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Terry, NJ · 07-20-2019, 08:23 AM

Piecing together a lot of loose info. No one told me this and it may be wrong. I believe the model A was was designed with a life of 50K - 60 K miles or about ten years in time. My Town Sedan made 75K , but was totally shot by then. So here we are 91 years hence! The worst thing to happen was the depression, then the war. In the depression people couldn't afford proper maintenance and in the war, they literally were prevented by the greater needs of the military. Yet the damned things survived! Today's better bearings and lubricants and maintenance schedules will only extend their lives longer than the original period between manufacture and the first restoration from say 60K to 100 K. If they're driven 5000 a year, that's twenty years on this engine. Having just passed 75, I doubt I'll be here.
Terry

07-20-2019, 08:23 AM	#16
Terry, NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks Co, Pa Posts: 3,742	Re: Engine Longevity Piecing together a lot of loose info. No one told me this and it may be wrong. I believe the model A was was designed with a life of 50K - 60 K miles or about ten years in time. My Town Sedan made 75K , but was totally shot by then. So here we are 91 years hence! The worst thing to happen was the depression, then the war. In the depression people couldn't afford proper maintenance and in the war, they literally were prevented by the greater needs of the military. Yet the damned things survived! Today's better bearings and lubricants and maintenance schedules will only extend their lives longer than the original period between manufacture and the first restoration from say 60K to 100 K. If they're driven 5000 a year, that's twenty years on this engine. Having just passed 75, I doubt I'll be here. Terry