4.6 cylinder head..

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Aug 21, 2002 | 12:29 PM

eshort

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4.6 cylinder head..

Is the cylionder head of the 4.2L V6 aluminum or iron?

My friend says iron...I say aluminum...also--is this engine part of the 'Triton" series or in a separate class??

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Aug 22, 2002 | 11:15 AM

mtucker

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4.6 cylinder head..

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 22-Aug-02 AT 12:15 PM (EST)]My understanding is that the 4.2's have iron heads. The engine is NOT part of the triton family of engines. Tritons include the 4.6 and 5.4 V8's and the 6.8 V10.

Aug 23, 2002 | 11:59 PM

70f100longbed

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4.6 cylinder head..

Nope. 4.2s and 3.8s have aluminum heads. A 4.2 is a enlarged 3.8. Both are JUNK. I work at a Ford dealer and have quite a bit of bad opinions about those engines.

Aug 24, 2002 | 02:00 PM

BlueOvalFitter

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4.6 cylinder head..

Again,i ask you,what makes the 4.2 a bad motor? If you work for FORD then you have the inside scoop on this motor...please tell me what FORD is not telling!!;-)

Aug 28, 2002 | 08:13 AM

99F150

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I would like to know also. What is your job at the dealer? I have owned 3.8's that I drove to 200,000 with out problem and I have 53,000 on my 4.2 in my 99 S/C that runs like a V8.

Aug 28, 2002 | 11:31 AM

70f100longbed

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technician. I only see the broke ones.

Aug 28, 2002 | 04:51 PM

BlueOvalFitter

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4.6 cylinder head..

When these 4.2s come in what is the major reason they are bad?Are they from different year trucks? I mean,if mine is a piece of junk i want to know what,when,why and how to look for it crapping out on me!!!:-X23