03 Cobra production issues???

[GaborVincer]

A friend at work lived in the US and he worked for Swift. I noticed the picture of his 99 Cobra in his tool box and we started talking about our cars and the love for speed, which in tern we started to talk about the 03 and the production issues. I was asked not to mention names because it is a personal friend of his and as well I promised him I would respect his wishes not to mention which performance shop the MOTOR problem is being investigated / resolved at. He said the failure is in the "rear main bearing" as well as the "timing chain tensioner" during hard pulls. It eats me up inside that I can't tell all were I got the info but for what it's worth I thought I would share it with everybody.

I don't know if that is the reason the production was stopped but it made me think it was.

Again this is what I have heard and it could be true or false :huh:

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[wals9331]

I heard they were having some production problem, but nothing substantial. I tried finding more info about it, but couldnt find anything. Can anybody else clarify the production problem?

[cobramach]

Somebody else posted about this last week, I think. Check blueovalnews.com. They have some info. As of10/21 , they stopped engine production due to an overheating issue in the number 7 and 8 cylinders, causing them to fail. As I understand it, it wasn't just the 03 Cobra, but the new Lincoln Aviator as well, which uses the same basic setup. Apparently, the problem will be rectified with a higher flow water pump. Engine production will resume 11/15. "Inside sources" say that 03 Cobra production is done for, according to the article, but Ford denies that.