[AT] off topic, need help on new parts chasing truck.

[Dean VP]

I have a rule about working on auto or truck engines. If I open the hood and cannot see the ground on
both sides of the engine I won't work on it. My diesel 3/4 ton truck has intimidated me into doing
nothing more than changing the air and fuel filter. After that it goes to somebody else's shop.  I'm
not sure there really is an engine under there but there must be. It makes diesel noises and pulls
really good. Fortunately even after 159,000 miles on it, it has never required much work. The worst
engine I have ever had to work on is I think the 1991 to 1994 Cadillac North Star transverse V8. It is
literally impossible to get to the back bank of 4 spark plugs without hiring a contortionist and a
magician with a tool box full of special tools.  I would suspect there are engines of that era still
running that have never had sparkplugs changed on the back bank. One of the best cars I have ever
owned but one of the hardest to change plugs.

Dean VP
Apache Junction, AZ

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent
virtue is the equal sharing of misery."  . Sir Winston Churchill


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Indiana Robinson
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2015 9:07 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] off topic, need help on new parts chasing truck.

On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Ron Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:

> The fist time I saw under the hood of those Ford pickups with that
> engine back under the windshield I said to my buddy that had just bought
> it,"How do you work on that?"  He said, " I am never working on it.  You
> have to remove the cab.  When the warranty runs out it is gone."  Now
> this guy is a year older than I and we have always been good friends.
> He is a gearhead and has built everything from here to there.  Retired
> now as Maintenance chief at a Gelita USA plant and devout Ford nut.  So,
> based on his statement and looking at my non-existent pile of dollars I
> decided I would never own one of those things.  I am too old to do that
> sort of work and too poor to hire it done.  My thinking is that it is
> NOT one of Ford's better ideas and one of my very good friends is a Ford
> dealer.
>
>

A couple of years ago I was looking at a maybe 10 year old Ford Expedition
and was pleasantly surprised at how accessible the rear of the engine was.
The firewall was pretty much straight down from the cowl. It was nice
looking at it after looking under so many hoods and saying "I guess there
is an engine in there someplace".
:-)



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Francis Robinson
aka "farmer"
Central Indiana USA
robinson46176 at gmail.com
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