Ford finally came to their senses

[Bird]

Where's the bed? My gosh they get smaller and smaller.

Like most folks, I was accustomed to 8' beds, then my 2002 Ranger had a 6' bed and now I F150 crewcab has a 5.5' bed.LOL.

However, this 2015 truck BARELY fits into my garage and can still close the door; no room to walk around either end without the door being open, so I guess I'm glad the bed is short. For me, an SUV would work as well as a truck . . . EXCEPT . . . I don't like smelling the gasoline when I go get gas for the lawnmower and/or string trimmer and/or the tiller. And if I take the lawnmower anywhere, I'd rather have it in the truck than the back of an SUV.

 

[ultrarunner]

It doesn't have an oil filter does it?

Nope... only aftermarket which I don't have.

40W non-detergent is the oil recommended and one is wise to continue using it.

A few got into big trouble putting modern oil into vehicles with a long history of non detergent... it loosened everything up and no filter to catch the junk...

Ford has a very long history building pickups... mine is before the beds starting getting longer... it's been to Home Depot a few times to pick up sacks of concrete...

 

[RollingsFarms]

A nice looking vehicle. But hardly a work truck. Looks more like a 4-door sedan with a little bitty truck bed stuck on the rear. OK for grocery hauling. I think my '96 Ranger had a larger bed.

I agree. I debated on going with a SCAB instead of the SCREW but SCAB's are either a) in XL trim or 2wd(won't cut it on the farm) b) dolled up beyond what I'm interested in, c) for the discounts and rebates you get on the SCREW's they are by far the better buy.

I don't haul too much in my bed anyways, I have several trailers I use all the time and this should pull them fine.

 

[farm boy00]

If you think those coolers are a gimmick my local radio station (b97.3) just advertised chevy giving away about or over a grand onto tickets to a concert and (I think, maybe could have been another option) a 500 gift card

 

[Bird]

A few got into big trouble putting modern oil into vehicles with a long history of non detergent... it loosened everything up and no filter to catch the junk...

When I was still a teenager, I bought a '36 Plymouth for $50 intending to make a hot rod by putting a bigger engine in it. But the oil that was in it was black and thick. So I drained it, then put 4 quarts of kerosene and one quart of oil in it to flush it out. When I started it up, I only let it run maybe 3 to 5 seconds, shut it down, drained it again, and put fresh oil in it. And then I discovered that it had almost NO compression.:laughing:

How many remember the canister type oil filters, early ones up high with oil lines to and from. You took the top off, pulled the filter out, then used a suction pump to draw out the old oil, put a new filter in, and put the top back on with a new gasket. Then Ford started mounting them on the side of the block, and eventually we were selling an adapter to put on Fords so they could use the spin on filters.

And how many remember when someone came up with the bright idea of using a roll of toilet tissue for a filter in the canister type oil filter? I don't think that idea lasted long. Most of us wouldn't even try it once.

 

[RollingsFarms]

If you think those coolers are a gimmick my local radio station (b97.3) just advertised chevy giving away about or over a grand onto tickets to a concert and (I think, maybe could have been another option) a 500 gift card

Luckily I owned just the Yeti they were giving away and knew what they cost brand new. Not taking the cooler actually gave me more money ($300). I did ask the salesman if their advertisement was working and he said yeah, you know how salesmen are though.

 

[s219]

Having a couple rock chips on the all aluminum front end of my 15 year old Lincoln that have never oxidized, I can feel confident in saying the grade of aluminum used in Ford body parts won't present any issues.

I've had aluminum hoods on the last 4-5 vehicles I have owned, and never saw issues there either. But then again, I never saw rust from rock chips on the hood when I had vehicles with steel hoods (they were all likely galvanized). I don't think it's a good indication of what could happen to other body parts with other more serious types of damage. There is no magic formula to protect aluminum if the scratch goes below the surface of whatever plating/primer is on there. Anodizing has a better chance since it can go deeper and be harder, but it has other downsides that would make it impractical for body parts on a car/truck.

 

[ultrarunner]

And how many remember when someone came up with the bright idea of using a roll of toilet tissue for a filter in the canister type oil filter? I don't think that idea lasted long. Most of us wouldn't even try it once.

Seemed just about every Rambler I came across had one of these Toilet Paper Filters... didn't think anyone would still remember them.

 

[rswyan]

... And how many remember when someone came up with the bright idea of using a roll of toilet tissue for a filter in the canister type oil filter? I don't think that idea lasted long. Most of us wouldn't even try it once.

I have two MotorGuard filters that were modified for use with fluid (engine oil, transmission/hydraulic fluid) by an old boy down in Texas by the name of Ralph Woods. They use a roll of toilet paper as the filter medium:

Once upon a time MotorGuard actually marketed these for engine oil, then for whatever reason (company changed hands, taken over by the kids, etc.) they quit doing it.

They are great as a bypass - not primary - oil filter.

At one point I had them on my Dodge Sprinter (Mercedes 5 cylinder diesel) - one on the engine and one on the transmission:

Normally, the Sprinter would go around 12K to 15K miles, using just the stock OEM oil filter and the OEM oil change sensor (which I believe measures the di-electric component of the oil, to determine when the oil needs to be changed)

I think the longest I went, doing regular filter changes on the bypass filter and topping off ... along with used oil analysis from Blackstone, before draining the sump and changing out the oil, was somewhere between 60K and 75K miles. And the oil in the sump was still actually good at that point ... I could have gone longer.

The van currently has over 435K miles on it, original engine.

BTW, these type of filters are still available under another brand name, which I don't recall offhand.

 

[rswyan]

Frantz Oil Filter ... that was the name:

The New Refiner Oil Filter by John Frantz