Their moms lack of caring worries me the most. Without parental caring or discipline, they're going to be nightmares when they get older.
Parents need to parent.
1980s me would check compression first. Then pull engine and send the head out to be magnafluxed for cracks. Rebuild the top end with new rings and head gasket and put back in.
Engines these days have more going on but the issue certainly seems like the top end.
I second the Falken Wildpeaks. I have 18's and went up one size and they still fit the stock setup while adding a beefier look to the truck. Amazing in rain and snow and I haven't noticed any change in noise or gas mileage.
Congrats on the move Dave and Goodluck on the next chapter of your life. I've missed seeing you around these forums for almost the past year and I'm glad all is well.
You know, I had been considering moving to Arizona once I retired but I think you've convinced to me to look elsewhere, lol.
That happened to me once while I was exiting a highway on a cloverleaf. I hit the brakes to calm the truck down.
This happened 2 years ago and hasn't happened since.
Disclaimer: It still happens occasionally when passing Tacomas and other trucks, but that's mainly my doing.
Because the fatties in the US that live in McMansions need a bigger truck then the other guy.
There, I said it.
The Ranger is the perfect sized truck and the rest of the world can see that.
Yup, same here. I only noticed the issue on cold mornings. What I did to stop it was while parked with my foot on the brake I would cycle the shifter from park to reverse and then drive, then back to park. Then when I backed out I wouldn't have the issue.
What that does is get fluid into the...
I, for one, am happy that Ford has found the problem and has issued a TSB on this issue. I love my Ranger and have no plans to get rid of it anytime soon. I have the extended warranty and have around 40k on it. I have noticed occasional clunking when going from reverse to drive but it's not...