THE BEAT GOES ON:
Ford’s 300 CID in-line six cylinder engine is getting new life for the oil patch at the hand of Canada’s Industrial Engines, Ltd. The Edmonton, Alberta firm remanufactures the popular power plant with all new parts, and offers a 2,000 hour warranty. Canadians keep the 300-cubic inch Ford spinning

More than 40 years after Ford introduced it’s “Big Six” as a 240 CID standard car and pickup truck engine, and several years after its 300-cubic inch descendent fell by the automotive wayside, Industrial Engines, Ltd., of Canada is breathing new life into the popular power plant—with the gas and oil field industry particularly in mind.

IEL bought up much of Ford’s final production of the seven-main-bearing 300’s and owns a huge number of core blocks and heads.

Since IEL replaces all the moving parts in their remanufactured 300s, that should keep the supply going for years.

The remanufactured power plant includes stellite valves and seats to accommodate natural gas fuel; and this offers a longer running time then the originally manufactured engines.

IEL’s - 300’s come with a 2,000 hour warranty and can be ordered with any configuration the customer requires. Currently, IEL is building about 300 of the power plants a year.

IEL also is remanufacturing another Dearborn workhorse, the 460 CID Ford V-8 engine. For more information, call toll free (888) 887-0008.