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Bull bar/brush guard recommendation.
Do you think you could jack up the front end using that? -
Bull bar/brush guard recommendation.
I need a reference to a bull bar/brush guard for a F150. I would like for it to be in the style shown in the picture, not a wrap around. The key requirement is that it be stout enough to serve as a jacking point - why is really not important. I've seen them, but never caught with the owner... -
RV trailer repair
I have your basic camper trailer. Maybe 30 years old. A piece of the aluminum sheathing, right above the hitch has come completely off, and is wrecked. Probably need to replace the sheet above that. Is this sheathing a standard product you can but somewhere. I could give a rat's ass about... -
1997 Ford F150 transmission, rebuild, reman, junkyard
What I found out after suing several remans, is that as long as a part meets "specs" even from another unit, it gets slapped in the one they sell you. They only give you a 1 yr. warranty, and if 366 days from today the used part they sold you craps out, you're screwed. At least with the... -
1997 Ford F150 transmission, rebuild, reman, junkyard
1997 Ford F150, shortbed, standard cab, 4WD, 4.6 V8, automatic transmission. (Please Jesus, give me back my 4.9) Weeeelllll, the transmission in my truck has totally crapped out. It has some reverse, no forward at all. This is your basic "woods truck". At this stage of life, it probably... -
Problem with Honda Pilot Trailer hitch installation.
You know that guy they always accuse of being able to break an anvil? Some times I feel like "that guy". I have a 2008 Honda Pilot that has respectable towing capacity, if only it had a hitch. Honda, very thoughtfully, preps the automobile for installation of a hitch, including wiring. I of... -
75k auto service cost question
Well. o.k. then. I still think it's BS. I've taken all my vehicles since 1968 to 250-300.000 miles and never replaced rear wheel bearings. Closest thing was a F150 4WD with 200K where I replaced the entire rear end because that was cheaper than rebuilding the differential. I've never... -
75k auto service cost question
I've used 5 Star in Athens for years, really good guys, really straight up, impeccable local reputation. Honda Pilot, REAL 4WD, at 150,000 miles, had the last two done, you are right in the ball park. Have a V-6. Mounted sideways, looked at the videos, you have to basically take the top end... -
Bolt on hitch recommendations
I put a hitch on my Honda Pilot. Honda very considerately has the mounting holes in the frame, don't know if that's the case for CR-v. Some of them, like Subaru, get really involved. Honda even has the wiring harness in place, very thoughtful of them. Etrailer typically has a video for... -
Ford Maverick Pickup
Yep. Keeping the '97 Standard Cab Short Bed f-150. I can buy a big pile of parts for what a new truck costs. -
New project - 1970 Ford
change the oil anyway. Condensation has built up that you can't see, As for tires, like women every one has different tastes. but I've run Coopers for years on PUs, cars, everything. Right now I'm running a set on my Honda Pilot that have a better warranty than Michelin at about 2/3ds the... -
Auto makers and 'Right to Repair"
Those of us old to remember before computers existed, may remember that the software companies tried this - argued that when you bought software, you were only purchasing a "license" and you couldn't make a copy, you couldn't buy a new computer and install it on that. all sorts of limits on... -
Auto makers and 'Right to Repair"
Tractors are worse than automobiles - several major manufacturers have made new tractors virtually impossible to repair in an independent shop. Fewer units, so not as much pressure to release the info. -
UPDATE - The struggle is real - COVID and life - as if affects auto repair.
Well. the ship has finally landed, the truckers are working, and the parts have arrived. The shop tells me that it will be mid-November before they can do the work. :violin: -
UPDATE - The struggle is real - COVID and life - as if affects auto repair.
That's my first inclination. BUT we are talking 1997 F150, 4WD, when you get to matching things up with parts of uncertain mileage, funky things begin to happen. It's the differential, no way to judge it's history. Talked it over with both mechanics, and the difference is a few hundred... -
UPDATE - The struggle is real - COVID and life - as if affects auto repair.
So over the last 3 or 4 weeks, real obvious something is wrong with my drive train. Hoping it's U joints, I take it to the shop, (Ilm way past crawling under there to check for myself.) Nope, the differential has grenaded, which I suspected but was hoping against. This shop doesn't do rear... -
Ford's new all electric F-150. Really?
And therein is the Achilles Heel of the all electric vehicle movement. Take a gas/diesel truck and electric truck with a 300 mile range. Drive 300 miles - the petroleum fueled vehicles can pull into one of hundreds of gas stations, and refuel for another 300 miles in less than 5 minutes. The... -
Ford's new all electric F-150. Really?
I'd like to see the numbers with a 6000 lb load. Saw many jack up golf carts in sporting clays, and the lesson you learn, the greater the load, the faster the batteries go dead. Yes, due to the nature of electric motors, you have awesome torque, which with a load, can burn up the motor... -
Weird air conditioning problem, any AC guys on here?
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Your not going to believe this - car totaled without a scratch on it
I'm closing this thread on my own, because it has turned to bashing a good friend of mine's decision she made under considerable duress. You can see the facts in my last post. I think it's wonderful that facing a loss of your sole means of transportation in 3 days , so many of you would have...