Ted slept at an earlier time in his life. One story is that as he grew up, he liked the looks of Ford motor cars and by happenstance found himself working on a lot of FE engines.
Some say curiosity struck Ted one day and he became interested in the forerunner of the Ford sideoiler FE engine. Another story says that one day a
friend asked him for some help rebuilding a y-block engine. (NOTE: the engine had one of those
Champion (?) after-market auxiliary rockerarm oiler kits on it). Yet another story says that a close relative gave Ted his old car when he stopped driving. -It was a middle '50s Ford that just needed some TLC. -Yeah, it had a y-block in it.
Anyway . . . the more Ted learned about Ford y-Block engines, the more puzzled he became about why Ford stopped making them. They really weren't a bad engine. -They just needed a little more
development. Heck, the y-block started out with top shelf features like a rugged engine block, a crankshaft-first oil distribution system, forged connecting rods, full floating piston pins, solid lifters, shaft mounted rocker arms, an intake port layout that minimized fuel distribution problems to the end cylinders, and an AIR GAP intake manifold!
The more Ted worked on y-block Fords, the more it consumed him! Ted now has a seemingly incurable case of
Y-Block-itis. Yes, it would seem that he can no longer sleep. AND, when he does sleep, he dreams about Y-Blocks and more things to do to them.
All of us have benefited from Ted's obsession to further develop and optimize the Ford y-block engine.
Thank You, Ted! ...Not just for all that you have done, but for all that you have shared with us, ...your time, effort, knowledge, and experiences. That sharing has been both here on the
Forum and in
Y-Block Magazine.
SALUTE!There are others that have and do regularly contribute generously to this
Forum! We'll get to them, too, I hope.
NoShortcuts
a.k.a. Charlie Brown
near Syracuse, New York