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One of my sensors has quit working. Took the wheel to a tire store, and he couldn't get it to read on his device, no matter what ford model truck or even the trailer selection on his tool I asked him if we could just replace the sensor, and said, unless you can tell me exactly what sensor this is, I can't guarantee we'll get it right, and suggested a ford dealer. I hate not having TPMS on one tire, because earlier this year TPMS twice saved my tires and trailer from damage. Once due to a wheel crack, 2nd time to a significant piece of road debris.
Does anybody have the Ford part number for the TPMS sensor, or a description that a tire dealer can work with?
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2022 F350 A few days before we started this years journey, front pass door lock stopped functioning with electric lock. Can hear the motor running, and the door can be opened with the inside handle and locked pushing down on the door lock. Then it started working again for almost three weeks... and now has quit again.
Anybody tun into this issue before?
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I've seen all kinds of claims, 3-4a all the way up to 25a.
With my solar system, I can monitor the exact energy and path... ( I forgot to turn off the inverter, but I have the data).
2022 F350D, towing a 5th wheel, solar input current was shut off, so the only source of energy was from 7 pin going into the battery. i intentionally ran the 5th wheel Lithium battery banks down pretty far. I have dual alternators, but don't recall the total alternator capacity.
While on the freeway, 68 mph, the 5th wheel battery bank was receiving 15.5a
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trailer camera is NOT visible on the side screen, only the bed camera. Wonder if it can be "reprogrammed" to show the aux camera instead of bed camera???
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On 2/24/2023 at 1:37 PM, fordmantpw said:
Question for you guys with the 2022 and trailer camera, can you show that camera in the little section on the right? That's where I would like to see it so I can leave it up, not in the big full-screen view. I'm still waiting on my camera to show up. I got my truck in early November and still no camera or TPMS for the trailer.
before the latest update, no.... but the update changed the screen views some. I'm hoping it's viewable now, but i won't be hooking back up for a couple of weeks.
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Did try searching and didn't find it.
I remember reading about adding a part to the drivers side rear seat back like pass side seat back. Does anybody know where or who makes the part?
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On 2/27/2023 at 11:16 PM, IUEC135ELEVATOR said:
IYeah, I used more math on my seat modification than road turtle did on his 2022 taxes???
Math is hard....
Not sure how I got dragged into this conversation with my taxes...???
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I've given up tracking DEF fluid levels. I did make the mistake at one fuel stop, seeing it was showing 1,500 miles left, and literally 100 miles down the road, I got an alert that I was down to 500 miles. Now, if I'm fueling up in a truck lane, and have less than 1/2 tank, I go ahead and refill DEF. It goes through a lot while towing, and virtually none when not towing. Secondary issue that DEF does go bad, so I don't try and keep it full when not towing.
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IMO, the quality issues start at the top. When you literally force cost reductions through without following through with complete testing, and then wonder why there are quality issues? When you go with lowest cost supplier no matter what condition the supplier is in, what do you think is going to happen? When you literally layoff your most experienced engineering staff, who is going to handle issues that develop?
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On 11/28/2022 at 5:29 PM, King ranch 62 said:
Just a thought but maybe ford should find out why the retail trucks are still sitting while stock trucks are being shipped. My truck came in a weak and a half ago but last week my dealer had got in 6 stock super duties at 10k over msrp.
I had over a couple of decades at Ford in salaried positions and had a pretty deep contact list. Even I couldn't get my truck moved off of the train's destination lot. Dealer called me and said your truck arrived, and then told me the story the delivery driver told him. Apparently the driver was given a stack of vehicles to load and deliver... couldn't find a single one. They gave him another stack, couldn't find any of those. Mine was in his third stack, and he only find 2 or 3 in the stack and they told him to just take those. I'm thinking this is a combination of first in last out inventory management, with a mix of anarchy thrown in for good measure. I often wonder on some of these that can't be found how many were stolen for parts.
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I'd bet money it was a financial decision to go with 2.5" over 3". Somebody determined that very few customers "need" 3" receiver and it's lower cost too. Supplier capacity issues could also play into the decision.
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Just wait when the reality of off the development money pouring into electric vehicles back fires. With very few exceptions, company cutting top line revenue do not increase profit margins. In fact the usual ends up happening. Ford has pushed up the price of trucks so high, it's a struggle for most to even buy a new vehicle. Look at the sudden and substantial increase in Lightening pricing. once you get past early adopters, that market will fall drop like a rock. A good portion of SD market is to construction workers. As the housing market is collapsing, so will construction jobs.
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On 11/19/2022 at 9:00 PM, IUEC135ELEVATOR said:
When I use to travel across the US and around Canada for work (servicing and reparing buck hoists) I use to sleep in my truck for several hours quite often as I would not have the time to stay in a hotel while trying to get to a broken down unit. After the unit was fixed then I would get a hotel to clean up and rest before long drive back to NC. Then I drove 5000ish miles a month.
