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fordtrucks80up-digest Tuesday, September 16 1997 Volume 01 : Number 114



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In this issue:

Subject: Re: Spray-on bed liners ["Jeff Hall" ]
Re: Subject: Re: Spray-on bed liners [Don Lewoniuk
Re: 5th Wheel Questions [BILLPEGZ aol.com]
Re: splash ["Chris" ]
Re: splash [Thom Cheney ]
Re: splash [Thom Cheney ]
Re: splash [Thom Cheney ]
Re: splash ["Chris" ]
Re: splash [Gary Manning ]
Re: splash ["Randall C. Shelton" ]
Re: splash [Jerad Heffner ]
Grille/Brush Guard [Bryan Dann ]
Re: GOOD NEWS! [Filip M Gieszczykiewicz ]
302 [Ezekial ]
Re: Good News! ["Steve Irving" ]
Re: PCV Filter [LarryAll aol.com]
Dana Axle Identification [Steve Neumann ]
Re: PCV Filter [LarryAll aol.com]
Re: Spray-on bed liners [" Pono & Mele" ]
1996 f350 460 Exhaust, auto, Calif. Model, Dually, ["Jim Lohse"

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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 15:46:57 -0600
From: "Jeff Hall"
Subject: Subject: Re: Spray-on bed liners

I have a friend who has had both, a drop-in liner and now a spray-on. He likes the spray-on much better. The tools, etc. in the back don't slide around like they used to. His 2 cents.

Jeff

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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 15:57:09 -0700
From: Don Lewoniuk
Subject: Re: Subject: Re: Spray-on bed liners

Jeff Hall wrote:
>
> I have a friend who has had both, a drop-in liner and now a spray-on. He likes the spray-on much better. The tools, etc. in the back don't
slide around like th
>
> Jeff

Have a spray in. Water can't get trapped between the liner and box which
gets rubbed bare over time with the drop ins. Material used in the spray
in gives superior traction in the box. Can always lay a piece of plywood
down over top if a more slippery surface is needed.

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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 18:12:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: BILLPEGZ aol.com
Subject: Re: 5th Wheel Questions

My 5th wheel weighs 10,000 lbs dry weight. F-250 xcab diesel with contractor
body fully fueled and loaded with trailer weighs 18,550 lbs with me & wife on
board. I have 4:10 rear. I have over 40,000 miles loged towing this
trailer. 82,000 miles on the truck. My 1992 short bed xl xcab was not able
to pull this trailer. You have to go to a scale and weigh the trailer. The
newer trailers have the hitch slanted forward to provide turning radius
clearance. Dealers sell. They don't tow.

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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 18:40:34 -0400
From: "Chris"
Subject: Re: splash

I've got one of those "under-Rail" bedlines on my Splash, and I thinks it's
one of the best bedliners around. It's called "Tuff Liner". It even comes
with holes for the handles, and it's molded with the inside of the box ...
I still use the plastic lip that originally comes on the box, and I didn't
even have to take it off to put in the liner.


l8r

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From: Thom Cheney
To: fordtrucks80up ListService.net
Date: Monday, September 15, 1997 12:07 PM
Subject: splash



>I am looking at bedliners, etc. If I get a bedliner, I think I'll get
>the "under rail" type. I think that 8" plastic lip of the
>over-the-rail type looks unsightly. I am concerned with protecting
>that area though. It seems that the Splash trucks have a matte black
>coating(?) around the rail of their beds. My local Ford parts guy is
>not inspired enough to figure out whether or not it is paint or a
>sticker. Anyone have this kind of info?
>
>gracias,
>
>Thom Cheney
>'97 Ranger S-cab 4X4 STX
>
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 15:29:12 -0500
From: Thom Cheney
Subject: Re: splash

MR JOSH J TENNEY wrote:
>
> Thom,
>
> Hola senor, como estan usted?
>
> Well anyway, my brother has a splash and I took a peek at the rails
> for you and they seem to screw or bolt to the top of the bed rails
> and the edge of the tailgate (looks like a protector). These are
> molded pieces of plastic that look a lot better than an over the rail
> liner.
>


Gracias para su respuesta,

I took a trip down to Ford and looked for a Splash. They were
conveniently out of them (did see a couple of new '98 Rangers lurking
out back...glad I didn't wait). The parts guys says no way it will
fit... but I'm not so sure. If you get near your brother's truck with
a tape measure in hand, could you give it a quick measure!?!? Ford
doesn't recommend the over-rail bedliner unless you expect to beat the
h*ll out of the truck and don't mind wavy plastic.

