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Dec 28, 2008 | 10:37 PM

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From: Belair md

if this is what you mean then yes thats the restricion gauge indictor thingy. just get a plug for it

Dec 28, 2008 | 10:37 PM

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so $450 is a little overpriced then...i posted a want ad on craigslist and somebody local has a ttb 50 he'll pull. but that's really a bit more than i care to spend

tires...let me see how january goes getting settled in my new job :/

Dec 28, 2008 | 10:40 PM

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YES, that thing! what does it do? what kind of plug...napa? i like napa now i've figured out how to get 20% off of things there

Dec 28, 2008 | 10:42 PM

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yup, just get a plug for it, available just about anywhere, i cant recall the size of it so just take the sensor with you to match it up.

450 sounds way too high to me. you'd be better off to buy my front axle and get 4.10's for your rear axle....

Dec 28, 2008 | 10:47 PM

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ok, dumb question...how complicated is it to get it off?

i'm just pricing...haven't called the salvage place yet. what would be the advantage of going from 3.55s to 4.10s? well, besides a rescue team reunion...seems inevitable lol

Dec 28, 2008 | 10:52 PM

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dumber question.... how hard is what to get off? lol the leaky thing? if so it just unscrews. use a pair of channel locks to hold onto it.

with the 35's on your truck you would benefit from 4.10's as far as power/economy. 13 is horrible mpg for your truck. its basicly identical to mine and i avg 18 or a little better if i just cruise with it.

Dec 28, 2008 | 10:59 PM

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haha sorry, yeah i meant the leaky thing. what does it do anyway? if it's unimportant enough that i can just take it off and plug it...why did ford put it there in the first place?? channel locks...hmm, better grab my daddy before he leaves at 5 am, cause even if i knew what i was looking for, i couldn't find a thing in that workshop to save my life! lol

she's usually more like 17 mpg when i stay off the accelerator/<2000rpm. that's why i'm worrying that something besides that sensor is leaking

Dec 28, 2008 | 11:04 PM

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the sensor is only there to tell you when the fuel filter gets plugged. when it senses a restriciton in the housing it trips the switch causing the light to come on. most people plug it when they start to leak. i think the sensor is 50 or 60 bucks vs a 2 dollar pipe plug

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Dec 28, 2008 | 11:15 PM

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From: Blackwater, VA

so i have to be smart enough to figure out on my own when the filter gets plugged

$2 is good...time to go bug ethan at napa again! then maybe my family will quit freaking out *rolls eyes*

Dec 28, 2008 | 11:18 PM

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i change mine roughly every 3rd oil change or 8-9k. i beleive ford still calls for every 15k.

Dec 28, 2008 | 11:27 PM

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i like that better than the every oil change the guys at my friend's garage said. oh and what else was it that needed changing...related to her oil pressure issues...?

Dec 28, 2008 | 11:32 PM

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i'll need a fresher for that one...lol its late and i'm tired.

Dec 29, 2008 | 07:35 PM

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lol, ditto, u outlasted me! anyways i think it was o-rings or something? you said she definitely has oil pressure issues...part of why her acceleration is blah?

Dec 30, 2008 | 09:18 PM

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oh my, your accel is very blah...lol got to get the fuel leak fixed and go from there. could be as simple as a plugged cat.

Dec 31, 2008 | 12:11 AM

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i put money on the kitty for accel. a snail could have past me when i had mine in. dispose of it when you can. i cut mine out. if you want to get even with the darn thing then you can sledge hammer it against the driveway when its out. i have done this along with 99 percent of the other P**S me off parts that ive takin off my truck

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