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The fluids are designed to hold solids in suspension until they go through the filters for removal. It is exceedingly rare to have a transmission fail for any reason in the first 200,000 miles of use unless the owner uses the wrong ATF or does not keep the level up. Most people do not realize...

The money not paid by the affluent elites for taxes goes instead to lending money to the government with the purchase of bonds. Win win for the billionaires and lose lose for the government and workers and their families. Trump in 4 years increased the national debt by $7 trillion and the...

Dealers make half their profit from service work and parts so if you bend over they are going to take advantage. Numerous times I have had their service sales people try to sell me on fluid replacement that was not needed. I started making a summary sheet of all the maintainance needed at...

Anything that uses the F-150 truck chassis is going to be limited. Far smarter to use a F-350 or F-450 chassis cab and also get a far larger gas tank. In the boondocks I burn a third of the fuel tank capacity getting to an area and a third exploring and leave a third to get back to a gas...

Wioth a solid cradle the tanks are more secure in the back of a truck bed. Lots of "racks" that are meant for car trunks like the one from Trident. I saw a large hole in a cinderblock wall at a local dive shop that was hit by a scuba tank when it was dropped and the valve broke off. The tanks...

I go to wildlife refuges and will have the windows down and seat belt unfastened and the chime would both me and the wildlife. I paid $9 for two "seat belt extenders" sold by Amazon and keep them in the console. When I want no chime I insert these in the driver and passenger seat seat belt...

I bought a couple of seat belt extenders that are designed for fat people and stick them in the seat belt receivers when I do not want the chime going off. I store them in the center console of the truck. Amazon sells a pair for $8.99.

Only way to get "good" fuel economy is with something like the Mavrick hybrid that gets 37 mpg combined city and highway driving. I do 90% of my driving with a compact SUV plug-in hybrid that averages 39 mpg. Whether my F-150 gets 18 or 19 mpg is of little consequence. With the 36-gallon fuel...

My previous truck had the factory bed liner and it was a pain. I was glad my F-150 had the spray in lining for the bed. I have welded attachment points that are low on the sides of the bed. Your truck's may be hidden by the liner and cutting out opening around them is a quick fix. the picture...

Carrying a 3700 lb slide-in camper in the bed it is only prudent to be sure the truck is still safe to drive. The fix for sway was to add SuperSprings to gain more lbs of load support. The Rancho XL shocks when adjusted front and rear fixed the porpoising problem which makes handling a challenge...

Ford warranty covers the drivetrain for 60,000 miles and after that you could get an extended warranty for the transmission which is the expensive part that might fail. Ford recommends these fluid changes after 150,000 miles and absolutely nothing to be gained by either changing thes out soon...

With my two large Belgian sheepdogs I have always used a fiberglass camper shell and a thick rubber bedmat for them. The truck becomes their portable dog house and I become their driver. Having large dogs in the cab is not something I would ever do. The bed of the truck can be hosed out when...

Few people seem to appreciate that the affluent elites do not care where a product is made if it is the lowest cost so as to maximize profit. Nixon and Reagan also realized that the best way to fight workers' collective bargaining with unions was to move the jobs out of the country entirely...

These are sold as "pet bridges" on Amazon and help with the critters and also with keeping personal items on the floor of the cab out of sight. You will still have access to the cab floor for groceries and other items. The one I bought comes of in a minute and folds and goes inside a storage...

If you look up your state's DMV regs you will find the requirements. In my state a trailer weighing 3500 lbs or more requires trailer brakes. It also required automatic trailer braking when the trailer breaks free from the tow vehicle for any reason. That means electric brakes and an...

By law a trailer over 3500 lbs gross weight needs to have its own brakes, either hydraulic or electric. No need for the truck's brakes to be used unless the trailer brakes fail. If truly concerned about braking with a heavy trailer it would be smart to buy a truck with a diesel engine and...

If all you care about is having an adequately charged battery in the morning to start the engine then there is no problem with attaching a harness to the battery posts for the battery maintainer. There is an underlying assumption that the Ford BMS actually works and if that were true there...

Where have you bought "crap" fuel? If the engine is provided with a lower octane rated fuel the computer retards the spark to prevent or minimize pre-ignition. This has been true for the past 30 years. Put in a higher octane rated fuel than is recommended is only making a donation to the...

These are the standard colors for automotive wiring and has been for years. People expect it to be like house wiring and it is not.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/07/trumps-tariffs-auto-industry-ford Only about 32% of its components are made in the US or Canada, federal data shows, and that could spell trouble if Trump’s proposed tariffs on imported goods are implemented. Even less of the F-150 Lightning...