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I checked the files on the USB drive and each title had a number as the initial characters but Ford Sync ignored these tags and played everything in alphabetical order. The fix was to have the songs on the iphone and use its bluetooth connection to play them through the Ford's audio system...

The problem is in controlling the safe when getting it down to the ground. A great many youtube videos of guys (usually) trying to save a few bucks and doing a great deal of damage, often to themselves. When I bought a pallet of pavers I found a building supply that had a fork lift with 8...

Thanks for the suggestions. I already have hundreds of tracks on my NAS and am not about to re-rip my CD's. It also would not allow for adding new tracks. Evidently I will need to create new USB drives with the individual artist's folders copied over and then deleting one by one the songs I do...

Having owned a 2011 Chevy truck and a 2018 Chevy SUV, and currently owning a 2022 Toyota SUV, I expected no issues with continuing to use my USB sticks with my playlists on the 2022 F-150. But I have no control over how the songs are played and they are played in alphabetical order only. I have...

AI actually makes testing nearly impossible as a practical matter. Testing programs have been around for decades but the companies involved are seldom interesting in paying for the skilled programmers needed to create the test routines. Microsoft for example had 400 programmers in its testing...

The differential fluid is supposed to be dark. A common ploy for the gullible at the quick lube places is to have one of their employees show this dark fluid to the customer and con them into changing out the fluid long before it was recommended. With every new vehicle I create my own...

I buy brands that if they fail it will be easy to find a store to get a replacement under the warranty. That used to be Sears but now I go with NAPA brands and buy from my local store. Sams/Wal-Mart gets $400,000 per store per year in local subsidies and any profits leave the community. I buy...

Why is everyone so quick to assume that the drivers were at fault and ignore any evidence to the contrary? My own truck will brake without warning when it thinks that there is an obstacle in front of or behind the truck. I was able to disable the rear auto braking as it would activate the...

Too large a gap will result in misfires at high speeds and too small a gap will result in harder starting when the engine is cold. All manufacturers rate their platinum spark plugs in engines running unleaded gas for 100,000 miles of normal driving. If in doubt pull one of the plugs and check...

Unless you are racing cross country with your truck a skid plate is not needed. One should not rely on a skid plate to protect parts of the vehicle when obstacles can be avoided. Maybe time to take an off-road driving course such as those offered by Land Rover for their newbie customers.

The driver of the car stopped in the road had done so when the vehicle just stopped and the driver was unable to get it restarted and move it out of the way. This is a problem with the software code in the Ford car. Tesla cars have had similar problems and in San Francisco operated by Cruise...

I would check with the seller as to the cost to have it delivered to your house. Then you can compare that cost to the potential damage to yourself and your truck. I would question the ease of dropping the safe to the ground in a controlled manner and not damaging the safe or your driveway.

The profits of the car makers has been used to do stock buybacks and pay dividends and massive bonuses to CEO's. Good article to provide perspective. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/13/shawn-fain-president-uaw-union-interview

Check the film manufacturers websites for more information. There is a difference in how much UV is blocked and this is what heats up the interior of the cab. This is why people will pay the premium price for ceramic films.

It is also a class issue as poor people are forced to live in areas with greater air pollution and suffer more from asthma and heart problems that result. It is elitist to take the approach that I am OK and to hell with everyone else. The crazy thing is that the polluters think of themselves as...

Easy to look up the diameter of the tire and its width and decide how much more space is needed over that of the factory tires. Most critical aspect I have found is the clearance for the rear of the front tires in making a tight turn. Weight also can vary by 25% or more pounds between tires...

Rust actually reduces future oxidation of the metal and removing it will only allow new rust (oxidation) to form. No benefit to the mechanical fitness of the vehicle. It only makes sense to remove the rust if planning on painting the metal afterwards to prevent future oxidation.

If you check the EPA figures for the same engine in a 2WD and a 4WD truck the difference in mpg is about 2 more miles with 2WD. For the 2023 3.5L trucks the combined is shown at 21 mpg with 2WD and 19 mpg with the heavier 4WD truck. Calculate how much of a difference in a year it would make if...

With all the uncritical articles about AI there is a misguided belief in technology that will work flawlessly 100% of the time in 100% of the situations encountered. This false belief can kill as Tesla drivers who used their auto drive to let the car's computer make critical decisions. It has...

It takes only a minute to download the manual for the truck and another minute to find the oil change interval which is xxxx miles or after 12 months, whichever comes sooner. With the safety recall problems with my 2022 truck I have changed the oil only once in 2023 due to age of the oil, and...