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Hum, let's see.... Niggling little issues? Why isn't the red numeral display for the Sports mode gear setting bright enough to see in daylight? Why does the high pressure fuel pump make that annoying sound? Where are the transmission gear paddles? Darn noisy cooling fan! Etc. Hum let's see...

Personally, if I had it to do all over again, I'd still buy the Ford Performance tune. To be sure, it is possible to get more horse power and torque with other tune setups. Which incidentally, cost as much, but do offer a lower performance—lower octane tune. But make a few other low-cost...

K&N does have a million mile warranty on the filter, but I sort of remember a similar coverage for engines using a K&N filter. But it doesn't matter, if... you service your vehicle regularly! That includes the oil, oil filter, air filter, cabin filter, etc. It is called periodic maintenance, in...

Absolutely, the number one culprit which causes engine failures, is lack of oil! Far too many wait until the oil light comes on before they even think about an oil change. Making things even worse, too many dealers tell customers, they don't need an oil change until 10,000 miles! This without...

Stay tuned in for late next year—2022.

I don't know what your final cost to wrap the Ranger, but I'm sure it wasn't inexpensive. One local shop here in Roswell, NM, charges up to $5,000 for a pickup. The truth is, this is too "cheap" to get a decent wrap. As for myself, I won't have anything that isn't either silver (I have had...

Lawyer time!

The more I see posts regarding the disablement of the start-stop feature, etc., the more confused I become. My auto-shutoff had never activated, in a year and a half of ownership, and not quite 8,000 miles on the OD. If you're really worried about it coming on, and you're about to have a...

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I'm betting it will be totaled. It will require a new bed, and a new front door at least.

Hand brake, parking brake, or emergency brake, it is all the same thing. The various names depends on how old you are in some respects. But whatever you call it, you should get in the habit of using it every time you park. I guess no one remembers the old Ford transmission fiasco about jumping...

Hum. The Ranger is an automobile of sorts, and it does lock remotely. You just have to remember to push the lock button on the remote. PS: My 2017 Honda EX-T had remote automatic locking, which failed to work about 20% of the time. The dealer made a lot of excuse statements, telling me I walked...

You should be there this next weekend (not this one!). They're having a mattress fundraiser.

The last person who decided that the contents of my vehicle were his, is still in Leavenworth, after 25+ years. In his case, the third strike did the trick.

I wonder? I've owned my 2019 for over 18 months, and the auto start/stop have never actually functioned. I do keep the AC button on year-round, so perhaps that's the reason it doesn't.

Actually, the fan is an electro-magnetic-ferro-fluid gizmo. I don't like it either, but to Ford engineers it serves the purpose.

Simple question: Does anyone think about suspension geometry changes before doing modifications such as this? Afterthought: Don Wallace was one of Ford's really-good suspension engineers (RIP). I just bet he's turning in his grave over mods such as the one here?

Every boosted vehicle I have owned, came with a boost gauge, except the Ranger. Some weren't very accurate, and none included a vacuum reading. Both boost and vacuum can tell you a lot, if you know what to look for. That is why I added a boost gauge to my 2019 Ranger. Interestingly enough, the...

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Oh yes, Merkurs can be fun, especially when you install a dual-cam Volvo head, and raise the boost to 26 pounds while using 105 octane purple! I've looked back on that experience a few times, wondering why I spent the monies I did. But here I am, 35+ years later, having planted about five...