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Please do not repost, forward or otherwise publish messages contained in these archives without consent from the respective author(s). These archives may not, in whole or part, be stored on any public retrieval system (FTP, web, gopher, newsgroup, etc.) by individuals or companies, without consent of the respective authors. Received: with LISTAR (v0.128a; list 97up-list); Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:00:46 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:00:46 -0500 (EST) From: Ford Truck Enthusiasts List Server To: 97up-list digest users Reply-to: 97up-list  ford-trucks.com Subject: 97up-list Digest V2000 #13 Precedence: bulk ========================================================== Ford Truck Enthusiasts 1997 and Newer Truck Mailing List(Use the Small Chassis List for Rangers, Explorers, Aerostars and Bronco IIs. Visit our web site: http://www.ford-trucks.com To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe 97up-list" in the subject of the message. ========================================================== ------------------------------------ 97up-list Digest Tue, 22 Feb 2000 Volume: 2000 Issue: 013 In This Issue: Loose steering! Re: Loose steering! ADMIN: Searchable mailing list archives now online! Re: Loose steering! Re: Which Motor? ADMIN: Unavailable, death in the family ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "delgrosso" Subject: Loose steering! Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:42:56 -0500 Hi y'all (since you all seem to be from the south) I have a 99 - SD 250 PSD CC - about 50,000 km on it. (I know somebody out there knows how to convert that to miles!!) I have been experiencing the steering feeling very "loose" when driving on mildly uneven roads it is almost bouncing back and forth, and it seems the faster I am going the looser it feels. Is that possible? I'm thinking it mite have something to do there not being a load???????? Patti Don't hurry through life Take time to enjoy it! ------------------------------ From: "Erik Marquez" Subject: Re: Loose steering! Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 17:23:38 -0900 My 97 F350 CC, 4x4, PSD with 26,000 MI had two unserviceable ball joints, the steering intermediate shaft, and two tie rod ends replaced under warrantee. Took it in because of the play at the steering wheel and "looseness" going down the road. Erik Marquez bronco78 alaska.com http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.home.gci.net/~bronco78 Home of the BB decal -----Original Message----- From: delgrosso To: 97up-list ford-trucks.com <97up-list ford-trucks.com> Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 2:44 PM Subject: [97up-list] Loose steering! >Hi y'all (since you all seem to be from the south) > >I have a 99 - SD 250 PSD CC - about 50,000 km on it. (I know somebody out >there knows how to convert that to miles!!) > >I have been experiencing the steering feeling very "loose" when driving on >mildly uneven roads it is almost bouncing back and forth, and it seems the >faster I am going the looser it feels. Is that possible? I'm thinking it >mite have something to do there not being a load???????? > >Patti >Don't hurry through life >Take time to enjoy it! > >========================================================== >To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with >the words "unsubscribe 97up-list" in the body of the >message. > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 07:43:04 -0500 From: Ken Payne Subject: ADMIN: Searchable mailing list archives now online! The mailing list archive, containing over 120,000 postings, has been placed on the web site. They can be searched, but not browsed via an index (to stop spam email address harvesters). Its missing the last month of archives, but these will be up soon and a system will be put in place to keep the search "live" with the latest archives. You'll find the search to be very fast, off peak search is about 3-5 seconds for 250+ meg of archives, peak is about 6-10 seconds. Amazing what 256 meg of RAM will do for a system! This was one of the many items I promised to give everyone when FTE moved to the new server. More features for the users are on the way, as soon as I fix a few problems a small number of users are having. :-) The search can be found at: http://www.ford-trucks.com/archives/index.html Enjoy! ------------------------------ From: George Rigney Subject: Re: Loose steering! Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 08:04:43 -0600 Patti, If you're running unloaded, you might want to lower the air pressure in your tires a little bit. There is something called a steering stabilizer, which is basically a shock absorber in the steering arm, that you may want to consider. By the way, it's 30,000 miles. The metric system may be another cause of your problem. If you're driving down a road and the speed limit sign says '50 kph', make sure you are looking at the smaller numbers on your speedometer. Otherwise, you're doing 50 mph on uneven ground, which would certainly make you feel the bumps. ;). Best regards, George 1974 Gran Torino Elite 351W 1984 LTD Crown Victoria 302 1999 F250 SD CC V10 -----Original Message----- From: delgrosso [mailto:jpdelgrosso home.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 3:43 PM To: 97up-list ford-trucks.com Subject: [97up-list] Loose steering! Hi y'all (since you all seem to be from the south) I have a 99 - SD 250 PSD CC - about 50,000 km on it. (I know somebody out there knows how to convert that to miles!!) I have been experiencing the steering feeling very "loose" when driving on mildly uneven roads it is almost bouncing back and forth, and it seems the faster I am going the looser it feels. Is that possible? I'm thinking it mite have something to do there not being a load???????? Patti Don't hurry through life Take time to enjoy it! ========================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe 97up-list" in the body of the message. ------------------------------ From: "Low, Ted" Subject: Re: Which Motor? Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 10:28:20 -0600 From: "Jim and Anita Demetropoulos" Subject: Which Motor? Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 07:04:18 -0800 I have a 97 Club Wagon with the V-10 and a family of 9 plus my niece. Gas mileage is okay at 12-13 combined. I have had suburbans and trucks with V8s, and my recommendation is "MORE POWER". Get the V10. It's great engine with plenty of power and reserves for towing. Even with my crew in tow, I've got plenty of power to spare. It's pickup has surprised a few "motorists" in their sports cars on the freeway here in Houston. One thing to watch for in the older vans is the rear door seals. Mine has leaked on the passenger side at the corner. Might want to look for carpet stains in that area. That's my opinion. Good luck. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:02:57 -0500 From: Ken Payne Subject: ADMIN: Unavailable, death in the family Due to a death in the family, all replies to emails sent to the Ford Truck Enthusiasts admin (me) will be delayed until Monday, Feb. 28. I apologize for an inconvenience this may cause subscribers to our mailing lists, message board users and web store purchases. Please exercise some patience with me if you have problems unsubscribing or with other list problems --- naturally, the web site is not my #1 priority right now. I would appreciate it if some of the list old timers would keep an eye on things for me and help anyone out in any capacity that you can. You guys/gals have a great community and I trust you with it. Regards, Ken Payne Admin, Ford Truck Enthusiasts ------------------------------ End of 97up-list Digest V2000 #13 ********************************* ---------------------------------------------------------- Ford Truck Enthusiasts 1997 and Newer Truck List Send posts to 97up-list ....To access the rest of this feature you must be a logged in Registered User Of Ford Truck Enthusiasts
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