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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...

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...

Hey guys, I'm in the process of getting my rig ready to sell and my plan right now is to sell through consignment with my dealer. But while I have it at home getting it ready I've had inquiries about it. So it brings me to a question. I have never sold a large item like that privately...

cCHey guys, So I brought the Bighorn home to get it cleaned up and ready to sell. When I got it home I put the battery in the unit in order to help the front jacks lift the unit off the truck. Maybe I'm just getting old or just not paying attention properly but I hooked the battery up...

Hey guys, Recently I have noticed that my regen cycle has begun coming more frequently and lasting longer. I now have regen cycles that can last 45 minutes or more while highway driving. They seem to be coming more often too. Two things have changed in the last couple of months. I have...

Guys, We've had a lot of talk on these forums about additives for diesel trucks. A lot of you use Ford of Chevy specific additives that are sold and recommended by the dealers. However, I was brought into the diesel world as far back as 1990 by my father in law and he always swore by Power...

Hey guys, Just a general question here. I'm trying to get a sense of what you guys are seeing with your EGTs while towing. For those of you who are towing at least 11000 pounds what are you seeing while towing on relatively flat land with ambient temps at least 70 degrees and the A/C on...

Hey guys, I've posted before about my disgust with the whole regen process that my truck has to go through. Still can't believe that is the best they can do. Having said that, a more specific question for all of you who may have '08 or '09 trucks. Sometimes (maybe 50% of the time) the...

Hey all, Just curious. I pulled into the Cracker Barrel in Findlay Ohio on Monday or Tuesday of last week sometime around 7:00 pm. There were two fivers parked in the parking lot with one of them being a Bighorn (hooked to a white Ford truck). Wanted to say hello if the owner happened to...

Hi guys, With my previous 7.3L Powerstroke I religiously added a coolant additive in order to prevent cavitation in the engine. When I traded up to the 6.4L Powerstroke there has no longer been any mention of the need for the additive. Can someone explain to me what has changed so that...

Hey guys, I've been hearing a tapping sound coming from deep behind the dash. It is a steady tapping that sounds like a squirrel has a pencil and is steadily tapping on something plastic behind the dash. It is not constant and of course it did not make the noise when i took it to have Ford...

He Guys, My bighorn has load range E tires which, of course, have a maximum weight bearing capacity at 80 PSI. For those of you that monitor your tire pressure regularly, do you tow at that maximum pressure? In other words, should I be travelling with all four tires at 80 PSI. I keep the...

Hey guys, So I picked up the BH tonight and while hooking up I see water pouring out from the area above where the king pin exits the rig in front. Looking more closely at that area I was disturbed to see that the whole underside area of the front cap has waves in it, apparently from water...

Hey guys, I saw something in the July Trailer Life magazine which caught my eye because it pertained to my tow vehicle. A gentleman was having trouble with his transmission. He claimed that every once in a while he would stop his truck and when he took off again it would not be in first...

Hey guys, I know there have been posts in the past about the RVLock remote access locks for our rigs. Some of the posts are old so I was wondering if anyone who has had one of these for a while could comment on it. Are you happy with the product? I definitely need to replace my current...

Hey guys, This is a question for those of you who have used the Apollo convection/microwave ovens a great deal. It occurred to me that so many frozen foods these days specifically say not to cook with a microwave less than 1100 watts. Looking through my manuals I believe that I have found...

Hey guys, In going from a travel trailer to a fiver, one of the things which has changed drastically is how I rinse the black water tank after use. With the TT it was a simple (but not enjoyable) task to put the swivel stick down the toilet, turn on the water and rinse the tank. It was a...

Hey guys, I got the Bighorn out of storage to replace the four tires with new Maxxis tires. Glad that job is done. However, while I had the rig at home I noticed a bit of a quirk with the slideouts. As many of you know the BH 3055 has 3 slides. Sliding them out was no problem. However...

Hey guys, We are considering a DC excursion this summer. We are considering using Cherry Hill RV Park in College Park, MD. as a base for seeing the DC area. They seem to be a good park although a bit pricey. Has anyone done such an excursion? Any comments on the park or the use of the...

Hey guys, This is going to be the fifth season on my BH 3055 tires and I have decided that I will be replacing them before any trip this year. They don't have a ton of miles on them but I never had a warm fuzzy with them from the beginnging. So, it is time. I'm leaning toward Maxxis tires...

Sharon and I just came back from a very nice 8 day cruise in the Carribean. It was 8 days of 80 degrees, sun and the islands. We had a great time and it was very much worth the rather expensive price tag. The funny thing about it is that when we came back, the last thing I would have wanted...

