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This is all about the pressure ratio between the inside of the cab compared to the pressure just outside at a window or vent opening. With side windows shut this would be the pressure ratio between the cowl (which ducts into the truck) and the rear window opening. Everything Ford did to make...

This may be a case of fixing something that looks bad, but actually does no harm and causes no problems, can do more harm than good. It reminds me of Bill Flahie, who installed a high dollar racing aluminum block 427 in his 1962 Impala SS after he blew up the factory 327. Bill was dumping...

I tried a few roll ups and disliked them. I bought one of these and I'm quite happy. Easy to use, easy to remove, and no leaks. I had the same one on my 2023 Ranger and now on moved onto my 2025. That is a few years in Georgia sun. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4G36HHZ?ref=fed_asin_title&th=1

I don't think that small amount of intake sludge means anything. It certainly cannot come from fuel in a direct injection engine. It is not a byproduct of combustion. It is almost certainly a small collection of oil and dirt from upstream. Turbos weep a tiny bit of oil into the compressor...

I wonder if Ford could pull the data if it happened and someone complained to the right people soon enough. Ford should look into that. My 2025 truck has never done that, at least that I have noticed. It has a little low speed turbo lag.

I know the engine is quiet and sometimes things like radios are covering it up, but could you tell if it was transmission lugging by being in too high of a gear or the converter locked or was it the engine cutting out? Just curious if you had an idea of driveline or engine?

My 2.7 Ranger Great article. "Drive cycle analysis shows that increasing RON (91 to 95) and decreasing MON (86 to 81), separately reduce the fuel consumption by up to 10.8 and 4.5%, respectively, in hot-weather towing tests. By contrast, no noticeable change of fuel consumption is observed in...

Better performance from higher octane comes from being able to have a more optimal spark timing or stay out of knock trouble when at high cylinder pressures and temperatures. Higher octane beyond a base amount doesn't do anything at lighter throttles and lower temperatures. At higher...

I know this is not helpful but my 2025 2.7 never does that. It is flawless except for normal autostart restart and the collision avoidance if something is in the way of a sensor. I tried to run over a chicken the other day and it hesitated enough the chicken got away, and sometimes plants will...

Most fairly open screens are 20-50% blockage.

You haven't had a bad truck unless you bout a 2003 6.0 powerstroke. The truck was in the shop far more than I drove it, but I worked with Ford. After a year or two of messing around replacing the engine, transmission, turbo piping, and wiring harness it turned into a good truck. I drove it until...

It is just a mag mount on the roof. Other than holes in the floor area for power and coax wiring, no other holes are added anywhere.

Every time I back down a driveway with flowers hanging where they can touch the bumper my Ranger throws the brake on pretty hard. I'm only going a reasonable reverse speed. If I was going to test this I would test with a hanging sheet or cardboard.

I'll get some pix when I have my IC7300 or Yaesu control heads back in mine. If you look at the slot that runs crosswise in front of the shifter, right by the cubby, I machined a steel insert that I coated with black plasti dip with rubber trim. It fits tightly in that slot and is held by...

The only thing a roar pedal does is change the throttle position relative to where the computer thinks it is at. That is it. It is nothing else other than making the throttle touchier. Because someone becomes trained or accustomed to moving their foot a certain amount for a certain response...

I really don't care what anyone that does not understand basic physics thinks. This is true regardless of what they own or drive or who they are. If someone wants to believe in Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy, that is fine with me. I work in reality, not fantasy. There are certain fundamental...

That article is bologna designed to sell wheels. Anyone with any mechanical engineering or simple physics training know it is pure BS by this opening article statement: " Even more impressive, a single pound of rotating wheel weight has the equivalent impact of 5-10 pounds of static vehicle...

There are cheaper ways to remove weight. For vehicle acceleration, wheels and tires are barely any different than the same weight anywhere else on the vehicle. The wheels accelerate slowly, over a long time period, and never really spin that fast. That means they can't store much kinetic...

The lack of a tuning knob for the radio system drives me nuts. The lack of a tune knob is unsafe. It forces the driver to watch the screen while searching for a station. Even if something is stored in memory and on the screen I still have to look down at the screen. I think that is stupid...

I decided there isn't room in my 25 Ranger in the firewall, at least for the cable I wanted to run. Since I wanted to get a coaxial a cable in anyway, I went with a high current fused (at battery) heavy wire through the floor under the back seat. It goes into a covered fused distribution block...