Recent content by Peteandsharon

Hi all, I am in the same boat in that I have a new 2018 F-150 with the 3.5L Ecoboost with 470 lb. ft. of torque. I am looking for a travel trailer to pull with the Ford and I'm currently looking at a smaller rig with a dry weight around 6300 lbs. Pulling the weight of the trailer is not a...

Beautiful! That answers my question exactly. Thank you. So I can drive with peace of mind. But........ there is still the question of pre-Ecoboost turbo'd applications. If this was an evolutionary step to solve that concern then you would still think that it would be common knowledge among...

Thanks Duane. Good information. So if I can paraphrase, with the Ecoboost gas engine it wouldn't hurt and may be a good idea to let it idle a bit but it's not mission critical and you really shouldn't hurt anything if you don't. Did I get that right?

Yeah, with the Powerstroke I did it as a matter of course, regardless of whether I had been pulling. I used the EGT as my guide. But I tend to be old school and very conservative about those things. Better safe than sorry I believe.

Hey guys, Just purchased a new explorer sport with the 3.5 L Ecoboost. Now that Ecoboost has dual turbos which raised a question in my mind. I asked the question on an Explorer forum and they seemed to be baffled by it. I've always accepted the line that you never turn off a hot diesel...

Ouch! I've been on vacation for the last 9 days so didn't see this post. Otherwise I would have been sorely tempted. I am in the market to sell my 2008 with 64 K on it. Fiver hitch is part of the package and it is a diesel. And I'm in the Chicago area. In reality I would like to sell the...

Re: OIl Stained Aluminum Wheels I had heard the legend before but I'm here to tell ya, it's a fact. GOD BLESS WD-40. I sprayed it liberally on a paper towel and this mess wiped off like magic. No fuss. No muss. Very little elbow grease. It shined right up and even cleaned my garage...

Two days ago I got caught in a stretch of road that had a mixture of fresh oil from resurfacing and a heavy rain. By the time I got home and pulled into the garage the truck was coated and dripping with a water/oil mixture. Even though it was still pouring I immediately went to a car wash and...

When we were looking for a second A/C for our 2008 3055 someone mentioned a counter argument to the "more is better" theory. They said that putting too large of a unit in the small space of that bedroom causes the unit to cycle off too soon. The idea being that it did not completely dehumidify...

If the 3570 is the one that I remember it was one of the nicest floorplans we have ever seen. Again, I hope I'm not confusing them now but if it is the one with the large front livingroom area, Sharon and I saw it at a dealer and drooled over it. Wonderful living area.

Sorry, I meant bedroom, small livingroom and big livingroom.

Yeah, on the BH 3055 it is always bedroom, small livingroom and then big bedroom. I think it is more than a matter of resistance since you would think the small livingroom slide would have the least resistance. But it goes second. Maybe being further from the pump it takes more time to build...

So the detail crew shined up the Bighorn yesterday and OH MY!!!!!! The inside has always looked like new because it has been lightly used and well taken care of. But the outside had gotten weathered. Part of the reason that I am selling is because I can't do the rig justice in these types of...

Thanks Ted. That type of approach may be my only option. The person who is currently mildly interested would not get a loan. They have the cash. The part that bothers me is that no matter how I do it, there is still a lag between the time that the buyer ponies up the money and the time that...

Re: Don't mess with Texas... Clearly there are people for whom nothing short of a baton to the head would do.