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It appears theat the auxillary electric heater is just for cabin heat, is the battery warmed via the ICE coolant and exhaust heat exchanger?

No, but I have unlatched the hood a couple of times with my foot when getting out!

I was wondering about winter temps, we see the opposite problem in Arizona in the Summer temps get into the 115 - 122° range the AC is slow to cool the cabin because it has to cool the battey. The owners manual shows 3 high amp fuses in the under hood fuse box for the hybrid electric heater. The...

The damper is on the 'front' of the engine where the FEAD would be if it had one, you may be thinking of the damper clutch thingy that couples to the eCVT.

You are right! I'm probably cluttering up the forum with futile speculation - I just thought it was interesting to think about. While I'm wasting everybody's time - a little somewhat relevant story: A looooong time ago when I was an apprentice I'd complain that I couldn't do something and the...

That's a Mav hybrid engine in the picture it's on ebay, the ad says it has 10K miles but it looks new!

No - I'm wondering if you could start is by driving the front damper bolt. I have started engines this way - on a stand not in the vehicle.

I'm thinking if you could access the front damper bolt from under the RH wheel arch and turn the engine over would it start?

I'm just speculating on possible hacks to get the vehicle going, I should point out that I have no practical experience with hybrids other than driving one and trying to understand how they work. I've heard secondhand reports of dead Priuses (Prii?) needing a $4000 battery packs to get them...

Ford recommend starting the engine every 15 days, excerpt from the owners handbook regarding 'Storing Your Vehicle': Start the engine every 15 days for a minimum of 15 minutes. Run at fast idle with the climate controls set to defrost until the engine reaches normal operating temperature. •...

I thought the 12 volt battery powered everything up but the HV battery cranks the engine.

Perhaps you could tow it to the top of a hill and see if you can get enough regen braking to charge the battery and start the engine:cautious:.

The recent post by a chap whose Mav wouldn’t start after been stuck in the body shop for months waiting for parts got me thinking about what happens if the HV battery is dead:unsure:. The HV battery is charged by the ICE and that is started with the HV battery:mad:. First thought how to start...

Great pictures, almost makes me want to move to somewhere cold to try them out!

Been there , done all of that. I have quite a collection of bent, ground down and otherwise modified wrenches plus some home made ones - if I ever need to tighten the gearlever collar on an early Lotus Elan I have the tool for it!

I rented a van last year in the UK, Vauxhall or Nissan I think, the gearlever stuck out of the dash beside the steering wheel, needed a little push for the 1-2 shift, 3-4 & 5-6 shifts with the finger tips (RHD). Very easy to drive, had me wondering why cars can't be like that.

That is the 2024 model.

Quote from the SAE magazine review of the 2024 Ranger: 'One more item customers preferred: The Ranger’s 10-speed transmission is operated by a lever rather than a rotary shifter'.