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Old 09-27-2014, 04:38 PM
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What is this and can I remove it?
Hi,
New Excursion owner. 2000 with the 7.3. Love it so far! I was wondering if someone could help me with the purpose of this rock catching piece of metal hanging down and tell me what would happen if I remove it? It is on the crossmember under the back of the transmission.

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And there is another one above the rear driveshaft that I am not as worried about...
 
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Vibration thingy... Been asked a lot of times, no worries
 
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Vibration thingy... Been asked a lot of times, no worries
sorry for the re-post. Wasn't sure how to search for it. no worries meaning it can be removed?
 
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NSA tracking device.
 
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Originally Posted by Lloydable
sorry for the re-post. Wasn't sure how to search for it. no worries meaning it can be removed?
Leave it alone... no touchy
 
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It helps dampen NVH, Noise, Vibration and Harshness. Leave it be.
 
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Originally Posted by khadma
That was developed at Area 51.
It is a government tracking device to
Track oversized SUVs, corelating these trucks
To the demise of the ozone layer.
From some of the other threads Scott linked to in his post. Let the fun begin...again:

Originally Posted by i eat hybrids
Here goes the jokes again.
Originally Posted by rikosintie
It's a government mandated "roll over prevention" counter weight. The NHTSA felt that a lot of Excursion owners would install lift kits, raising the CG and the possibility of a roll over.
Michael
Originally Posted by aklim
Look at it carefully. It increases the drag coefficient of the truck. That makes it use more fuel. Big oil doesn't want you to cut back on fuel usage so they bribed Ford to put it in. Also, when the CIA or FBI wants to track you, they will remove it and install one of their own that looks like yours but has a transmitter to pinpoint your position, record your conversations and figure out your underwear size if you wear underwear or if you are cleanly shaven "down there".
Originally Posted by VaSheriff
Tracing device. Often used by the CIA or FBI.
Sorry, I couldn't resist!
Originally Posted by housedad
Hey, I could be wrong...

For all I know it could be part of a reproductive organ.

It's in about the right place just in front and between the rear wheels.............
Originally Posted by BQQMER
You Guys are all wrong, Thats the field damping generator for the Flux Capacitor.
Originally Posted by DaMole
Its what makes time travel possible. Get her on up to 88 MPH and look above and behind the passenger seat and under the truck to see if any lights are flashing.
Originally Posted by Antelope V-10
Is it heavy? There's that word again, heavy. Is there something wrong........
Originally Posted by BQQMER
I always wondered why it was necessary that my two alternators make 1.1 gigawatts of electricity, I've never had it over 88 mph but theres a weird light comming from under the truck when I get close.
Originally Posted by UrbanXX
My guess is:
Their anti-tip over counter weights to keep people from sneaking up on your X when its asleep and tipping it over. You know like tipping cows over.
Originally Posted by wpnaes
The only factory vehicle to come stock with truk nutz. They work pretty good as rock catchers too.
Originally Posted by 05MilMachine
I assumed it was to ensure the death of anyone who tried to lay down in front of you as you were running them over....
Can you tell we answer this question all the time?

Stewart
 
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Originally Posted by Lloydable
sorry for the re-post. Wasn't sure how to search for it. no worries meaning it can be removed?
No worries meaning there is almost no way to search on the forum for "odd metal cube under truck bolted in place" and get a result Leave it alone. There's a company (TritonPower.com) that makes a carbon fiber one though so you can drop 7 pounds of weight off the truck and still have the vibration dampening. It's like $350 but I love mine! Woke my 5.4 up and I eat 6.0's for breakfast now.
 
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You'll feel an immediate lack of "*****" after you remove that.
 
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Ok, I read somewhere that our Ex's had something to keep us from driving right over another car in a frontal crash, and I just thought that "strange metal cube thingy" we are talking about was it. . Not that I thought it would do much, but hey....

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Ok, I read somewhere that our Ex's had something to keep us from driving right over another car in a frontal crash,
You're thinking of the crash bar at the front of the Ex under the front bumper.

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Originally Posted by Stewart_H
You're thinking of the crash bar at the front of the Ex under the front bumper.

Stewart
Oh yes, of course! That must be exactly what I was thinking of.... . Silly me.

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Originally Posted by TheCurtster
Oh yes, of course! That must be exactly what I was thinking of.... . Silly me.

Curt
Not too silly really. The crash bar keeps the Ex from doing what you thought, but the CIA tracker/ballast thingy does keep the shiny side up, working in conjunction with the crash bar when it does its job.

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I took mine off today to get to something else under the truck and forgot to put it back. The truck won't start and it's throwing a CEL now! The code is 423GOV23NSA. Anyone have any ideas on this? I reinstalled it and everything is fine now but it seems odd...
 
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