Ford to introduce another pickup, smaller than the new Ranger.

   / Ford to introduce another pickup, smaller than the new Ranger. #41  
That engine was the Ford Europe 2.3 originally seen in the US in the pinto. The later dualspark head was used in the Ranger and Mustang.

The 5-speed manual, on the other hand, was from Mazda and used in the Ranger and F-150.

I loved the 2.3/5-speed in my 96. The 2.8 in my 85 was fun, but fussy (had the intermittent distributor ignition module problem, and the carb iced over on humid days until I bolted the intake heat riser flap in the air cleaner housing shut to always add heat). When the exhaust donut burned out (about once a year until I gave up and swapped out the flex fitting for just a straight repair piece) it was downright peppy, good enough to make driving on 128 fun.
 
   / Ford to introduce another pickup, smaller than the new Ranger. #42  
That engine was the Ford Europe 2.3 originally seen in the US in the pinto. The later dualspark head was used in the Ranger and Mustang.

The 5-speed manual, on the other hand, was from Mazda and used in the Ranger and F-150.

I loved the 2.3/5-speed in my 96. The 2.8 in my 85 was fun, but fussy (had the intermittent distributor ignition module problem, and the carb iced over on humid days until I bolted the intake heat riser flap in the air cleaner housing shut to always add heat). When the exhaust donut burned out (about once a year until I gave up and swapped out the flex fitting for just a straight repair piece) it was downright peppy, good enough to make driving on 128 fun.

When is driving on 128 fun 2 am....:)
 
   / Ford to introduce another pickup, smaller than the new Ranger. #43  
That engine was the Ford Europe 2.3 originally seen in the US in the pinto. The later dualspark head was used in the Ranger and Mustang.

The 5-speed manual, on the other hand, was from Mazda and used in the Ranger and F-150.

I loved the 2.3/5-speed in my 96. The 2.8 in my 85 was fun, but fussy (had the intermittent distributor ignition module problem, and the carb iced over on humid days until I bolted the intake heat riser flap in the air cleaner housing shut to always add heat). When the exhaust donut burned out (about once a year until I gave up and swapped out the flex fitting for just a straight repair piece) it was downright peppy, good enough to make driving on 128 fun.

The 2.3 16 valve four ? And the 2.8 Cologne pushrod V6 with three exhaust ports ?

The Cologne V6 was built in 2.0, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, 3.0 and 4.0 liter, the 4.0 being a North America exclusive, and the smaller V6 all had two exhaust ports per bank, so they fitted in the Taunus engine bay where normally the V4 was fitted. I think only the 2.4, 2.6, 2.9 and 4.0 had three exhaust ports.

Ford Cologne V6 engine - Wikipedia

The 2.3 16 valve put out 150hp, about the same as any standard Ford pushrod version of the Cologne V6 did...
 

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