With a dedicated cooling system, itās interesting the hybrid battery has such a low tolerance for heat. I often drive in temps ranging upwards to 110* and have yet to undergo a such a shutdown.
The rear nut plates have retainers to hold them in position. However when I attempted to use the bolts to secure the front portion of the plate in position, the holes drilled by Rival did not line with holes drilled by Ford in the chassis. After marking the spots on the plate where slightly...
Just had a neighbor get hit at an intersection. She had a dash cam which showed the other driver ran a red light. The other driver tried claiming to the police he had the green.
Have endured two family members killed and 1 injured due to DUI drivers in separate incidents. In one case the local police āfailedā to perform a blood test due to the driverās injuries. The fact he was also a local police officer was a factor in the lack of prosecution. Fortunately we were...
A good question. In my manual transmission truck, I normally downshift when approaching a stop, but the brake lights do not activate. I usually let the 4-way flashers flash once if a tailgater is present.
With the Hybrid and in a similar situation, using the āLā for regenerative braking...
Thanks. Will install similar air bags to solve a slight sag issue. The site lists several varieties of air bags to fit the interior dimensions of the coil springs for those interested in ordering the correct model.
Once had a cop neighbor who openly boasted about writing tickets so as to have almost an entire day in court. As the day was counted as overtime since he normally was scheduled for night duty, his OT made a payment on his bass boat.
Karma caught up with him as he was busted for DUI in another...
The last time I helped an elderly couple with a flat tire, the highway patrol stopped long enough to run my plate and then departed the scene. I was left to continue changing the front left tire next to 90 mph traffic without the officer using his lights to move traffic over a lane. A...