When you could change an engine under a tree with a cherry picker? Today, not so much.

 

Been there.......

I owned a 6.0 PSD.





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Had a 1970 mustang with a 351 Cleveland, had to hire a 4 year old to change plugs!

 

Old days? Do you mean, like yesterday? LOL

 

yeah, that was a half-day experiment in self-induced pain….

 

I remember the old days - when the old man would be changing plugs and points every 3000 miles, and the starting procedure on my old Ford - which was to step the carb to the floor to set the choke, hope it fired, and as soon as it started chugging gently push the pedal to move to the next cam, and then hope it didn't open all the way too soon and stumble

And we whine now about puling with our new motors, while in '79 we had 351M or 400M engines that made a massive 154hp and loved gas!

I do not miss those days!

 

Had a girl friend who asked me to do a tune up on her V8 Ford Maverick. I had to disconnect the driver`s side motor mount & jack the engine to get to the last plug. Fun times, Lol.

 

This. If you miss the old days you must be never had to start a carbureted engine on a cold morning. I'll stick with my remote start.

 

You can absolutely pull the motor out of a new truck with a cherry picker or a tree branch....it's just that in a shop with a lift it's easier and faster to remove the cab.

 

Oddly enough my 150 has been back to the dealer for repairs more than my 6.0 ever was.