at this topic.

Get the car set up and checked. The car will last a lot longer with the right settings on it. If the oil is changed regular and the car checked/set up at least once a year then the engine will last for ages. The reason why most Fords blow up is because of an ancilliary failure of some sort. Not a mechanical failure.

I personnaly stripped the 160k miles engine down mentioned above and the bores were mint. The shells were beginning to wear so ideally they needed replacing but over all the engine was in exelent condition for the miles and abuse it had.

Look after it or you will cost yourself money.