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place #2: front brake hoses, reinforce bed supports
Having just completed one manifold - I wasn't pleased about doing it again so soon but I agree it is in need of replacement. I bought the parts and will do it later this year as the deterioration gets worse; manifold, egr, and oil dipstick tube. The brake hoses are rusty but not leaking. The bed? needs a lot more work than that. Was going to do something about it next year.
damn, that's no fun. Bed supports don't hold up well. I can grab my rack and shake my bed back and forth haha. Manifolds are a bitch of a job. Brakes, yeah thems important haha
I might have to keep an eye on these. They have a great-looking sidewall, but a less aggressive tread than my KO2's, and tread life will be a factor in my next choice.
Brew: How do they do for you in heavy stuff compared to the BFG's? (Deep snow, dirt/gravel/rocks.)
They are about the same, that depends upon which BFG's you compare to. Similar tread patterns are about the same. I had the less aggressive Goodyears way back when, never again lol. The tread patterns in which the lugs are degree'ed or turned somewhat horizontal are only good until the load up. Great sand tires though! The more directional the better in mud and snow. Not to mention, those tires with heavy horizontal lugs hydroplane from new...and that gets real bad towards their end lol. The worst tires that I've experienced were the older version KO2's which are very similar. I got rid of them at a 1/4 tread, totally because of the extreme hydroplaning. Traction sucked as well, but that isn't what killed it for me. But they would be hard to beat in the sand.
This time around and much further down the road from the last experience, I was going back and forth between Toyos and Coopers. Coopers finally won out as I felt they would wear better, longer...and after researching both.
damn, that's no fun. Bed supports don't hold up well. I can grab my rack and shake my bed back and forth haha. Manifolds are a bitch of a job. Brakes, yeah thems important haha
yup, the bed supports weren't necessary but you can't negotiate with the inspection guy - he said he hasn't passed a Ford truck as old as mine in quite a while - all ready for the re-inspection tomorrow - damn my brake pedal is hard as a brick now ! hasn't been that way for such a long time - i put some 1x2 inch tube under the bed next to the rotted members and bolted them to the frame - that should hold longer than the truck will continue to live
yup, the bed supports weren't necessary but you can't negotiate with the inspection guy - he said he hasn't passed a Ford truck as old as mine in quite a while - all ready for the re-inspection tomorrow - damn my brake pedal is hard as a brick now ! hasn't been that way for such a long time - i put some 1x2 inch tube under the bed next to the rotted members and bolted them to the frame - that should hold longer than the truck will continue to live
Finally pulled the center console out to be color matched. Tried cleaning my door panels as well, but they just don't pop like the console. I'll eventually pull them to get all the medium graphite to match.
After monitoring the last 10 fill-ups, I have averaged 16-17mpg. The best I've seen has been 21mpg, the worst has been 13mpg.
This is mostly over my 13 mile one-way commute on mountain back roads with speeds between 45-60mph. I usually accelerate in a hurry, so it's not like I'm actively trying to drive economically.
5 speed manual definitely helps with the fuel efficiency. 352k miles, this truck has become my daily and I am very pleased with it.
just a matter of unclipping a little plug from a box roughly underneath the air intake housing. After having trouble finding info, including finding info about unplugging it from the rear differential (I assume on early rear wheel only abs trucks) I found this video showing the procedure on a 2003 4.6. Worked for mine.
as to why, the module seemed to be giving out, the abs was cutting in on dry pavement in august and September. Not to a scary extent once I got used to it, but still a bit nerve wracking and I didn't know quite what it might do in the winter time when the ABS would be expected to cut in.
just a matter of unclipping a little plug from a box roughly underneath the air intake housing. After having trouble finding info, including finding info about unplugging it from the rear differential (I assume on early rear wheel only abs trucks) I found this video showing the procedure on a 2003 4.6. Worked for mine.
as to why, the module seemed to be giving out, the abs was cutting in on dry pavement in august and September. Not to a scary extent once I got used to it, but still a bit nerve wracking and I didn't know quite what it might do in the winter time when the ABS would be expected to cut in.
When mine started exhibiting the same symptoms (at near-zero speeds, and sometimes when pulling into a parking spot!), I simply pulled the ABS fuse to disable the system. The fix ended up being the replacement of the front hubs (which was needed due to bearing(s) noise).
09-07-2018, 09:27 AM
