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I feel like the 3.3 section needs a little lovin. So I’m here to report that I’ve currently done a little over 70k miles in 15 months of ownership and this little sweetheart hasn’t skipped a beat. I bought this truck as my work truck (self employed) and it gets driven hard for 10+ hours per day...

So last month I noticed that the engine hour meter had randomly reset back to zero hours, but my odometer reading (thankfully) stayed the same. I had about 2800 engine hours the previous time I checked, now it’s reading less than 100hrs. It’s obviously not something that makes any difference to...

Just had my dealer install a set of KO2’s in the standard size (265/70R17) on my F150. They are surprisingly quiet, I would say they are on par with the factory fit Pirelli Scorpions that mine originally came with. I did like that I got 60k out of the Pirelli’s but the traction of these KO2’s...

Ever wonder how your F-450 King Ranch would do on a rally? You need wonder no more

I wish Ford did advertising like this 😂

Just bought some property to build a getaway house out in the desert and I took some sunset pictures with the truck in the background. These sunsets are why I bought the property. I spent a few hours just gazing at the bright Milky Way and watching for shooting stars and satellites passing by...

I’m curious if my 3.3N/A has a belt driven pump? I just got done watching a video on YouTube where the ‘wet belt’ grenaded on a 1.0 EcoBoost that was presumed to be low-ish mileage and Fords ‘wet belt’ system doesn’t look too confidence inspiring. I know the 5.0’s have them and the 2.7’s made...

I just checked my engine air filter and it’s quite filthy for 29k miles. It’s all relative to how dusty of an environment etc. but I figured it was worth a friendly reminder. I went ahead and bought the cabin filter as well for good measure Ford made it really easy to check/replace since you...

After an afternoon of aimlessly browsing the forums the other day I stumbled upon a thread that mentioned all trucks with 3.73 rear ends have the 9.75 rear axle. After looking underneath my truck it visually appears that mine is an 8.8 axle, but my window sticker says it’s a 3.73. I’m not...

So I just bought myself a pair of elephant ears (tow mirrors) and I’m wondering if the zone lighting feature can be enabled on a vehicle that didn’t come with factory zone lighting? I was able to get the turn signals and puddle lamps to work via Forscan, however when I enable zone lighting in...

So I actually installed this a while ago, but it’s a cheap and easy installation for anyone who wants to install SiriusXM on the cheap. I got my unit free directly from the Sirius website a year ago under a promotional offer. The Commander Touch was the model I went with and is readily available...

Got my first warning light today saying Check 4x4 with a wrench icon and stability control light. I can’t shift into 4H or 4L or select any drive modes. From doing a little sniffing around it seems like it might be an IWE. The weird thing is I was driving around all day for 10+ hours on normal...

Has anyone added an auxiliary in bed fuel tank? I drive a lot of miles and I’ve been researching ones that are in the 50-75 gallon range as I’m tired of filling up every day. I usually go through about 5/8 of a tank of fuel per day and would like to only have to fill up once per week...

I just finished installing a new set of Katzkin leather seats in my XL. This post isn’t a how-to guide, there are videos on Youtube that will provide a better visual for that. This is merely to recommend it to anyone interested in doing it themselves as it was a very straightforward DIY friendly...

Today I added some LED light strips underneath my running boards. I wired them in to my cargo light (tapped into the white wire) so that the light strips come on when the doors are unlocked, opened, or when the cargo light button is depressed inside the cab. It really lights up the puddles in...

Well after hitting a deer in my previous truck I figured I’d add a little front end protection to my new rig. I’m self employed and my truck is how I earn my living and beings that I live in the mountains in the PNW makes hitting animals inevitable at some point. The down time due to insurance...

So I decided I wanted to try out one of these kits that I had seen on Amazon for fiber optic ambient lighting. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09H63WJ6P?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title Apologies in advance for the really low quality pictures, the lens for the camera on my phone is cracked...

So having just purchased last week a ‘22 XL 4x4 as my new work truck I’m starting the process of modifications. First one was to cover the stock plastic steering wheel with something a bit nicer, but moreover provide a sacrificial barrier so the original doesn’t get all worn down from work use...

Greetings all, Just wanted to introduce myself, I’ve been lurking on these forums for the past few weeks. I just acquired a new 2022 F150 XL 4x4 with the 3.3 v6 and I couldnt be happier with it. I bought this as I’m self employed and this will be my work truck. I had a 2022 Maverick AWD before...