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Here is the temperature reading from mine in Phoenix just after 6pm

I'll get you some temperature readings from my truck tomorrow.

I would opt for "C" and start building the emergency fund. If you were in Arizona and purchased the F-150 from a dealer you would be paying sales tax north of 8%, around a $600 dealer doc fee and they would try to get you to pay for a bunch of dealer adds. For me, the tax and dealer doc fee...

If you have a thermometer, see what the temperature of the air is coming out of the vents. Also, is the temperature consistent across all four vents? An infrared laser thermometer is perfect for this. You can get one from Harbor Freight for under $25. I'll have to check the temperature on mine...

Sorry to offend you. I was just trying to point out you could do this with very basic tools. As I recall, I used the 8mm and 13mm sockets. My quarter inch drive set only went up to 12mm.

The transmission filter has been changed. Also, I did end up installing the standard PPE pan. It took me @ 3 hours to do the complete job, which was longer than I expected. I pumped out 5.5 qts from the pan through my Fitzstick. Then got another 2.3 qts when I dropped the pan and filter...

LOL, been there - done that. This what makes DIY projects so much fun.

The Ford Performance cover on my truck still looks really good. But, I’m in Arizona and we do not have a Rust problem here.

Thanks for the info. The rubber o-ring has already arrived in the mail and the Motorcraft filter is on its way. I figure I should be good on the ULV ATF. I have 6 qts of Valvoline and 2 quarts of Motorcraft Mercon ULV.

I am getting ready to do the transmission filter change. Will I be able to reinstall the plastic transmission pan and reuse the gasket? I have found a lot of info that the gasket should be reusable, but I have not found o lot of information on reusing the plastic pan. I am not opposed to...

My wife just traded in her Mercedes on a Lexus RZ 450. The RZ is a nice EV, but it is not as fast as the Tesla and has less range. Her car has @ 800 miles now on the odometer. Blasting the AC in the Phoenix summer noticeably reduces the range. Also, she does a lot of highway driving. Going down...

I did pull a travel trailer that weighed around 5500 lbs too with my Ranger and it did very well. I did pull that trailer up 6% grades but I do not think I pulled an extended one like this. It would be very interesting to see how the Ranger would do pulling a 5500 lbs trailer through that route...

Stelantis was in a lot of trouble with the EPA due to fuel economy non-compliance. My guess that the reason we never saw this was due to the EPA.

Stelantis definitely has some issues to work out, but that was an extreme test. I would not say that the Ram can't tow 7500 lbs safely under normal circumstances. I sure would like to see how the two Ford Ecoboost motors in the F-150 would compare in a similar test. Stelantis needs to address...

I hope this works out well for you. Looks like it took like it took @ 6 weeks?

Here is another video from the boys from the transmission shop. this time they are doing a tear-down of a 10R80 from a F-150. I sure would like to see the time it took for the total job and the total cost of the job. Note that the guy mentions that he has rebuilt hundreds and hundreds of these...

Whoa, I have the Ford ESP on my Ranger, but a 2-3 month wait to have a transmission diagnosis would be a nightmare. things like this really make me question the value of the Ford ESP. So lets just say the transmission needs major work. So, 2 or 3 months for the dealer to diagnose; then time for...

For the record, I have never used this shop nor do I know these guys. There were two things I liked about what they said. (1) Trying to properly diagnose the problem. What may initially appear to being a transmission related issue, may be caused by something else. (2) That the transmission is...

BTW, if I were paying somebody to rebuild my transmission, I would probably just pay to have the valve body replaced too since it is a known issue with this transmission.

That was the owner who said he has never seen the valve body fail. The chief mechanic said the value body failure was on fewer transmissions than the trash can or drum issues. It is probably time to send an email to their podcast to have them clarify this. At least with the valve body change...