The F450 seems an obvious choice for the 14,500 lb trailer we are
thinking about, but there have been concerns about it being too high.

Surely by now some of you are using them to pull trailers.  Has the
height of the bed been a problem?  What have you done to solve any
problems and how well has it worked?

Also I’d appreciate comments about getting 4WD (actually 6WD) with a
dually.  How much help would it be on back roads?

Thanks.

Neil Stahl

    I’ve been in this group for about three months now and I have
yet to see any reply’s to people’s problems by a certified Ford
mechanic.  I spent some time in the alt.toyota news group and
they did have toyota certified mechanics helping people with
their problems.  Yes, its true, even Toyota’s have problems (ask
any 86-92 Supra owner about their head gaskets).  The toyota
mechanics would tell folks about service bulletins, short cuts to
replace this or that and diagnostics based on users description
of the problem.

    How do we go about getting a little manufacture’s
representation within this group?  It would be very good customer
relations for Ford, and it would help us get professional
assistance with our problems, rather than some of the WAGs (wild
ass guess) I’ve seen so far.  Example: Clunking noise in front,
on left turn, intermittent, 2 wheel drive Aerostar. WAG: Sounds
like CV joints to me…..Sure it is, on a rear wheel drive van
that has no CV joints.  Hey, I know the guy was just trying to
help and if he has only owned front wheel drive cars, then based
on his experience, that might have been a good diagnostic tip for
a front wheel drive car.  My point is, wouldn’t be nice, after
reading the above WAG, to have received a reply from a Ford
certified mechanic that told you it sounds like a stuck brake
caliper, and that you should inspect both front calipers and
probably grease the slides.  That way if you went to your local
dealer or garage and they told you it was your muffler bearings,
you’d know enough to grab your wallet and run.

    So if any of you have good relations with your local ford
dealership, you might want to mention this new group to them.  Or
if you have any ideas on getting this to the attention of Ford
Inc. let us know.

Thanks for letting me sound off AGAIN,
Paddler
’98 Ranger SC XLT 4X2 (finally found one with limited slip)
’92 Aerostar XLT Ext. (112K miles)

Gentleones,

I’ve got a ’62 Mercury Comet that has a in-line 6 of dubious lineage.
(It’s not the original, and it’s not the exact same engine as the
original.) I have the engine block number. How do I go about locating a
new exhaust manifold for it? Whom do I call?

Thanks,
Bill

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I just checked to day underneath each door and all of the doors have rust
where the metal overlaps and ford used seam selaer.  What a shitty design.
Lots of work ahead for me.  I also noticed that the spot welds on the
liftgate latch are broken at the rear so once again fraud quality shines
through and through.
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