[DeTomaso] whats old is new again

[Daniel C Jones]

> When an engine fails or becomes very worn, it is usually pulled from the
vehicle and scrapped. Ford wants to change that by utilizing a high-tech
plasma process to remanufacture broken engines.

When my dad got back from Germany serving as a medic in WWII, he was
assigned to motor pool duty.  The motor pool had a very well equipped
machine shop.  One of the cars, IRC a Pontiac sedan with a flat head
straight eight, had been rebuilt several times.  After a few re-bores, they
reached the limit of the block casting.  Rather than scrapping the block,
they metal sprayed/plasma welded it back to standard bore and rebuilt it
again.  IIRC, it had logged something like 500,000 miles.

Dan Jones
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   > When an engine fails or becomes very worn, it is usually pulled from
   the vehicle and scrapped. Ford wants to change that by utilizing a
   high-tech plasma process to remanufacture broken engines.
   When my dad got back from Germany serving as a medic in WWII, he was
   assigned to motor pool duty.A  The motor pool had a very well equipped
   machine shop.A  One of the cars, IRC a Pontiac sedan with a flat head
   straight eight, had been rebuilt several times.A  After a few re-bores,
   they reached the limit of the block casting.A  Rather than scrapping
   the block, they metal sprayed/plasma welded it back to standard bore
   and rebuilt it again.A  IIRC, it had logged something like 500,000
   miles.
   Dan Jones