I just watched a YouTube video and of course a add popped up before is started and it was from Ford. They were advertising the new Ford Maverick Hybrid and how it gives excellent milage. Ford is paying money on this add for a vehicle that cannot be ordered until 24, also Ford is currently asking...
I don't want to get into the weeds on supply chain too much and the difference between push and pull manufacturing, but I am willing to give Ford a mulligan on the 22 models as being a surprise of demand but 22 should have also been a wakeup call and a realization that we need to take our thumb...
I am going to inject a little Elon Musk here. First there was probably CPAs involved who advised Ford they should not spend the money on factories and commitments for larger parts contracts. We all know what Elon and Sandy Munro think of CPAs in the automotive industry. Second Elon would be...
Ford is finally pissing me off. I am not upset by the things that Ford has little control of like chips and supplier delays, but I am concerned that they are doing little to meet what their customers want. For close to 2 years now they cannot build enough cars due to their manufacturing...
My dealer told me when I ordered that if I put down a deposit, Ford gave a higher priority to the order. On my 22 Maverick order with the same dealer no deposit was required. I tend to believe that this was my dealer's understanding because they treated me very fairly in the past. Was anyone...
Gone with the hybrid instead of the 2.0. The trans was called a CVT and I didn't want that but later found out it was an eCVT and a lot better than the belt driven normal CVT.
First, every PCV system has 3 main components, an airline to allow air into the engine, a PCV valve and a line from the PCV into the engine so the contaminated air can be burned during combustion. By design the line with all the contaminates is the line from the PCV to the engine. This is the...
I am beginning to think my Maverick doesn't like me. First when I ordered it in early July I never got a response to the order that was sent to my local dealer. I waited about 2 weeks and went to the dealer to see why. The email address that Ford has for the dealer is incorrect and they never...
When you installed the front clamps next to the back window did the plastic extend down past the metal of the sides of the bed making it necessary to grind off some plastic, Extang makes the point that the clamps need to tighten on metal not plastic and I wanted to know if I will need to grind.
Every new car I buy I get the alignment check. I worked at new car dealerships years ago and alignment was part of getting a car ready for sale. That no linger happens. After one of my cars wore out the front tires in less than 20,000 miles because of alignment I have every car checked. My last...
Not to bring in a cloud of doom but my truck was built back on Oct 19 and was shipped 10/21 so the original dates were late Nov to the beginning of Dec. Then the emails came, delayed until Nov 30 to Dec 6 and this morning another email, delayed Dec 14 to 21. The only good news is the release of...
A lesson I learned from a similar attempt years ago. Make sure rain and snow doesn't have direct access to the filter. Wet snow was my downfall. I was thinking thru the hurdles that need resolved. Ford got cooler fresh air from outside the engine bay (without the snow) but needed piping to get...
Excellent innovation. When you take out the lower part of the original air filter you will be able to see where is got it's air from and it could provide you your source of fresh air. Please update when you can.
Yes it shipped out the next day FedEx ground and is scheduled to arrive Friday. Extang sells 4 different Soft Trifold Covers, The Signature Series with the canvas, 94735, the Trifecta 2.0 92735 the E-Series the only difference between the 2 is one has a smooth vinyl and the other a rough grain...
Thank You, Thank You for the information on the Extang cover from Real Truck. I have been checking the Extang web site every day and Extang still lists the Trifold Signature 94735 series as coming soon and at $459.00. I called Real Truck and the Alex I needed to talk with had gone home but the...
The bus I rode to school had vacuum wipers and as we climbed a mountain to school the wipers stopped working ( OK I am old ) but it illustrated that engine vacuum varies. There is lots at idle, at steady speed and decelerating but little or none under load/accelerating. A normal PCV system draws...
I made a mistake in not ordering a hybrid because in the first announcements, of it's availability, the transmission it was mated to, was called a CVT. I have driven a lot of CVT's for work and I am not a fan. So I did not consider a hybrid for that reason. In no way should the transmission be...
The hose you tied into that runs from the valve cover to the air tube is not a vent from the engine but is a suction line for the PCV system to get clean air into the engine. The flow in that hose runs from the air tube to the engine. The 2.0 Ecoboost still has the PCV system behind the intake...
Decreased fuel economy makes sense on a fuel injected engine when the air flow is increased by up to 50% as the K&N add states. K&N promises more power but we know air doesn't burn so the way power is increased is the engine detects the increased air flow. With increased air, the air to fuel...