I think the grate is for air circulation, keeping the dash cam components cool in the summer and warm in the winter by exchanging cabin air. I can only guess about the black button thingy. My best guess is that it is for programming/calibrating the dash cam. Also if you read through the owners...
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I worry about the 220V outset gasket, because I have found water in my outlets after washing in the past and I worry that those could be an easy point of failure for the whole system. I want to either create or buy an aftermarket canvas cover that zips down over the outlet panel. I suppose...
That is a genius setup, perfect use of the existing rounded hole in the frame. One thing that you might want to fix is the way the twist lock plug puts a pressure point on the top of the gasket, which is really the worst spot possible. I had the exact same grip things on my cord and I used a...
I did this during hurricane Ian, it ran overnight through the worst of it. That’s a standard Ford tonneau with the spring loaded latches in the back to keep it down tight. I put two pieces of foam on either side of the big single 30A cord, and carefully smushed the tailgate shut making sure that...
did you take the creed?
if you’d like me to give you more info, I recently finished a project for my PowerBoost where I installed a 12V system specifically for accessories and solar power generation. It is separate and completely isolated from the factory systems. I read the hybrid truck...
I am convinced that the fuel economy is only very slightly hurt by the big tires, mainly because if you do the math to find the difference in distance rolled over in one wheel rotation, you can guess what the mpg change should be. In my case, my factory tires had a 12% less distance per one...
Great work, getting your coolant tested is probably the easiest and most effective way to determine the integrity of the entire system, especially oil contamination leaking from a failing gasket. My one question now is whether or not they realized that the exhaust gases that flow through the...
That deep dive is a fantastic resource, very easy to understand even for my lay person’s ears. Lol. My question relates to the deep dives brake system changes for the 14th generation, and how they put e boosted systems in all models in order to accommodate the hybrid power trains. Wouldn’t a...
So I think Ford might be seeing my posts or something, because the issue I said was finished happened first thing this morning. No codes, and no way to prove to the ford dealer techs that it’s happening. Really shitty that they can’t believe the word (or photos) of their customers.
That’s interesting that you had PPO error messages because of the coolant issue, because I’ve had intermittent issues where PPO would be totally offline and unable to be reset. That has pretty much stopped and I can’t remember the last time I had a error message. But I’m knocking on wood now...
I noticed this while washing out my engine bay just now, and I am shocked that there isn’t a system prompt when it gets close to the minimum operating level. I assume this is because my exhaust gas heat exchanger has a leak, given how many posts there are about that issue already. hybrid...
Since you have the 18” wheels unfortunately you can’t use my dimensions as a guide. I always see trucks with rims around that with really big tires and they always look so cool. Since the wheels are smaller (rims) you can get much taller sidewalls to achieve the same 33”-35” outermost diameter...
They are 35”, and no costco didn’t do the leveling kit, four wheel parts did about a year ago. Costco doesn’t do alignments either but it’s highly recommended to get one done after the up size so I went to the ford dealer to have them do that. And I haven’t noticed any changes in the...
New tires BF Goodrich KO2’s, 35 12.5R20 perfect fit, no scrubbing at all, with 2” Ready Lift leveling spacer, and everything else stock. So far so good, no changes in truck operation noticed thus far. I posted something a few weeks ago after getting my tires installed, but I posted the incorrect...
I know the questions were for Travis, but answer them for my setup just in case you find the info useful.
-UCA's are factory
-the rear of the truck is unmodified, so it has the OEM setup. I think there is a spacer block that ford puts in the 4X4s, I think it's the same for both FX4 and non FX4...
that is one hell of a sharp looking truck, the red paint looks goes so well with the black and gunmetal trim and accents of the rest of the bodywork. I love the 20" dark alloys, especially the matte finish. I just can't seem to ever get the inside of the wheel barrels clean enough, I think they...
Sorry for such a late reply, I saw your response and then saw 12.5 on the tire sidewall myself and was very confused. I thought I remembered the guy telling me the dimensions in mm (295) when I placed the order, but according to the sidewall and invoice this tire is a "35X12.5R20". I had to go...