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    Oil Weight

    I have 175,000 on my 2001, Gen One and about to change the oil. I've been using 5-30 synthetic, either Mobil One or Penzoil since I purchased it new. Should I now be using a higher grade considering the mileage?
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    Libyan Sport Trac?

    [Broken External Image]:[IMG]Saw this in the news today showing Libyan rebels driving around in what looks to be a Sport Trac. Can anyone verify which make this is?
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    Update On Lawsuit Against Ford

    This is an update from my previous post about lawsuit against Ford regrading a rollover of a 2002 Sport Trac. For a change the jury, especially in Los Angles, displayed common sense and ruled in Ford's favor. The plaintiff's lawyer argued that the rollover could have been avoided if...
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    Ford Sued for 02 Sport Trac Overturning

    A lawsuit is underway in Los Angeles against Ford because of a 2002 Sport Trac overturning, resulitng in a paralyis of an 11 year old passenger. The lawyer is claiming that an electroinc stability control feature along with a lower center of gravity would have prevented the rollover. Ford...
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    Emergency Brake

    The bracket under the dash holding the emergency brake release handle came loose. I tried reinstalling the bracket but the screws keep spinning but don't tighten, so the bracket is still loose. Is there a clip that the screws need to catch on? I can get my finger behind the screw on the left...
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    100,000

    Finally hit 100,000 on my 01 Job 1 coming back from taking the kids snowboarding in Big Bear. The first three years we only used it on the weekend to haul the kids to their sporting events and for vacations. It developed into my wifes daily driver as the kids needed a car to drive to school...
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    Door Handle

    My wife was backing our 01 Trac up and somehow managed to catch the passenger side door handle on a plastic trash can and broke off the handle at one of the tabs. Luckily the trash can was plastic and didn't scratch up the car. The door can be opened from the inside but not from the outside...
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    PCV Valve

    Did the Seafoam and cleaned up the throttle body and the Trac seems to have more pep and accelerates faster. Since I have 80k miles on my 2001 Job 1, I thought it would be a good idea to change the PCV valve. I looked at the instructions on Todd Zs project and for the life of me I couldn't...
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    Castle Nut

    I took the rotors off to repack the wheel bearings whlile changing the front pads on my 01 ST. When I took the castle nut off I was able to remove it by hand without using a wrench. Shouldn't the castle nut be torked down? If so, does anyone have the torque settings? Thanks in advance.
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    Tailgate Alert

    I don't know if this has been posted before but there was a recent article in a Los Angeles paper that the police are finding a significant increase in the theft of tailgates. Theives are finding them easy to steal when they are unlocked and then they get a new lock kit from an auto parts...
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