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Aerodynamics of a brick wall and the surface area of the grill wasn’t really that big. The radiator was pretty decent volume wise but once you heat soaked it…. Air flow was mehh

Had 3 J80’s in our family mine being the show room floor Cherry one. All three of us had the same experience. The 80 eats brake pads fast compared to modern trucks. One family member tried to remedy this with fancy “longer lasting” pads which resulted in an unexpected problem of cooked brake...

Had a cherry 1 owner j80 for 8 yrs. Small and light are NOT a LC trait!! Hell even in the Serengeti the operator’s avoid all wet season in LCs because they sink like a brick. Wet season they switch to Defenders which are considerably lighter weight and don’t sink like the J80 and the converted...

Its called CO2 lol Yup rv makers get dinged by the dont gas people police for rear opening windows above exhaust pipes?

Track Tracking down the factory parts to replace the hard lines and various brake lines, sensor harnesses even in 2011 wasn’t easy, had a few wrong parts show up. BTW Toyota parts are more expensive than Domestic stuff. Labor here us $185 hr shop time. Dealers average $400 hr shop time. Oh and...

I’ll add that the SUV suffered from epa fuel mileage requirements and stagnated design from 1990-2020. Now that hybrid technology and better engine/transmission mileage has arrived, the SUV is again getting designed for utility/ ability vs just being a warmed over economy car platform with...

Oh I did some of it my self. Not everyone has the time to fool with old stuff. Pesky water hose was fun. The interweb YouTubers blew up the LC into some kind of mythical beast. The US LC’s are a weird combination of compromises and sold as a premium vehicle which they aren’t. Also parts...

Yes this is a thing. Its due to where the load gets placed on the frame. Truck frames are designed to carry the load at the spring hangars which is also split 50/50 between two points on the frame. Air bags place the load in one spot right between the hangers and yes can break the frame...

Just to do my j80 knuckles, valve cover and new brake lines was $4200. That was a Cherry one owner low mile J80. The junk I see out there today at todays prices easily have 5-10k of work needed just to be solid reliable. Even when mine was mint I didn’t take it on long trips due to its...

In the end weight sinks all of these heavy piggies. Even the big pickups with decent tires and a cab over camper learn real fast that they sink like the Titanic and stick to dry solid road. Once you hit $120,000 or more I can think of lots of toys that don’t loose value as fast as a Camper thing...

TFL F250 7.3 test truck was 18,000lbs and up pending configuration. And crushed the Ike challenge at 16,000 lbs in tow. Only negative was the 4 inch squat. The 350 is just less squat and rougher ride when empty. Both are awesome machines for sure.

When should we book your ER visit? https://marcellusdrilling.com/2021/10/u-s-propane-heading-for-armageddon-with-high-prices-shortages/

7.3 is fords new service engine it was designed on purpose to be simple and easy maintenance. Other than the old non turbo 3.3 it’s probably the best engine Ford has regarding maintenance and reliability.

Natural gas Shortages expected this yr. I bet they are near impossible to find because they won’t build them this yr.

The Maverick easily does a dirt bike. And runs in the high 20’s low 30’s for mileage. More payload than a Tacoma?????. In all seriousness I would totally have a hybrid Maverick to do my rental maintenance and daily stuff. Same system my wife’s Fusion has its been an awesome vehicle. Hybrid fwd...

Any complex thing being built right now has issues. During the embargo years you didn’t buy stuff made with oil given they were complete junk. That stands today if there are any fiberglass boats still around from those days. Today you don’t buy vehicles, RVs, Boats etc built with lots of...

Warranty for 6 yrs 130,000 was $2100. Modern complex vehicles warranty is cheap. Just a blown head unit power module is a $600 part. If you find a stripped down oldschool V8 8spd then no warranty might be fine. But start adding all the other stuff warranty is cheap insurance. Says the guy with a...

Take the tires off if its parked / stored on the street/ visible. Trailers are easy to steal and it happens a bunch. No tires it won’t go missing. ?

They were nose heavy and broken front ends is the typical boy racer wanabe failure. Ford went on a weight reduction program for the front end since and it’s starting to show positive results. Lighter more power is always good

Its a software update not a repair. As far as I can tell it delays the cold start 2-3 cycles/ turn overs before starting. Likely to improve oil pre feed before starting. Not really noticeable given it starts so quickly anyway. Took about 30 minutes to get the update done at the dealer.