a thousand or two miles. If you look at the FEs from the 60s, those things ran forever with a lot of them getting little to no maintenance. They're a good, strong design and, once you get them past the "break-in" period, they'll last forever. But you do want somebody building them that has built a couple of them before.  |
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