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offroad-list Digest Mon, 03 Apr 2000 Volume: 2000 Issue: 040

In This Issue:
Re: Antenna mount
General Questions
Burning brakes
> Re: Burning brakes
> Re: Burning brakes
> Re: burning brake line
Re: General Questions
Re: General Questions
Re: General Questions
Re: General Questions

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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 17:51:20 +0200 (MET DST)
From: Bas van der Veer dds.nl>
Subject: Re: Antenna mount


>
> Any "Wilson " brand of antenna is pretty good. But something like a
Wilson 1000 on a mag base centered on the roof is an ideal set-up. This is
a coil loaded antenna mounted to get the largest ground plane.

Of course then you won't be able to fit in to any kind of garage
anymore.. I went on a long trip in the desert once, so I decided I could
use the long range and put my magnet mount on the roof. By the time I got
back home I had completely forgotten about it, and hit it to the carport.
I couldn't believe it, the antenna actually broke in half. Of course this
was just a radioshack antenna.. but no more roof mounts for me.


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From: "Stahmer, Joe" techmail.admin.ttu.edu>
Subject: General Questions
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:31:17 -0500

I am considering purchasing a 2000 4X4 F-150. Should I spend the extra
money to get the 3.55 LS rear end, and approximately how much fuel
efficiency is lost by jumping up to the 5.4 in this setup?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

Joe Stahmer


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Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 15:33:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nick Jessee yahoo.com>
Subject: Burning brakes
>
Have you checked the body to ground strap/cable? A
friend of mine had this same problem. The ground strap
was bad and all the electricals in the cab were trying
to ground thru the master cylender and the steel brake
> lines wich heated them enough to burn the fluid.

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Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 19:20:38 -0500
From: Chris Reilly psu.edu>
Subject: Re: Burning brakes
>
I think you might be right on the money with that one. Yesterday when I
was doing some work on my suspension I noticed a black cable (about 6
gauge) that was bolted to the frame and was about a foot and a half long.
It was wrapped around the frame rail in the front with the other end just
kind of hanging loose. That is also the side that my friend was working on
when we were cutting the fenders for tire clearance. I'm betting that this
is that "body to ground cable" that you speak of. It must have been
attached to the part he cut off and he probly just wrapped it around.
That also makes more sense since my engine didn't show any signs of
getting too hot or overheating. Guess I'll reconnect that cable to the
body, does it matter where? or just any bolt on the nearest fender?
Thanks for the good insight.
Chris Reilly

At 03:33 PM 4/3/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Have you checked the body to ground strap/cable? A
>friend of mine had this same problem. The ground strap
>was bad and all the electricals in the cab were trying
>to ground thru the master cylender and the steel brake
> >lines wich heated them enough to burn the fluid.




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From: GMontgo930 aol.com
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 21:23:46 EDT
Subject: Re: Burning brakes
>
It should work hooked up to most any point on the body (in theory anyway).
Most that Ive seen are conected between the firewall and the intake manifold.
Ive got a 4 Ga cable connected from teh inner fendor apron to the Ground
point on the block (where the battery neg bolts to teh engine). Dont ask me
why really. I had some extra cable lying round and the factory wire from the
firewall to the intake disintegrated on me!

Geroge in Fl.

In a message dated 4/3/2000 7:35:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, cxr326 psu.edu
writes:

> I think you might be right on the money with that one. Yesterday when I
> was doing some work on my suspension I noticed a black cable (about 6....

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