jimmy57

The Chevy C10 rear coils worked pretty good but the pay load rating was less and the level of ride quality they were going for was far less. Put 2000 pound welder in the back of a 1993 F350 dually and a 2013 of the same truck. The drop in bed height is WAY different. But the 92 will beat you up and the 2013 will deliver you refreshed. No complaints here, just shoes the changes in trucks over the last couple of decades. I drove a 1981 F100 short bed 2wd I bought new that my bro-in-law still has a few weeks back. I remember thinking that truck had a cushy ride..........

The air is optional from what I saw at a state fair display. I was referring to the fact the 1500 got the coils for the last couple of years and it affected their ride height drastically and their offering of air was likely driven by that down side of coil spring use.

Ram 1500 use coil springs in rear. They have to have air help to not drag ass with the rated payload. I see the current gen Ram 1500's all the time with small boats and other light trailers with rear setting down excessively.

Now I know who stole my neighbor's 2006 F350 King Ranch. It was found two hours after theft and it was body in white sitting on frame, frame on ground. Tire tracks from two DRW vehicles, foots prints, and wheel tracks from jacks on the ground.

I hope insurance companies employ Youtube watchers. I'd hate to think my insurance goes up from stupidity like that. I'd love to see suspension and frame pics of that truck.....

Hmmm, at a 55 mph avg speed that trucks has 378 24 hour days on it. 55 mph per engine hour is tough to get to so it likely has a lesser miles per engine hour usage. The earliest delivered 2011 trucks are 1050 +/- days old. That truck has not stood still much. Heated seat grids do break from ass time and the youtube showed a polished leather wheel which is common on high milers with less age. The skeptical suspicious side of me needs more evidence.

Life is getting really tough for inattentive people and their insurance companies. I wish medical records were so hard to obtain. I'd be curious to see if coins up the nose as a child is common in the past of persons with wrong fluids poured in wrong places.

The training I had on it on another line had two mods: The CKP sensor is digital and has a different signal profile for reverse rotation. The ECM uses this to know the exact crank position and needs no CMP-CKP sync before injector and coil operation. The starter is higher output with "more robust" pinion gear assembly. They spec a larger battery too. No mention of any additional hardware in trans.

The person who developed heart surgeries performed through the large artery in your leg obviously was an auto tech to put himself through med school. He probably worked on diesel E series.

all this begs the question: Was I asleep when all the cabs fell off the frames from lack of Loctite?

Mayan hour meter. The engine as we know it stops at 9999.9 hours.

My Irish Setter dug a cave in the yard. Given the high intelligence IR's are known to have I can only conclude the end is coming tomorrow and he is prepping his shelter. Oh well, it's been a good life except for those low numbered factory time guides......

I got to the bottom of this chargeback issue: MChan needs two $13K batteries for a '12 Focus electric, ".... which as of today has now determined the fix to be two new HV batteries (to the tune of $13,000 EACH), that I get to be the first tech in Canada (and maybe even all of North America) to replace. YEAH!!!" This chargeback pays for one, somebody's gonna get another denial somewhere to balance the books.

You think this is used sideways in the FWD units in other markets and doesn't show the side mounts for longitudinal mount in a RWD platform? I always get a chuckle out of the press release stuff that uses things like "Variable nozzle turbocharger with electronic actuation; maximum impellor speed of 197,800 rpm". I know the speed will never ever go to 197,801 RPM which would make the turbo explode.

It's odd how fate or karma or whatever it is gets you. You spin one over with rocker covers off and it's all good. You get in the zone and you're assembling everything like a machine counting all those unused minutes from whooping time guide time badly and forget the safety check and that is the sumbitch that spins over with a dead hole or leaks fuel or....... I wonder if heart docs jumper box your heart after a bypass surgery and check for leaks before they close up your chest with those Snap-On staple pliers?

www.damnyouautocorrect.com Yes, sort of a spell correct thing. For some words it is great and others it isn't until you use and correct its choices. It will fight you for some words it wants to substitute ITS choice for.

Will, "In the remanufacturing process some engines with warped cylinder heads are re-assembled with several extra applications of 'Copper-Kote' gasket sealant. If cylinder head removal is required in later service you will have to do it correctly and replace cylinder head" show up soon?

Who are these DOME people of which you you speak? We should have a thread for questions and answers only entered on smartphones without editing the autocorrect substituted words..........I saw one on some talk show recently where the text conversation was a text asking what time the person could come look at the penis and if it looks good they would want to take it for a test ride.The ad was for a Toyota Prius.........

I knew exactly what they were for. But many don't and it caused the same type questioning. You do realize, or maybe you don't, that those plastic "tops" are actually dipstick tube opening plugs used in production because the transmissions were pre-filled. When the vehicle was assembled the dipstick tube was inserted into the trans pushing the plug into the pan with no spillage, nice and quick. Caused no harm being in the pan and you were supposed to discard them when you find them.If I had a nickle for every customer that came in asking what that thing was that he found in his transmission after servicing it in his driveway on the weekend. Dome people were quite worried!Oh the fun you could have with those people if you reacted as if it was a big problem!

What about all that black masking tape stuff on wiring harnesses? I think all this stuff was done by that same guy that dropped all those white plastic tops with the o ring in all those old Fomoco auto transes.

I bet a visit to the assembly plant would tell you. It's all about decreased assembly time/labor. If that means easy to work that is accidental. Not being snarky here either, it's the truth.

The dealer principles need to go after this problem. Ford and the dealer are partners and Ford can't be the big ugly boss. Dealers make money on warranty repairs but a low margin on it. Ford's quality and engineering determine if the vehicle ever rolls in or is towed in so they can't place all blame on dealers. The occasional build errors are rarely the cause of big expense to Ford, it is usually a lower cost decision that backfires. If they gamble then they need to be responsible for paying the gambling debt, NOT the techs. Try getting out of paying for a comeback fixed while you were on vacation due to time stamp errors............I bet that one won't work for you.

Smoking? High cholesterol foods? Biting your finger nails?

If I were a newspaper guy and I wrote that I'd have to title it, "New Refrigerant Make Merecedes Burns"

Yes, a FET circuit. Fries Every Time.