It just occurred to me this morning that I needed to say something about the wonderful forum and community that we have here. As I look at the home page this morning we were sitting at 11,486 members. That's amazing but it's so much more than just size. When I think about the incredible...

So while recuperating from surgery I get to do some things that I don't normally get much time to do. I was watching the bird feeder here in Illinois and we were getting our usual group of red winged blackbirds, finches, cardinals etc. But in a group of grackels feeding off the ground I saw...

OK guys, so I'm about to hit 30,000 miles on my 2008 Ford diesel. One thing that I have noticed is that I have NEVER seen the oil level anything but completely full. Really even overfull. I have the dealer change the oil regularly at 5000 miles and check it a couple of times in between...

Hey guys, So Camping World is selling this product called a 50 amp RV Box Adapter (item #25774). It's purpose is to allow someone to combine two 30 amp circuits in a given box in order to get 50 amp service. Hmmmmm. I'm curious if anyone owns this product and whether you would ever get...

Hi all, So I got a notice from Ford the other day that there was an upgrade to my PCM available. Supposedly it would modify certain engine monitoring functions. After having it done, my truck went through it's usual exhaust regen process. What I noticed is that I got my usual notice...

Hey everyone, Our extended family has a history of getting together in Branson, MO for mini family reunions. We used to go to Stormy Point which was a wonderful campground right on the lake. It had a nice mixture of campsites for the campers and a hotel onsite for the non-campers. This...

Hi all, I've been a big fan of K&N air filters for years and used one for most of the life of my previous 7.3L Powerstroke. Now I see that they are putting one out for my 2008 6.4L Powerstroke. I'm curious if any of you Ford owners are currently using this. The K&N model is the E-0785...

Hey guys, We are looking at a couple of options for a summer getaway in 2011. One of them is in the northeast part of New York state and the other is to go back to the Fredericksburg, VA area which we really liked some years back. In considering the New York option, I'm trying to get a...

Hey guys, Has anyone with a BH 3055 figured out how the gray water tanks are configured? Is the bedroom sink connected to the same tank as the shower and the kitchen sink on a separate one? Or are the two sinks on the same tank with the shower on a separate tank? It would make sense to...

Well, we're scheduled to leave for our Oklahoma/Texas trip the Friday after Memorial Day. I've had the BH at the house for the last couple weeks dewinterizing it and getting things ready. Tonight I pulled the battery out and was going to close it up and take it back to storage until it was...

I've gone two seasons on Unicorn tires on my BH 3055. Since we will be travelling down into Oklahoma and Texas this summer I'm giving some consideration to making the tire swap to something that is going to give me more peace of mind. I've read about Maxxis, Goodyear G614 and Michelin and they...

Hi all, I've only towed with my 2008 F250 for one season and it was primarily in the very flat Wisconsin area. I was just wondering about the tow-haul mode on these trucks. I think I understand the concept in that it primarily changes the shift patterns but I was wondering how some of you...

I was wondering what the general concensus is on how often trailer wheel bearings need to be repacked. My rig has two seasons of use under it's belt. Probably somewhere roughly in the neighborhood of 3500 miles total on the rig so far. None of it has been in what can be considered hot...

So I went to the Chicago RV show today in Rosemont. I ran into the owner of my dealership who I know pretty well. I kidded with him and asked him "So, what are you giving away for free?" His answer was "My place" meaning his business. He went on to talk about how bad things still are for...

With the winter being so cold for so many people and people writing so many threads about water lines freezing, an air conditioning question seems inappropriate. However, this summer I will be in the southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas area with only 30 amp service. So.... the issue of...

Hey guys, I just had a Viper remote starter installed on my wife's car. One of the features of the Viper is that you can set the engine turnoff on a timer. Turn the key off and walk away. The engine will then shut down after a preset time. Good idea for a turbo. Having said that, has...

I know we've had many threads about this A/C issue in some of the Heartland trailers. This is our second season with the Bighorn and frankly the very first time that our A/C got challenged in the least. Last year our big trip was to South Dakota and the furnace came into play. The A/C didn't...

We've had a few posts over time regarding funny sounds coming out of the new 6.4L Powerstroke. The turbos make a distinctive whistle which is easy to hear. However, recently I have been hearing a particular sound which sounds to me like wind howling through a crack in the window. It's just a...

OK, so I've got the Edge Insight hooked up to my '08 F250. And as I stated in a previous thread, the primary reason I got it was to measure the exhaust gas temperature (EGT). I have always believed that the EGT will tell you (among other things) when it's alright to turn your diesel engine off...