Talk:Ford Straight-6 engine

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[edit] Updates

Trying to add more info to the article and correct some dates. I'm sure I made some minor mistakes. I'm trying to get the hang of this. It would be nice to add some torque figures, pictures of engines, list of models equipped with the inline six engines and more detailed information of engines. Oh yeah and some links to inline six websites.

[edit] S&S Tug and the 300/4.9

I added a smallish note at the end of the paragraph about the 300 that Stewart and Stevenson [1] uses (or, at least, used, their site is completely devoid of any mention of the GSE (=Ground support equipment) products at the moment.) the 4.9 in their MA Baggage tow tractor. I feel this is an appropriate addition because it shows how patently indestructible this engine really is, I work for FedEx and they use these "Tugs" everywhere to tow tens of thousands of pounds of freight around at once, and rarely ever does a Tug die because it's engine has failed. They even run them low enough on oil that the engine will just stop, then then add more, crank them back up and keep right on going. This impresses me. They sound nice, too, they emit a very burbly, low grumble.