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fordtech1

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  1. I know some GM cars like Cadillac would have a message come across the dash as “headlamps suggested” if the auto lamps where not on and it was dark out. That was in the 90s and 2000s. Cadillac for sure did it, my folks STS and Deville did it. Not sure about other lines.
  2. Did you happen to unplug the coil while the Engine was running? Ford put out a Ssm about not to unplug the coils while running due to could damage pcm coil driver.
  3. This is so dumb. Super cruise sounds better than blue cruise anyway. Super cruise indicates it is superior to standard cruise. Blue cruise sounds like an old Person Caribbean cruise leaving Fort Lauderdale. Why is this even an issue. In Ford’s defense, like they said, everyone calls it cruise control. If Ford called it superior Cruise then I could understand.
  4. I saw the “thermal nightmare” video. I understand some of what he says but this isn’t the 80s. Constant tension clamps are used on every OEM I’ve ever worked on. They don’t leak until they are moved. They are marked as replace in most manual procedures. Also, so instead of replacing a defective component, making it one unit means you replace the entire assembly. I’m sure Ford did plenty of cost analysis and tried to use stuff they already have on the shelf. It’s always easy to critique someone else’s work.
  5. https://electrek.co/2021/01/14/toyotas-greenwashing-leads-to-record-180m-fine-for-emissions-lies/
  6. As long as the warranty start mileage includes those miles . It doesn’t bother me. I bought vehicles that were DT and had 500 miles and I have bought some with 13 miles.
  7. I think it’s click bait. Bad news sells. If the title was “great buying experience “, would you be as likely to click on it? Never buy something without looking at it first. My uncle did that on a Cadillac. It turned out not to have the parking sensors like his old one. He told the sales person he wanted the same car just new. Sales guy said yep they are identical. My uncle was in a hurry, signed a check and left. Next day he noticed some features were missing.
  8. I thought this was cool! I’ve been wanting to see. https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2020/09/25/virtual-tour-offers-peek-at-renovations-inside-michigan-central-station/?outputType=amp
  9. 1986 Mark VII LSC 1996 Lincoln Town car 1997 F150 2000 Taurus 2003 Taurus centennial edition 2003 Lincoln LS 2006 Fusion 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid 2007 F150 Fx4 2012 Fusion 2013 F150 Fx4 2015 Escape That’s all I can think of. I had some non Fords too. Jeep, Volvo, Honda. The 2007 Volvo C70 was Ford adjacent. Tons of Ford parts on it. btw those are in MY order. Some of those I bought and fixed and sold.
  10. I agree. It was a respectable effort. Maybe they can take what they did with the aviator and make another continental that is worthy of the name. Of course with the sedan market shrinking why do that?
  11. https://www.autoclassics.com/news/420003/lincoln-continental-evolution-video/
  12. https://wtmj.com/national/2020/03/16/the-latest-uk-asks-ford-rolls-royce-to-make-ventilators/
  13. If it only happens when braking, the rotors are warped. Have the rotors resurfaced or replaced depending if they are thick enough.
  14. 86 mark VII (First car) 00 Taurus ( beater car) 1997 F150 xlt (bought to fix and sell) 03 Taurus centennial edition 06 Fusion 06 mariner hybrid 12 Fusion 05 Focus ST 07 F150 fx4 13 F150 fx4 15 Escape
  15. You are correct but the local ford store has several 2019 escapes and 4-5 2020 escapes. Not sure if that’s the problem. I’m seeing a few here and there. I sat in a 2020 the other night, it was left unlocked, it was such an upgrade from my 2015. I could get my long legs in the back seat which is a task in my 2015. I’m digging the hybrid. May have to trade up one day. Also, I think it looks much better in person than in pictures. The Corsair was at the same dealer and man that thing looks so much better than the MKC.
  16. Regardless of what the critics say and the forum folks think. I see the new explorer everywhere around here. I used to see the previous generation a lot. But not I’m seeing the new one everyday. So something must be right. Arm chair critics and car magazines don’t buy cars. The general public does.
  17. They need to pull all the codes out of all the modules. There will be stored codes that helps determine what the computer is seeing that makes it go into limp mode.
  18. In dealership life when I started, carburetors were rare. Actually anything pre-port injection was old. More I think about it EEC-IV was phasing out. The super star II was only used for air suspension diagnostics. WDS (aka wont do shit) was coming in and SBDS was fantastic on old stuff but was on the way out. Hard to believe it’s been 24 years since I was a lube rack kid.
  19. That was before my time. I didn’t realize Ford used the turn signal lever as a horn prior to airbag. Not sure why they would do that. It’s totally awkward in a panic situation. Of course I think GMs old cruise control on the turn signal is awkward also.
  20. Yep. In the Tempo. Fleet Tempos got airbags first and they put horn on end of turn signal stalk. It was very awkward. I only saw one in the dealership. But by the time airbags hit main stream in the 89 continental they moved to the thumb buttons on steering wheel.
  21. Between the broken spark plugs and the old blown out spark plugs it’s exhausting. I can’t tell you how many countless vehicles that were well maintained in which I worked on didn’t have those problems because they were well maintained by quality technicians. Could those designs been better? For sure, but they haven’t been in production since 2002 and 2008. Time to let it go. But bad news sells and people like to hold on to the bad.
  22. When I was in Ford Asset program, I heard that story. They said the Mark VIII had more computer power and communication networks than a space shuttle. Another thing I saw that the guys at Ford did, was put on a video making fun of the Chevy trucks. It was called “like a crock” it had a Chevy truck with fenders falling off. Very funny. My instructor showed it to us. They took the song like a rock and changed the lyrics. Wish I got a copy. Those were good times for sure!
  23. Wow, I didn’t read the comments. I rarely do anymore because of the foolishness of people. That is why you don’t buy an old rental car.
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