I had a broken up pipe to the turbos, and had to replace the high pressure fuel pump, (inside the lifter valley and underneath the turbos) Its a two day job. The first day consists of lying on the engine trying to remove six bolts up against the firewall and behind the turbo. You get maybe enough turn on that bolt that you can flip an end wrench and hope you get enough rotation out of the head to get the wrench back to a position you can do it all again. And the whole time you get to have the turbo piping jabbing your chest and the hood latch poking you in the junk. Then you get to crawl throuh the front left fender well to get to the other end of the pipe. Had to heat a wrench int an s shape to clear the flange and the firewall. Believe me, I know fords, there are other brands out there that are worse. But not many. That being said, I wouldnt trade my truck for any other diesel. There is no reason a truck that big should move that fast. You just have to get all of the epa garbage off of it, thats what makes them unreliable. Fuck regen cycles. I am not really referring to bolt on parts with my comment. Its the core parts that ford likes to hide.
Clearly you dont work on your own Ford..... I have an entire drawer of "Ford Tools" that consists of wrenches bent at weird angles and different tools welded together to get around "Ford engineering"! If you want to talk about fucked engineering, lets discuss an entire series of trucks that are "designed" to be worked on by removing the entire fucking cab of the truck. I drive Ford, but hate them for the reasons outlined in this video.
People have woken up to the fact that the "American Dream" is dead. If it ever really existed at all. The concept of if you work harder you can achieve wealth and sucess doesnt apply to the average workforce anymore. Companies dont promote based on merit, raises have seldom ever kept up with inflation, the days of pensions and retirement plans are long gone, nobody want to sit through mandatory diversity and inclusion training, nobody want to answer to thirty middle management idiots that are only competent enough to KEEP the job but cant actually DO the job, etc... Covaids was a huge wakeup call for the American workforce. Many of the folks I talk to are all working on some sort of side hustle at the moment, including myself. People are starting to work for "themselves" rather than play a game they know is rigged againt them. Many others may simply be tired of paying taxes into a system that is actively working againt them. Cant hide money when your company reports your earnings to "the man", the stuff you sell at a flea market or a craft show for cash only gets reported if "you" decide to report it.
Dont listen to these asshats. Most of them arent coordinated enough to walk from their keyboard masterbatoriums to the fridge without wheezing. There is no way most of these fucks could stay upright on skates, much less go anywhere on them. Ive been on skates (ice and inline) and playing hockey most of my life and here is my 2 cents. If you are skating outside dont waste your money on expensive bearings, the sand and dirt outside is hard on them and they wont last. Best bang for your buck is ebay ceramics, they are cheap as hell and will last a long time. You can usually pick a set up for around $40. Ignore all of the ABEC rating shit, its marketing wank. ABEC rating typically deals with lateral load tolerances on a bearing and for skate purposes it is nearly irrelevant. A single 608 bearing has a weight load higher than your average skaters weight, there are eight per skate, and the bearings are captured in a frame and wheel so the lateral load is minimal. The most important part of skates is the boot. If its not comfortable your day is going to suck. In the hockey world (ice and roller) you can heat the skate boot at low temps in the oven and strap them on as tight as you can to form fit them. Pretty much minimal break in time. Avoid skates that have a lot of plastic on them, straps and buckles WILL break. Lace up is always better. Look for a pair with an aluminum chassis that holds the wheels. They are lighter and more durable. HARD wheels. Wheels have a durometer (hardness) rating on them. For outside you want around an 80a hardness wheel. Best advice is to get a set of inline hockey skates, they are built way better and are far more comfortable. Only drawback for rec skating is hockey skates dont have a brake on the back. But in my opinion you should know how to stop skates without a brake. On the brake subject I agree with most of the lazy uncoordinated degenerates on here. Brakes are for fags.....
