Share all the things you’ve noticed when working on or driving your truck that made you stop and think, “what was Ford thinking?” I could talk about it all day.
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Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I thought my old Ranger only used 13mm and 10mm bolts.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I thought my old Ranger only used 13mm and 10mm bolts.
I just replaced my oil pan plug, it was 13mm, now it’s 16mm.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I thought my old Ranger only used 13mm and 10mm bolts.
You weren’t imagining things.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I thought my old Ranger only used 13mm and 10mm bolts.
Except for that 29mm power steering pump connector I had to buy a whole set of short wrenches for. Also, the useless power steering pump assembly that needs a special wrench and some weird plastic pulley. Two tools I’ll probably never use again.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I thought my old Ranger only used 13mm and 10mm bolts.
Except for that 29mm power steering pump connector I had to buy a whole set of short wrenches for. Also, the useless power steering pump assembly that needs a special wrench and some weird plastic pulley. Two tools I’ll probably never use again.
Pretty sure it’s a 1 1/8” wrench.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I thought my old Ranger only used 13mm and 10mm bolts.
Except for that 29mm power steering pump connector I had to buy a whole set of short wrenches for. Also, the useless power steering pump assembly that needs a special wrench and some weird plastic pulley. Two tools I’ll probably never use again.
Pretty sure it’s a 1 1/8” wrench.
This explains the random 1-1/8” wrench in my grandfather’s tool set.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I thought my old Ranger only used 13mm and 10mm bolts.
My 92 did that, my 2010, not so much—it’s all over the place.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I hate how my starter gets soaked in oil every time I change the filter. Also, apparently you need to reverse bleed the slave cylinder if you want to get all the air out. And, of course, it’s inside the transmission bell housing.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I hate how my starter gets soaked in oil every time I change the filter. Also, apparently you need to reverse bleed the slave cylinder if you want to get all the air out. And, of course, it’s inside the transmission bell housing.
Nah, just use a vacuum bleeder. I used an air-powered brake bleeder on my new clutch hydraulics and bled it in like 3 minutes. It’s been fine for 10k miles.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I hate how my starter gets soaked in oil every time I change the filter. Also, apparently you need to reverse bleed the slave cylinder if you want to get all the air out. And, of course, it’s inside the transmission bell housing.
Nah, just use a vacuum bleeder. I used an air-powered brake bleeder on my new clutch hydraulics and bled it in like 3 minutes. It’s been fine for 10k miles.
Happy cake day! Also, what air bleeder did you buy? I’m tired of struggling to bleed my clutch and brakes.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I hate how my starter gets soaked in oil every time I change the filter. Also, apparently you need to reverse bleed the slave cylinder if you want to get all the air out. And, of course, it’s inside the transmission bell housing.
Nah, just use a vacuum bleeder. I used an air-powered brake bleeder on my new clutch hydraulics and bled it in like 3 minutes. It’s been fine for 10k miles.
Happy cake day! Also, what air bleeder did you buy? I’m tired of struggling to bleed my clutch and brakes.
Same here, man, I just kept pumping the hell out of that poor pedal.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I hate how my starter gets soaked in oil every time I change the filter. Also, apparently you need to reverse bleed the slave cylinder if you want to get all the air out. And, of course, it’s inside the transmission bell housing.
Nah, just use a vacuum bleeder. I used an air-powered brake bleeder on my new clutch hydraulics and bled it in like 3 minutes. It’s been fine for 10k miles.
Happy cake day! Also, what air bleeder did you buy? I’m tired of struggling to bleed my clutch and brakes.
Same here, man, I just kept pumping the hell out of that poor pedal.
I hate asking friends for help because I have to finish up before they can actually assist me. Tried a hand pump vacuum bleeder, but it just doesn’t seem to work well.
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- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
-
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I hate how my starter gets soaked in oil every time I change the filter. Also, apparently you need to reverse bleed the slave cylinder if you want to get all the air out. And, of course, it’s inside the transmission bell housing.
Nah, just use a vacuum bleeder. I used an air-powered brake bleeder on my new clutch hydraulics and bled it in like 3 minutes. It’s been fine for 10k miles.
Happy cake day! Also, what air bleeder did you buy? I’m tired of struggling to bleed my clutch and brakes.
Same here, man, I just kept pumping the hell out of that poor pedal.
I hate asking friends for help because I have to finish up before they can actually assist me. Tried a hand pump vacuum bleeder, but it just doesn’t seem to work well.
It doesn’t. I have a hand bleeder too, but it takes forever compared to an air-powered one. The air bleeder can do all sides in 20 minutes or less.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
-
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
I hate how my starter gets soaked in oil every time I change the filter. Also, apparently you need to reverse bleed the slave cylinder if you want to get all the air out. And, of course, it’s inside the transmission bell housing.
Nah, just use a vacuum bleeder. I used an air-powered brake bleeder on my new clutch hydraulics and bled it in like 3 minutes. It’s been fine for 10k miles.
Happy cake day! Also, what air bleeder did you buy? I’m tired of struggling to bleed my clutch and brakes.
Got mine from Harbor Freight. I’ve done tons of brakes with it, so I figured it would work for the clutch too. And thanks!
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
At least the whole thing is metric. Mixed systems on different parts are the worst.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
At least the whole thing is metric. Mixed systems on different parts are the worst.
Better than the E torx that GM uses. I had to buy an entirely new socket set just for my GM car.
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
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Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
At least the whole thing is metric. Mixed systems on different parts are the worst.
Better than the E torx that GM uses. I had to buy an entirely new socket set just for my GM car.
It’s like they just want our money, nothing else 
- Hard to burp the cooling system
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Oil filter location
-
Needing all sorts of socket sizes for any job
(I’ve got a '99 3.0)
One good thing: you can use the antenna to unlock the truck if you leave the keys inside lol
At least the whole thing is metric. Mixed systems on different parts are the worst.
Better than the E torx that GM uses. I had to buy an entirely new socket set just for my GM car.
That’s awful.