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Not sure why this shows up when I first enter the vehicle.
Not every time but it's happening too often and I have no idea why.

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Get a $20 trickle charger, problem solved. Battery will last much longer.
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Yeah, it’s a bit of a story - was out of town at the cottage in my hometown - ready to head home on a Sunday night - no juice - called roadside assistance for a boost and figured I’d be on my way - he was having a bit of a time getting his booster pack hooked up, then it finally started but would immediately die after removing the battery booster. The roadside guy had to leave the battery booster attached to it to get it in reverse and back it out the driveway to his truck so he could load it up and take to the local Ford dealer. Turns out he torched that big 225A breaker/fuse on the battery. :(

He did the right thing and admitted to it being his mistake and the dealer had a new one by Tuesday, Ford warrantied the bad battery after testing it. In the end, I was back on the road and the tow operator likely made zero $ on that call - that fuse costs abround $250 CAD.

Small town - great service. It may have helped that the owner of the towing company is my aunt’s brother. :D
Your aunt's brother..sooo...your uncle? ?
 

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Your aunt's brother..sooo...your uncle? ?
Nope, not in this case but could be by standard NA kinship models. Where I’m from, they refer to folks from the city as “citiots”. For good reason, I refer to them as “The Children of the Corn”, so all kinship models can be thrown out. Heck, I might even be my Aunt’s brother. :D

Hang on tight, this explanation is going to be a bumpier ride than a Ranger with OEM shocks….

Aunt could be any of the following:

father’s sister
mother’s sister
mother’s sister’s wife
father’s sister’s wife
father’s brother’s wife
mother’s brother’s wife


Aunt’s brother would be the brother of any of the above. Therefore, any of the following:

father’s sister’s brother - could be uncle or father, but it’s not either of them
mother’s sister‘s brother - not him, that would be uncle
mother’s sister’s wife‘s brother - we’re not Modern Family
father’s sister’s wife’s brother - again, we’re not the Pritchetts
father’s brother’s wife’s brother - nope, close, but not him.
mother’s brother’s wife’s brother - BINGO

?
 

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Nope, not in this case but could be by standard NA kinship models. Where I’m from, they refer to folks from the city as “citiots”. For good reason, I refer to them as “The Children of the Corn”, so all kinship models can be thrown out. Heck, I might even be my Aunt’s brother. :D

Hang on tight, this explanation is going to be a bumpier ride than a Ranger with OEM shocks….

Aunt could be any of the following:

father’s sister
mother’s sister
mother’s sister’s wife
father’s sister’s wife
father’s brother’s wife
mother’s brother’s wife


Aunt’s brother would be the brother of any of the above. Therefore, any of the following:

father’s sister’s brother - could be uncle or father, but it’s not either of them
mother’s sister‘s brother - not him, that would be uncle
mother’s sister’s wife‘s brother - we’re not Modern Family
father’s sister’s wife’s brother - again, we’re not the Pritchetts
father’s brother’s wife’s brother - nope, close, but not him.
mother’s brother’s wife’s brother - BINGO

?
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Get a $20 trickle charger, problem solved. Battery will last much longer.
Not sure there is any real evidence to support that.

And I went 42 months without ever having to plug it in. Worth it to me to replace the battery every 42 months instead of plugging my truck in like a hybrid every night.
 

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Nope, not in this case but could be by standard NA kinship models. Where I’m from, they refer to folks from the city as “citiots”. For good reason, I refer to them as “The Children of the Corn”, so all kinship models can be thrown out. Heck, I might even be my Aunt’s brother. :D

Hang on tight, this explanation is going to be a bumpier ride than a Ranger with OEM shocks….

Aunt could be any of the following:

father’s sister
mother’s sister
mother’s sister’s wife
father’s sister’s wife
father’s brother’s wife
mother’s brother’s wife


Aunt’s brother would be the brother of any of the above. Therefore, any of the following:

father’s sister’s brother - could be uncle or father, but it’s not either of them
mother’s sister‘s brother - not him, that would be uncle
mother’s sister’s wife‘s brother - we’re not Modern Family
father’s sister’s wife’s brother - again, we’re not the Pritchetts
father’s brother’s wife’s brother - nope, close, but not him.
mother’s brother’s wife’s brother - BINGO

?

Uncle-in-law?
 

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Okay so what is Forscan, where can I get it and how do I use it?
Okay so this is it basically. FORScan is a software scanner for Ford, Mazda, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. It appears to hook into your OBD2 module port. You can get one from Amazon. And then after watching a bunch of youtube videos you will be able to program things into your Ranger's computer brain...I guess ?
 

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Okay so this is it basically. FORScan is a software scanner for Ford, Mazda, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles. It appears to hook into your OBD2 module port. You can get one from Amazon. And then after watching a bunch of youtube videos you will be able to program things into your Ranger's computer brain...I guess ?
Yes.
 

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Not sure why this shows up when I first enter the vehicle.
Not every time but it's happening too often and I have no idea why.

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I think everyone pointing to a bad battery is correct. I had same warning message on mine. It was a bad battery. My dealer replaced it FOC. No problems since.

My truck was sitting for weeks without moving. Still is and I keep a smart charger hooked up to her.
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