Early Ford Sidevalve engines did not have a water pump as standard, instead relying on
thermosiphon cooling as the
Model T engine had. A water pump was added in 1953 for the 100E models when the engine was re-engineered to the point that few specifications are identical between the early and the later series. The Sidevalve engine was used in many smaller Fords as well as farm vehicles, commercial vehicles and a marine version in boats. Production of the engine was stopped in 1962. Windscreen wipers were often driven by the vacuum generated in the
inlet manifold. The Sidevalve engine was also used in German Fords, starting with the
Ford Köln in 1932 and ending with the last rear-wheel drive
Ford Taunus P1 12M (G13/G13AL) in 1962. Early further research and development were being carried out at the German Ford engine plant in Cologne to improve the engine for ease of use in the Taunus line of cars, including a 44 hp 1.5 developed from the 1172 cc for the
Taunus G93A but this work was finally halted in 1942. Ford of Germany would later make use of the work on the 1.5 development of the 1.2 Sidevalve and convert it to a 55 hp 1498 cc Overhead-Valve design for the 1955
Ford Taunus 15M P1, which would later be further enlarged to a 59 hp 1698 cc for the 1957
Ford Taunus 17M P2 and 69–74 hp 1758 cc for the 1960
Ford Taunus 17M/TS 1750 P3 until production ceased in 1964. It was replaced by the
Kent engine in Britain and by the
Taunus V4 engine in Germany. ==Modifications==