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Thanks, although it's annoying I'm glad to know it's normal!

When I turn off the AC it continues for a while but does eventually stop. I'm hoping to drive it into the dealer when it's doing it at some point this summer. Thanks!

We bought our truck in Feb 2014 and noticed this behavior last year and now it's back. It seems that when it's really hot out and we're running the A/C, the engine fans or something kicks in and sounds like a jet engine it's so loud. It didn't do that over the winter, and our winter was fairly...

Hi everyone, we traded our beloved ST for a new F-150 to have more luxury, better ride, and towing capacity. We loved the WeatherTech deflectors on the ST, but I've been reading reviews where they might not be so great on the F-150 due to the window bounce back feature. We like the sleek look...

How funny! Not the same ST or Vic, yet oddly similar! We will take some pics and upload to our library soon, and let you know Scooter.

Hi everyone, the time has come to start thinking about a new truck and letting go of our sweet ST. Our first thought is to see if anyone here on the ST website would be interested in buying her. 2001 Black Job 1 ST, 2WD, factory tonneau cover, factory bed mat, front window deflectors, new...

We have had the same debate, and decided she's just too sweet of a truck to not fix her. $1400 last week and a bit more to go. Beats $40k for a new F-150 any day! Plus let's face it, we love our STs! I get people asking if we'll sell her all the time, including the dealer. No way, she's...

Took the ST to the dealer. They diagnosed a worn serpentine belt and bearings, so replaced the belt, pulley and tensioner. The next day the noise was still there. I don't doubt these parts needed replacement at 13 years and 90,000 miles. We were able to reproduce the clacking sound reliably...

We'll hope for belt over engine chain!

We'll hope for belt over engine chain!

Very interesting, so many different thoughts. Much appreciated! I guess we'll see what the dealer says when I take her in for service in the next few weeks.

About a week and a half ago I noticed the ST was making a new creaking sound. At first it only seemed to happen during acceleration when it was cold, but then it did it at startup. Interestingly this started within a week of installation of a hitch and towing our RV for the first time (and...

OMG we found it on the passenger side as you said Caymen. It's a bigger unit than the third party one I bought. I guess we're good to go! The ST continues to pleasantly surprise and amaze us! And 13 years later, this wonderful forum and its members always come through for us. Just to...

OMG we found it on the passenger side as you said Caymen. It's a bigger unit than the third party one I bought. I guess we're good to go! The ST continues to pleasantly surprise and amaze us! And 13 years later, this wonderful forum and its members always come through for us. Just to...

Took the ST to a transmission shop I was referred to in order to have a tranny cooler installed in preparation for towing. When I picked it up they informed me thy didn't install it because there was a factory installed cooler already there. Perplexed, I left. I called my local Ford dealer...

We took the plunge and did end up with a different trailer than we thought we would, but it's basically the same weight at 4109 (per the factory specs). We get the hitch receiver, brake controller and tranny cooler installed this weekend, and will also be getting a weight distribution hitch...

Thanks for the responses! We certainly don't want to bury the ST by overburdening her, she's been too good of a truck to do that to her! We'll keep looking since we haven't settled on anything yet. But it helps to know about the brake controller and tranny cooler, and hitch type too. It's...

Hi everyone, we're thinking about buying a travel trailer and are wondering if our 2001 Job 1 ST will haul this ok. She's all stock with no mods for towing yet. So please share your thoughts on if she'll haul a trailer this size or what mods we would need to make it safe for Northern...

Hi everyone, it turns out the culprit of the RPM issues was a faulty thermostat! Ford replaced the thermostat and the thermostat cover/water outlet connection and it's running like a top again. The service manager said the RPM issues were the result of the engine computer(s) compensating for...

Checked coolant last night and in good shape there, no leaks and it was full. Heading to Ford this morning...