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Old 05-15-2017, 12:38 PM   #9
Kevin in NJ
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Default Re: Ford authorized sale of "imperfect" model a engines.

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Originally Posted by ursus View Post
I have thought this as well. Some NOS parts that I have bought off of E-Bay were dimensionally defective in some way. I recall a large E-Bay auction of parts salvaged from an old Ford dealership in which almost every box or tag was marked "NG" in grease pencil. I suspected that the letters meant "No Good".

It appears that parts made later, after A production, were not built as well. They were likely contracted out. I was told that some known 40's production flywheels were not balanced very well right from the box.
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