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Keith True · 07-29-2022, 04:08 PM

Which engine is used for the conversion? I was told years ago the 2.3 did not lend itself to the A because of fitting issues.According to Ford and the US government there were either 54 or 56 deaths by fire in the Pintos.There were some wild stories about what was happening,some of the wildest seemed to come from Mother Jones magazine.I was working on Pintos when all this went down,and I do have a fascination with chasing down the credibility of stories.My sister bought a 77 Pinto,in 77,with 700 miles on it,for $700.

07-29-2022, 04:08 PM	#23
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 3,421	Re: Pinto engine conversion Which engine is used for the conversion? I was told years ago the 2.3 did not lend itself to the A because of fitting issues.According to Ford and the US government there were either 54 or 56 deaths by fire in the Pintos.There were some wild stories about what was happening,some of the wildest seemed to come from Mother Jones magazine.I was working on Pintos when all this went down,and I do have a fascination with chasing down the credibility of stories.My sister bought a 77 Pinto,in 77,with 700 miles on it,for $700.