SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 12, 1999


                              COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




       Pennsylvania                    1-7568                    13-1846375
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                                    Identification Number)




                                3 Coliseum Centre
                              2550 West Tyvola Road
                         Charlotte, North Carolina 28217
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (704) 423-7000
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                                       N/A
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           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)







ITEM 1.  CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT

(a)  On  July 12,  1999,   The  B.F.Goodrich Company,  a  New  York  corporation
     ("BFGoodrich"), acquired Coltec Industries Inc, a Pennsylvania  corporation
     ("Coltec"), pursuant to the  merger (the  "Merger")  of  Runway Acquisition
     Corporation, a Pennsylvania  corporation  and  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary
     of  BFGoodrich ("Sub"), with and into Coltec.  Upon  consummation  of   the
     Merger,  Coltec became a wholly owned subsidiary of BFGoodrich.  The Merger
     was effected  pursuant to an Agreement  and  Plan  of  Merger  dated  as of
     November  22,  1998   among   BFGoodrich,   Sub  and  Coltec  (the  "Merger
     Agreement"),  incorporated  by reference herein.

     As a result of the Merger,  each share of Coltec common stock was converted
     into the right to  receive  0.56  shares of  BFGoodrich  common  stock,  or
     approximately  35,390,126  BFGoodrich common shares in the aggregate,  with
     cash being paid in lieu of fractional shares of BFGoodrich common stock.

     Upon  effectiveness  of the Merger,  the then  outstanding  and unexercised
     options  exercisable  for shares of Coltec common stock were converted into
     options  exercisable for an aggregate of approximately  2,978,080 shares of
     BFGoodrich  common stock having the same terms and conditions as the Coltec
     options,  except that the exercise price and the number of shares  issuable
     upon  exercise  were  divided and  multiplied,  respectively,  by 0.56.  In
     addition,   upon  effectiveness  of  the  Merger,  holders  of  the  5-1/4%
     Convertible Preferred Securities,  Term Income Deferrable Equity Securities
     (TIDES) (SM)*  issued by Coltec Capital Trust, a statutory  business  trust
     formed  under  the  laws  of  the  State of Delaware, received the right to
     convert each such convertible  preferred  security into 0.955248 of a share
     of BFGoodrich common stock, subject to certain adjustments.

     The  basic  terms  of the Merger and the  relationships  between Coltec and
     BFGoodrich,  and the  respective directors and executive officers of Coltec
     and BFGoodrich,  were  described  in  the  Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus
     dated March 9, 1999 filed in  connection  with  BFGoodrich's   Registration
     Statement  on  Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-74067), which is incorporated
     by reference herein.  The terms of the Merger were determined in accordance
     with  the  Merger  Agreement  and  were  established  through  arm's length
     negtiations between Coltec and BFGoodrich.

     On July 12, 1999, BFGoodrich issued a press release,  which is incorporated
     by  reference  herein.  Certain of the  statements  contained  in the press
     release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within
     the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Reform Act.  BFGoodrich's
     actual   results  may  differ   materially   from  those  included  in  the
     forward-looking   statements.   Forward-looking  statements  are  typically
     identified by words or phrases such as "believe,"  "expect,"  "anticipate,"
     "intend," "estimate," "are likely to be," and similar expressions.

(b)  As of the effectiveness of the Merger, the Board of Directors of BFGoodrich
     consists  of  the  following individuals:  David L. Burner, Diane C. Creel,
     George A. Davidson, Jr.,  James J. Glasser, Jodie K. Glore, John W. Guffey,
     Jr., William R. Holland, David I. Margolis,  Douglas E. Olesen,  Richard de
     J. Osborne,  Alfred M. Rankin,  Jr.,  Robert H. Rau, James R. Wilson and A.
     Thomas Young.


ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

See Item 1.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits

     See Exhibit Index


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     *   The terms Term Income Deferrable Equity Securities (TIDES) (SM) and
TIDES (SM) are registered service marks of Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation.










                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                COLTEC INDUSTRIES INC
                                                (Registrant)



Date:  July 12, 1999                            By:  /s/Nicholas J. Calise
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                                                   Nicholas J. Calise
                                                   Secretary








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.        Description of Exhibit

1.1                Agreement  and  Plan  of Merger dated as of November 22, 1998
                   among   The   B.F.Goodrich   Company,   Runway    Acquisition
                   Corporation and  Coltec Industries Inc (filed as  Annex I  to
                   the  Joint  Proxy  Statement/Prospectus  dated  March 9, 1999
                   included in The B.F.Goodrich Company's Registration Statement
                   on  Form S-4,  Registration No. 333-74067,  and  incorporated
                   herein by reference)**

1.2                Press Release dated July 12, 1999

1.3                Joint   Proxy   Statement/Prospectus  dated   March 9,   1999
                   included    in   The  B.F.Goodrich  Company's    Registration
                   Statement   on   Form S-4,  Registration  No.  333-74067,  is
                   incorporated herein by reference.


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** The  registrant  hereby  undertakes  to furnish  supplementally a copy of any
omitted  schedule  to  this  Agreement to the Securities and Exchange Commission
upon request.