I HAD a need for good seats back then that would lay back. But now other than a random 15min doze off while wife is in store or something I never lay them back...
Don't see this being a big selling feature for the average Joe.
Or am I missing something?
Friend sleeps in his suburban while traveling the country. Interesting note, he has a luggage rack with LED flood lights on all 4 sides. In a rest area, somebody woke him up banging on the window. He flipped the switch, and daylight. Guy literally took off running. I'd love to set that up on my SD, but don't want additional height.
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Sorry for the late update!
Magnet was a most excellent idea, and my first attempt at finding the key, except it didn't work.
I emailed the mfg, and their suggestion was loosen all the bolts and slide the whole mechanism rearward and remove the front cover piece. BUT, after loosening all the bolts, I had to move a LOT of stuff in front of the hitch. After all the bolts were loose, and I had to move crap out of the way, what should I see, but my key! It never went into the canister!
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On 11/20/2022 at 7:32 PM, akirby said:
If I save $10k by never buying an extended warranty and have to make a $5k repair - who’s ahead?It is gambling and the odds are not in your favor. But just like Vegas sometimes you win. But in the long run it’s almost always cheaper to pay for your own repairs if possible,
I decided for the first time in my life to add an extended warranty, along with maintenance contract. Looking at the cost of oil changes on the 6.7L, the maintenance contract was almost a wash, and it gained me extra coverage on the warranty too.
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On 11/20/2022 at 4:04 PM, rottekatz1 said:
Hemi tic caused me to get rid of Ram.
An oil formulator believes he discovered the cause of the Hemi "tic". He believed the valves were not rotating and would get "stuck". By adding {I don't recall the additive) to the oil, it would prevent the tic. I actually started running T6 in the SRT Challenger. Oil analysis is showing good results.
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Hitch on the front is another option
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On 11/23/2022 at 11:07 AM, River Wild said:
At peak times during salmon season, you need to be on your "A" game as there are hundreds of boats launching and/or recovering. If you have to rely on the knob to back up, you're not ready. Most of our facilities are old and small for todays bigger trucks and boats and the sheer numbers. It can be a total Charlie Foxtrot at times. You don't have time to think about it, you just do. 4 or 5 rigs at a time, backing down the ramp in the dark mirror to mirror sometimes. Fun? Not really but it's what it is if you want to fill the freezer. I have yet to see anyone use the feature in a situation like this... Maybe I should try it on our 150 and play with it and see how it works if I take the time to set it up as I believe it needs some stickers and calibration to make it go.
I will completely disagree with this. If a person learns and practices on the "knob", they will be as competent as you are on the steering wheel.
As an employee I trialed the system while it was still in development. I hated it, and actually backed a trailer through an S Course not using the system... but I have decades of experience backing up trailers. I've seen people do an awesome job with the knob. I tried to show my wife how to use the knob, but it was clear, she was learning better without my "help". She has a ways to go to get proficient, but it works for her.
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On 11/22/2022 at 9:43 PM, akirby said:
Why do people believe random people on the internet over actual facts?
It's not like we can trust dealerships either. I couldn't get Ford regional sales manager to admit what happened on my order. The stunt they pulled was bad enough, but the fact I couldn't get a straight answer told me volumes.
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On 11/16/2022 at 10:51 AM, akirby said:
Sigh. It has nothing to do with punishing or rewarding dealers. This is strictly about allocations.We're going to have to agree to disagree. Allocations is 100% about punishing or rewarding dealers. Limiting A dealer like Grangers allocations is punishing the dealer making money on volume. Not limiting allocations on dealers adding bonus money to MSRP is rewarding those dealers.
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On 11/15/2022 at 7:25 AM, akirby said:
As a consumer your view is screw it give me the best deal and I don’t care about dealers but Ford simply can’t do that.
On the other hand, some dealers love to put bonus dollars on consumer purchases. I just talked to a guy this weekend, his son bought a hellcat at $140k. Don't know MSRP on his vehicle, but I'd bet it was under 100k. Can't have it both ways, OEM's can not support this behavior while punishing dealers going after volume.
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Member here showed the final drive ration comparison between 6pd of yesterday with 4.3 to today's 10spd ratio with 3.31. I have the 6.7 with 3.31 and have not gone wanted for a 4.3 while towing.
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On 10/31/2022 at 6:01 AM, George C said:
Has anyone actually set up their back up assist?
I don’t know of anyone who uses that feature..I've talked to a few people who use it. As an employee, I trialed it a few years ago and hated it... but I have decades of experience backing up trailers. I tried to show my wife how to use it, and was failing miserably. She's figuring it out on her own.
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On 11/8/2022 at 6:02 AM, HeavyAssault said:
I'd say the online program isn't set up correctly.
What is in the order guide? I found that to be accurate.
Super Duty Technical Specifications Payload Chart
in F-Series SuperDuty Forum
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Just get the F350 and be done. Also, your charts are showing limited GVWR, which is an option. My F350D has a GVWR of 12,400