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No one is asking Ford to publish engineering drawings or step-by-step repair procedures before the fix is validated. People are asking for enough detail to make an informed decision about their own risk. "A wiring harness may short and cause an engine compartment fire" is a lot different than...

I'll just let mine burn and go back to driving a '90s GMT400. At least those trucks were built to be repaired and kept on the road for decades, not engineered around a 10-year planned obsolescence cycle.

Nah, I'm good, but thanks, Ford.

Not the answer to your problem, and certainly not something anyone should have to do on a new vehicle, but I unplugged my telematics module during the first week of ownership. No random updates, no battery drain, and no risk of being stranded somewhere because of a dead battery or a failed...

While many people lift solid-axle vehicles by the differential housing, it places the entire rear weight of the vehicle through a component that was designed primarily to transmit torque and contain gear oil, not serve as a routine lifting point. Repeated lifting will place unnecessary stress on...

Added custom pinstriping courtesy of Allegheny National Forest.

Gone.

Impractical at first - until it isn’t. You can’t stop progress. Coming from a former professional diesel mechanic.

A hitch carrier turns your setup into a lever arm (cantilever load). Hitch ratings (like the ~350 lb tongue weight) are measured close to the hitch pin / ball (~8–10”). A hitch carrier puts the bike 18–30+ inches back? That multiplies the effective load on the hitch and crossmember. Assume...

I put together a simple mountain bike mount inside my 2-door using the factory floor tie-down points. Figured I’d share the parts list in case anyone wants to build something similar. The bike is an XL 27.5 Santa Cruz Chameleon with a dropper post. The passenger seat is all the way back and...

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