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I wonder how they'll incorporate retro styling elements
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20 hours ago, akirby said:
In my opinion as long as the ergonomics are ok most buyers will go by exterior styling, price and features before they would ever do a detailed comparison of the interior quality.
Try telling that to all the guys over at ranger5g that are pissed about their stretchy leather Lariats. It doesn't appear to be an isolated problem for one huge fatass.
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On 1/7/2020 at 3:29 AM, jpd80 said:
Correct.
A clear path into the engine bay for V6 raised into place was never a consideration,
all development work was for I-4 and I-5 engines. The 2.3 Ecoboost was so tight that
the engineers had to create an access hole in the inner guard to get to the oil filter.
T6 Gen 2 corrects all short comings with I-4 and V engines and then some...
Count me among those too far in the back I guess. I thought I've seen that the frame is essentially unchanged, so I don't understand how a larger engine will fit in the upcoming models. Is the body that different?
The pic also leads to a question I've been too lazy to chase down - why keep using a noisy belt-driven fan. Are electric fans not up to the task of providing adequate cooling when loads are high? Given all the other things done to eek out better fuel mileage numbers, it seems like parasitic loss would drive a change here too.
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On 11/17/2019 at 11:39 AM, fuzzymoomoo said:
I want to build a media server so I can just stream everything right through our phones and not have to deal with the flash drives (especially since I'm always adding stuff to the library).
On 11/17/2019 at 3:11 PM, fuzzymoomoo said:I would rather just have access to everything, which is why I am slowly moving away from CDs in the car. The CD player is just nice to have for the few trips a month I make to the record store.
Late to the party as usual, but still felt like weighing in. Generally speaking, exposing your home network to the world by punching holes is a bad idea. And I doubt there's a single ISP offering fixed IPaddr's at no extra charge. I don't know how big your library is or how you rip (lossless can get awfully heavy on storage requirements but is also impractical for streaming), but you really should consider getting a handful of larger flash drives (as has been said already) and pair them up with sync software so that as you add to the library you let software manage copying the changes. I settled on bvckup (https://bvckup2.com/) for reasons I no longer remember. It's cheap, straightforward and fast. Well, one of the reasons is I don't want everything on my phone since I tend to shuffle and get bored with too many "deep" tracks. To me the biggest PITA is the microSD swap, but that's phone not flash.
Regarding the original subject, CD players are mechanical nightmares anyway. Too many cheap (and not so) ones have failed prematurely over the years. Seems like a perfect candidate for decontenting. Unlike the integrated bumper hitch receiver on a truck that's touted for its stock towing capability. (had to sneak that in)
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On 12/5/2019 at 11:40 PM, akirby said:
Don’t get into price wars with the Koreans or anyone else.
Yes, never fall victim to one of the classic blunders. Of course the most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!
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4 hours ago, fuzzymoomoo said:
I live just outside of the 'danger zone' of Fermi II (it literally ends at the end of my street less than 1/4 mile away). Thought nothing of it when we move here. It actually kinda makes me chuckle when DTE sends the annual safety pamphlet every year.
Also I know about the meltdown that Fermi I had that lead to its closure. Still doesn't bother me at all.
Dammit, another rabbit hole. My hardening brain wants to think that decommissioning was becoming a major problem for old plants some time back, even to the point where operators were leaving them online to avoid dealing with the problem. Maybe I'm just making stuff up again, or at least confabulating.
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20 hours ago, HotRunrGuy said:
Congrats! But, it didn't happen if there are no pictures!
HRG
Ha! Fine, but nothing fancy while the winds are howling.
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8 hours ago, silvrsvt said:
In all seriousness, the Mustang was a secretaries car when it first came out...performance didn't happen til later
How do you define performance, I wonder. My brother's '65 fastback GT seemed pretty nice, even if it was no Shelby. Believe his was a 289 3 speed, but it was a long time ago. I suppose you're talking about HP #'s, but I wonder how they compare in HP/weight ratios. Now I can see how my sister's '66 6-cyl yellow coupe matched your description, but if alive she'd probably still take exception
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If anyone's keeping score, I have no opinion on the whole branding argument. I never owned one myself and I'm not a marketing type. I do however think it's good they aren't going to call it the Granada.
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With BEV's and manufacturing being a common theme here, I thought a few of you might be interested in this.
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On 11/20/2019 at 6:59 PM, HotRunrGuy said:
Wow, I'd like to see the fine print on this! zip code 60185.
HRG
No fine print in my experience. $5,550 in Indy on a cash purchase of a base XLT SuperCab 2WD, which I believe is the Cincy region. Dealer also discounted it another $2,575, which got this cheapskate to bite.
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2 hours ago, theoldwizard said:
There was a class action lawsuit and it was settled, some say not fairly, but it is done. Water under the bridge now.
That's not accurate. Public Citizen successfully argued and the Court of Appeals sent it back to the lower court for further review.
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1 hour ago, mybkvu said:
Based on my limited exposure, personal injury and consumer protection attorneys aren't cut from the same mold. Any more than shyster auto techs represent all dealer service staff. Their culpability is that they pay from their law firm's pot of money, so they could be out a shit ton of money betting on the wrong case. And some state Bar attorneys take their jobs pretty seriously when it comes to ethics. They aren't all as stupid and dishonest as some of you appear to believe.
