What kind of nut is supposed to be holding down the engine shroud?

[Montana Ranger]

I noticed that the nuts that are theoretically securing my engine shroud are lock-type and are not screwed all the way down. It looks as though the original nuts were removed for some reason and these substituted for some reason before I took delivery of my Ranger.

I'll be having my dealer address this the next time I am in.

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[P. A. Schilke]

Hi John,

Correct nuts, but not tightened down which means some looked under the hood for some reason. Could be the original one was removed from the truck for a non Lariat and this was the Dealer ordered replacement. Someone has been under the hood of your truck before you purchased it for some reason...

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

 

[Montana Ranger]

Hi John,

Correct nuts, but not tightened down which means some looked under the hood for some reason. Could be the original one was removed from the truck for a non Lariat and this was the Dealer ordered replacement. Someone has been under the hood of your truck before you purchased it for some reason...

Thanks for the confirmation. I suspect my Ranger has a bit of a story to it considering that it had 60 miles on it by the time it got into my hands. I'll go ahead and torque those down myself then.

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