TC
'97 Ranger S-cab 4X4 STX....sans bedliner (so far)

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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 15:33:54 -0500
From: Thom Cheney
Subject: Re: splash

Jerad Heffner wrote:
>
> The September '97 Sport Truck magazine has a nice article in Shop Talk
> entitled "Self-serve Bed Coating". There is a product called Truck Bed
> Coating available from Dupli-Color (a sherwin-williams/diversified Brands
> company). It comes in a spray can. There are instructions on the can.
> Average: 6 cans per bed. In the mag: 10. Cost: $6.99 - $7.99. If you
> have a chance to get this mag, it tells you how and has pictures too. One
> added touch they did was to recoat the bed bolts with a silver enamel
> paint. The protected truck was a ranger, which they said 10 cans.Looks
> nice! I want to do it, but I don't have the money. If you do, I say go
> for it, the results are spectacular and $80.00 for a Do it yourselfer job
> is a lot cheaper than the %450 or so they want at Ziebart!


Thanks for the info... I'll hit the magazine rack. I am leary about
coatings and paint applied by spray can (anyone see a spray can window
tint lately?), but the idea sounds good.

TC

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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 15:41:41 -0500
From: Thom Cheney
Subject: Re: splash

Chris wrote:
>
> I've got one of those "under-Rail" bedlines on my Splash, and I thinks it's
> one of the best bedliners around. It's called "Tuff Liner". It even comes
> with holes for the handles, and it's molded with the inside of the box ...
> I still use the plastic lip that originally comes on the box, and I didn't
> even have to take it off to put in the liner.
>
> l8r
>


Any chance I can get you to pry the plastic rail protectors off your
Splash and send them out this way!?!?!? :}

TC

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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 18:58:22 -0400
From: "Chris"
Subject: Re: splash

Sorry TC, but nothing is coming off my baby, I like those plastic rail
protectors.

Does anyone have experiences with those tonneau covers ???, Good ones bad
ones etc..

I like the ones with the snaps !



>
>Any chance I can get you to pry the plastic rail protectors off your
>Splash and send them out this way!?!?!? :}
>
>TC
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 16:07:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gary Manning
Subject: Re: splash

I one from Covercraft on my F-150. It has an aluminum rail frame that is
clamped to the bed. The vinyl cover snaps to the rails, and is removed
with a special tool to make it more secure. I leave the front and side
rails on permanently. The rear rail can be removed to allow access to the
bed for loads that wont fit under the cover while it is on.

It is a quality cover, installs easily, and looks very nice.

Gary

> Does anyone have experiences with those tonneau covers ???, Good ones bad
> ones etc..

Gary Manning x84056 gmanning qualcomm.com
Net Ops Center x11243 Qualcomm, Inc. San Diego, CA

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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 19:10:20 -0500
From: "Randall C. Shelton"
Subject: Re: splash

Yes I have an "Extang" cover on my 97 supercab 4x4 ranger, and love it. Was
on my 93 2x4 ranger, and moved it to the new one. It's a set of rails that
have clamps like the camper shells. Snaps for the cover are on the rails,
slidable, and tension adjustable for summer/winter. You can even open the
tailgate without undoing anything. Not completely waterproff, but close
enough to carry luggage without worries. Also will roll up, and cross bars
can be removed easily for carrying large items. Increased 2 mpg on my 93,
don't know about the 97 since it was on before the first tank emptied.....

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