January 2026 all-topic thread.
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Happy Saturday Nor-Cal. No news to report today. Truck ran fine when going to the doctor appointment on Thursday. Will take it to church tomorrow and see how well it does.
Jim
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I haven't seen a post from 5150 in quite a few days. Beginning to wonder.
According to the repair shop the wiring harness in my truck is all hacked up with numerous repairs and aftermarket parts. I can only assume the several "mechanics" who tried to get the shift cable replaced did some cutting/splicing. I had a stereo installed so I can have music in the truck and maybe they also did some splicing. So, they said they cannot diagnose the problem until the wiring harness has been replaced. They recommend I take it to a different shop. Since getting the truck back it has not acted up yet, so I am waiting to see if it does and if so, I'll look for a different shop that does electrical work.
JIm
According to the repair shop the wiring harness in my truck is all hacked up with numerous repairs and aftermarket parts. I can only assume the several "mechanics" who tried to get the shift cable replaced did some cutting/splicing. I had a stereo installed so I can have music in the truck and maybe they also did some splicing. So, they said they cannot diagnose the problem until the wiring harness has been replaced. They recommend I take it to a different shop. Since getting the truck back it has not acted up yet, so I am waiting to see if it does and if so, I'll look for a different shop that does electrical work.
JIm
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37 degrees as I type this. Brrrrr.
Love my truck. Took it to church yesterday. Ran like it was on 7 cylinders. After church I went to a Salvation Army thrift store looking for a used air fryer, again 7 cylinders. Didn't find any air fryers, so I went to Raising Cane's chicken wings for lunch. Ran fine. On the way home ran fine. I am so glad this truck knows how to fix itself. Just wish the repairs would last longer than a day.
Jim
Love my truck. Took it to church yesterday. Ran like it was on 7 cylinders. After church I went to a Salvation Army thrift store looking for a used air fryer, again 7 cylinders. Didn't find any air fryers, so I went to Raising Cane's chicken wings for lunch. Ran fine. On the way home ran fine. I am so glad this truck knows how to fix itself. Just wish the repairs would last longer than a day.
Jim
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37 degrees as I type this. Brrrrr.
Love my truck. Took it to church yesterday. Ran like it was on 7 cylinders. After church I went to a Salvation Army thrift store looking for a used air fryer, again 7 cylinders. Didn't find any air fryers, so I went to Raising Cane's chicken wings for lunch. Ran fine. On the way home ran fine. I am so glad this truck knows how to fix itself. Just wish the repairs would last longer than a day.
Jim
Love my truck. Took it to church yesterday. Ran like it was on 7 cylinders. After church I went to a Salvation Army thrift store looking for a used air fryer, again 7 cylinders. Didn't find any air fryers, so I went to Raising Cane's chicken wings for lunch. Ran fine. On the way home ran fine. I am so glad this truck knows how to fix itself. Just wish the repairs would last longer than a day.
Jim
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Good morning ford truck enthusiasts 
, hope everyone is settling into 2026 ,
Hank howz ya feeling?
any word from Rob?
well I better get ready to go to work , it’s 33 deg outside so that means it’s a thermal day
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or multiple layers , good thing I’m mostly indoors today.
, hope everyone is settling into 2026 , Hank howz ya feeling?
any word from Rob?
well I better get ready to go to work , it’s 33 deg outside so that means it’s a thermal day
, or multiple layers , good thing I’m mostly indoors today.
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Howdy Tim!
GlueGuy the next time it runs like it is on 7 cylinders I'll take to O'Reilly and have them scan it.
Jim
GlueGuy the next time it runs like it is on 7 cylinders I'll take to O'Reilly and have them scan it.
Jim
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We seem to be having an inversion. The last few mornings we have had low 60s when we get up. Went down to the valley today; it was 65 here, and 50 when I got down there. Sometimes there's an advantage to being up on the hill.
Hopin' Hanklin and 5150 are OK. They've both been off the list for a while.
Hopin' Hanklin and 5150 are OK. They've both been off the list for a while.
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Hey folks - I am finally ready to make the plunge on getting a new motor for my F100 - but the two shops I talked to locally in the Tri-Valley have promised to get back to me and never did Any recommendation for shops in the Pleasanton/Dublin/Livermore area that can build and drop a motor? Not looking for anything crazy - but don't have the space (or the time really, time is everything nowadays) to do anything myself
Any recommendation for shops in the Pleasanton/Dublin/Livermore area that can build and drop a motor? Not looking for anything crazy - but don't have the space (or the time really, time is everything nowadays) to do anything myself
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Hey folks - I am finally ready to make the plunge on getting a new motor for my F100 - but the two shops I talked to locally in the Tri-Valley have promised to get back to me and never did Any recommendation for shops in the Pleasanton/Dublin/Livermore area that can build and drop a motor? Not looking for anything crazy - but don't have the space (or the time really, time is everything nowadays) to do anything myself
Any recommendation for shops in the Pleasanton/Dublin/Livermore area that can build and drop a motor? Not looking for anything crazy - but don't have the space (or the time really, time is everything nowadays) to do anything myself edit concord not pleasenton
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TGIF Nor-Cal. No news to report.
Going to have the truck scanned tomorrow and find out which cat needs to be replaced. Hopefully it will not give me a heart attack when I hear the price.
Jim
Going to have the truck scanned tomorrow and find out which cat needs to be replaced. Hopefully it will not give me a heart attack when I hear the price.
Jim