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I used to think leather seats = luxury. Until I owned a few. Then I found out that in most cases, it 'isn't' actual leather, but either a polyurethane 'simulated leather' or at minimum it's coated with a plasticky topcoat that feels just like a vinyl seat. I never sat in a real top grain or...

Chrome was more popular when design and esthetics were very different. Aerodynamics hadn't yet refined all 'personality' out of car body shapes. Swoopy flowing fenders, large scoops, curves and fins all look great with chrome accents and other aero and space-y design elements. Chrome is a...

I know what you mean. My 2000 Mazda B3000 had one. Every car I've ever owned had 'something' there. I was surprised it had nothing. Unprotected paint where the boots belong seems like asking for trouble. I'm looking at aftermarket sill covers. It did hurt... Still got a lump on the shin...

I just put a pretty good ding in my door sill. I was planning to get sill covers anyway. I never expected this, though. What’s shocking to me is that I dented it with my right shin. It was raining, and I slipped and fell getting in. Landed square on the sill. No broken bones, thank God. Hurt...

Will you be needing a damper for the trailer door/gate? I hear they are the thing to get...

Seriously GREAT photographs... Nice truck, too. :)

Probably lives in Lake Wobegon, where ALL the kids are above average.

I always use 93 from Chevron, Mobil or Marathon (BP), and it does run smoother, but still likes to go down to 1100 rpm in D mode.

Yep. D mode works OK until you get off the gas. Then it goes into "just OD'd on thorazine" mode. Seems to shift up at least one gear more than it should, sometimes two. I just wish the "gear lockout" selection in D mode started at the currently selected gear, rather than making me punch...

Define "life", and you will realize the answer to that one. Everything in life should have a purpose, even if it's just something esthetic like "fun". Trucks in museums last a really long time, but they aren't really being used as transportation, are they? You can save a lot of money on your...

Now you're putting in words I never said. Didn't say I was worried. Didn't say it would grenade the motor. Just said it "isn't good for it." I also specifically said the engineers most likely beefed it up so that most of the engines would make it through the warranty period without too many...

My truck does this too. SO the short answer is YES, this is "normal". BUT... Gives me the jitters. Can't be good for the engine. And for anyone inclined to jump in to disagree and tell me all about how the wonderful Ford engineers designed the engine this way, and it doesn't hurt it, I will...

So you're OK with paying a shop rate of $500 US per hr? By the way, that's $ 627.85 / hr Candian. Good to have guys like you in the world. Keeps all the shops in bizness... LOL

Off topic, but that's a Ural. It's a RUSSIAN motorcycle, as you might guess from the name, if you're up to speed on your geography... Interesting bike. Never seen one up close. Kinda looks like they copied the Beemer engine. And that springer fork! They didn't copy that from anybody. LOL

I like it (mostly). But I liked the Subaru BRAT, too. ? The grill is going to get a lot of aftermarket attention, tho... Gulp... LOL...? 2.5 Liter Turbocharged! motor with 275 HP!!! Little pocket rocket. Neat little truck. They will probably sell a bunch of them as long as they park...

I had a '74 F100 once. It was a beater that I bought from the Shipping Department at work. I was severely strapped financially, and it was quite throughly flogged. Had the 302 and three speed automatic. The paint was in the condition you'd expect of a vehicle that was 20 years old and had...

But which one contributed more to your "edification"?

Sorry to disagree, but education without experience is frequently unreliable. Personal experience without education is also frequently unreliable. Education is intended to give a mental model of processes and theories of operation, as a basic foundation that you then proceed to test, apply and...

Silicon is mainly evidence of sand (silicon dioxide). Silicon-based lubricants are popular, but unlikely to be specified at Ford as an assembly lube, as they are mostly incompatible with mineral oil lubricants. Silicone RTV is used for gaskets and such, and silicone rubber is used in *some*...

Well... I don't know if the accessories that "could" occupy the holes are always something one would always want to pay for. For instance if they make the holes for a tonneau cover, then the guys who want a topper are going to what? Throw away a "standard" tonneau cover? Nah. I like extra...