Item #190336094054 on Bay.COMPLETE set of 16 valves for Ford y-block.$92.50.When I enquired as to where they were made the response-PAKISTAN believe it or not!What is scary is that people have actually purchased these in the past from this seller judging by the feedback.This seller is buying from someone else who is buying from wholesaler I assume.How much did they cost from the manufacturer?Not much I think.Another case of getting what you pay for-buyer beware! 

  

Pakistan!

They don't even make cars there. Must be a rug manufacture going thru tough times.

Ol'ford nutCentral Iowa

56 Vic w/292 & 4 spd.

It was going to cost the Chinese too much to make them in China so they were outsourced as they say!

  

One of the big sellers on ebay has main bearings made in Mahle (sp?).  Dont know where that is but it doesnt sound good!

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

Hi, Mahle is a brand name.  They apparently have merged with Clevite, since they use both names on their bearings.  Big supplier to Nascar.  Mahle is a huge international company, and I have never heard anything but good about their bearings.  Saw lots of them when I worked in the auto parts business.  If you get some of their bearings, they may be manufactured in Germany or the U.S. or somewhere else.  Good luck, Nick Brann - K.C., MO

Thanks for informing me!

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

MALI is a country in West Africa a power in 1200-1600 BCE. Very wealthy nation because of salt mines and gold being panned in the Niger River. Mostly famous for Mandinka tribes . Now it is so broke it cant pay attention.  

55Birdman  Hickory NC

Really?

I am going to play devil's advocate here, if only for argument's sake. Are you saying that these are "inferior parts" because they are made in Pakistan? Or are you saying that because they are made outside the U.S.A.?

As we are all aware, several well-known brands have outsourced manufacturing to foreign countries to help both profitability and maintain competitive. Generally, joint venture manufacturing utilizes low-cost laborers, and existing tooling patents/technology, but I won't go into that because anyone can research the way that works.

What I am saying is perhaps you should contact one of the folks who has purchased the valves (or any given product) and ask them how they worked out before you blindly attack the quality of a remarkably priced good/service. Mind you I have no connection to this seller or any of their products, nor do I want to turn this into a public service announcement, but sheesh...

Todd in Central California...about half way between Fresno and Sacramento

1956 Thunderbird - 1960 F-100 - 1961 Starliner - 1961 Imperial

46Y talked about bearings made in mahle. Because Mahle is a manufacturer, the bearings cannot be made in Mahle. They can be made by Mahle. Birdman made the connection between that which 46Y said and a real country, Mali, in which bearings can be made. It is very likely that 46 knows of Mahle, the manufacturer of quality engine parts, but this knowledge has regressed, moved into the subconscious and so he associated the spelling with a country which he has heard of, and again may be subconscious, but does not know the spelling.



That's my guess.


Lawrenceville, GA

Guys, it is an embarrassing incident.  I think Charlie is close to right.  Mahle, Mali...

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.