TheGenitalGiant 0 points 2.4 years ago
I had a broken up pipe to the turbos, and had to replace the high pressure fuel pump, (inside the lifter valley and underneath the turbos) Its a two day job. The first day consists of lying on the engine trying to remove six bolts up against the firewall and behind the turbo. You get maybe enough turn on that bolt that you can flip an end wrench and hope you get enough rotation out of the head to get the wrench back to a position you can do it all again. And the whole time you get to have the turbo piping jabbing your chest and the hood latch poking you in the junk. Then you get to crawl throuh the front left fender well to get to the other end of the pipe. Had to heat a wrench int an s shape to clear the flange and the firewall. Believe me, I know fords, there are other brands out there that are worse. But not many. That being said, I wouldnt trade my truck for any other diesel. There is no reason a truck that big should move that fast. You just have to get all of the epa garbage off of it, thats what makes them unreliable. Fuck regen cycles. I am not really referring to bolt on parts with my comment. Its the core parts that ford likes to hide.
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TheGenitalGiant 3 points 2.4 years ago
Clearly you dont work on your own Ford..... I have an entire drawer of "Ford Tools" that consists of wrenches bent at weird angles and different tools welded together to get around "Ford engineering"! If you want to talk about fucked engineering, lets discuss an entire series of trucks that are "designed" to be worked on by removing the entire fucking cab of the truck. I drive Ford, but hate them for the reasons outlined in this video.
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TheGenitalGiant 0 points 2.7 years ago
Do you know what an asshole is? If not, look in a mirror.
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TheGenitalGiant 1 point 2.7 years ago
People have woken up to the fact that the "American Dream" is dead. If it ever really existed at all. The concept of if you work harder you can achieve wealth and sucess doesnt apply to the average workforce anymore. Companies dont promote based on merit, raises have seldom ever kept up with inflation, the days of pensions and retirement plans are long gone, nobody want to sit through mandatory diversity and inclusion training, nobody want to answer to thirty middle management idiots that are only competent enough to KEEP the job but cant actually DO the job, etc... Covaids was a huge wakeup call for the American workforce. Many of the folks I talk to are all working on some sort of side hustle at the moment, including myself. People are starting to work for "themselves" rather than play a game they know is rigged againt them. Many others may simply be tired of paying taxes into a system that is actively working againt them. Cant hide money when your company reports your earnings to "the man", the stuff you sell at a flea market or a craft show for cash only gets reported if "you" decide to report it.
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TheGenitalGiant 1 point 2.9 years ago
Check Inline warehouse. They have a rec skate site and hockey site. Lots of options.
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TheGenitalGiant 7 points 2.9 years ago
Dont listen to these asshats. Most of them arent coordinated enough to walk from their keyboard masterbatoriums to the fridge without wheezing. There is no way most of these fucks could stay upright on skates, much less go anywhere on them. Ive been on skates (ice and inline) and playing hockey most of my life and here is my 2 cents. If you are skating outside dont waste your money on expensive bearings, the sand and dirt outside is hard on them and they wont last. Best bang for your buck is ebay ceramics, they are cheap as hell and will last a long time. You can usually pick a set up for around $40. Ignore all of the ABEC rating shit, its marketing wank. ABEC rating typically deals with lateral load tolerances on a bearing and for skate purposes it is nearly irrelevant. A single 608 bearing has a weight load higher than your average skaters weight, there are eight per skate, and the bearings are captured in a frame and wheel so the lateral load is minimal. The most important part of skates is the boot. If its not comfortable your day is going to suck. In the hockey world (ice and roller) you can heat the skate boot at low temps in the oven and strap them on as tight as you can to form fit them. Pretty much minimal break in time. Avoid skates that have a lot of plastic on them, straps and buckles WILL break. Lace up is always better. Look for a pair with an aluminum chassis that holds the wheels. They are lighter and more durable. HARD wheels. Wheels have a durometer (hardness) rating on them. For outside you want around an 80a hardness wheel. Best advice is to get a set of inline hockey skates, they are built way better and are far more comfortable. Only drawback for rec skating is hockey skates dont have a brake on the back. But in my opinion you should know how to stop skates without a brake. On the brake subject I agree with most of the lazy uncoordinated degenerates on here. Brakes are for fags.....
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