Sorry Deanh, shouldn't have singled your post out (or responded at all, but that's another story). I'd edit, but I guess there's a 15 minute timer for some odd reason, so knuckleheads like me can't go back and correct a post that should have never left draft form. I was simply defending my wife's honor, even though she would never have asked me to :).
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On 7/24/2019 at 11:55 AM, Deanh said:
nothing chaps me more than Ambulance chasing Law Firms with class action lawsuits...blatant go after deep pockets hoping something sticks...and the owners eventually get a check for 50c if the suit gets settled. Bunch of WANKERS. I do wonder what their culpability is if the lawsuit and subsequent costs amount to zero.....
Based on my limited exposure, personal injury and consumer protection attorneys aren't cut from the same mold. Any more than shyster auto techs represent all dealer service staff. Their culpability is that they pay from their law firm's pot of money, so they could be out a shit ton of money betting on the wrong case. And some state Bar attorneys take their jobs pretty seriously when it comes to ethics. They aren't all as stupid and dishonest as some of you appear to believe.
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17 hours ago, jpd80 said:
Birds of a feather I'd say...
Thankfully the JV with Getrag and the dreadful DPS6 now seems to be at an end with the closure of
Ford's transmission plant in France, VW also having trouble with dry clutches so not just a Ford thing,
dieselgate overshadowed a lot of new about that.Getrag must have know that their gearbox had serious issues, regardless of whatever tune was applied to it,
I mean, they've used wet clutches for years because they work better and can take the load.I could be making it up, but I think I saw a news article or press release awhile back saying that Getrag was going to cease development on dry clutch trans. I thought "big surprise".
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19 hours ago, YT90SC said:
The test is NOT flawed. Any shudder recording of less than 250 RPM passes. Any recording 250 rpm or over, it fails and gets a clutch. The time time given to the technician is flawed. It pays .6 of an hour to the tech for all this:
Get the car into the bay, verify warranty status, check for any new TSBs or other updated information related to it, connect a finicky diagnostic system, check for any codes that may relate to the shudder, perform the adaptive relearn on the clutch, test drive and record the shudder readings, and do the calculations for the shudder readings. If it passes, the job is done. If it doesn't, then *for no more pay* the technician must upload the data to Ford, then complete the required online (if Ford's website works) diagnostic form to get a required Repair Validation Code, or RVC, because Ford does not trust the word or competence of technicians. No RVC and the clutch replacement will not be paid for by Ford. Fudge the numbers or break the *VERY* specific criteria to record the shudder and the claim can and will be bounced by Ford even after the repair is done.
If it was for any other non shudder/non TCM reason, the tech would get 1.0 hour *without* being chained to the upload and online RVC process.
Again, the test is fine. I get over 90% failure rate even with the lack of time given to do the whole procedure.
Thanks YT90SC, the lack of sufficient time paid to the tech is the main reason I suggested it's flawed, though your point about not trusting their factory techs also wasn't completely lost on me. I did a lousy job of saying that by only mentioning how our shudder has always been much worse when the vehicle's hot, which isn't unique to our car. I also should have skipped any comment on the dealer's work, because I have no reason to believe nothing was done the couple of times we had it in for other reasons and I asked them to check it based on 14M01.
I'm really just annoyed by this latest development. What knuckleheads would try to quietly offer a pseusdo-extended warranty for one week with no advance notice. I don't win lottos, and this was no exception. Just adds insult to injury for someone like me that has tried to patiently wait out a solution while living with the limitations. It's the wife's car and she still likes it, even if the TCM did scare the hell out of her on the expressway the day before it took a complete dump. And all in all, at 110k with one TCM, one seal replacement and cleaning (yeah, it was done early), I don't think it's been as bad as some make it out to be.
On a personal note, I sure hope you're appreciated at your dealership. What sounds like a high level of competence and commitment makes you one valuable "asset".
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40 minutes ago, YT90SC said:
They're most likely NOT going to extend to cover your car if it is out on miles or time for the 7 years or 100k miles that FSA 14M01 covered. IF they do, you will still have to be diagnosed and repaired as per Ford's already established procedures. In other words, it has to go through the online guided routine and repaired as per TSB 16-0109/14M01. IF the seals are not leaking and the clutch doesn't fail the shudder test, you don't get parts replacement.
But isn't the test flawed? We were told on multiple occasions that our horrible shuddering issues, which often happened after driving for some time, weren't meeting the guidelines. Of course that does assume that the tech actually did the work. Sometimes I wondered why I didn't press the issue.
New engine oil fill levels
in Ford Powertrain Tech
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There's a little excitement happening at ranger5g about the possibility of excess fuel dilution in the Ranger 2.3L, which led me to take a look at mine. I followed the owners manual instructions, waiting 15 minutes after getting the engine up to operating temp. The oil level appears to be significantly past the max hole, maybe by a 1/4" or so. I also checked it before driving and it was at about that same level, but without the smearing of oil along the stick. It smelled completely normal when cold and is only slightly amber at ~1,900 miles. After running it, the odor changed some but didn't smell like raw fuel to me.
Based on the manual's warning, it sounds like an overfill condition is still a potentially bad thing. But before I call the dealer and ask them to look at it, I thought I'd ask for input here. Is it unusual for an engine assy plant to overfill sumps, for months on end? Mine is a September build, but the ones who first started noticing are from the March/April timeframe. Am I wrong in thinking this should be addressed, as well as documented just in case?
Thanks - Bob