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    Educate me

    I'm 60 and can relate. Daddy always said "Don't look while I'm welding, it'll burn your eyes." To this day if someone is welding I start looking for the door🤣. Seriously though, I still want to learn. I have plenty of projects lined up for retirement.
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    Trailer Lights Gurus--Got a Question.

    I agree this is how they should work. I had a similar issue on my Ford Excursion. I had turn signals but no taillights. Only had 8-9 volts at connector. Checked ground, jumpered a temporary ground still no luck. Fuses checked good. Found a fuse for trailer tow relay. It checked good but in the...
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    pickup truck size

    The size is ridiculous. I find it hard to believe the number of F450 pickups I see on the road. There can’t be that many people that actually need a pickup that big. I’m also blown away by the so-called “small” trucks out there. Toyota Tacoma and Ford ranger are as big as full size trucks from...
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    pickup truck size

    If they built that same truck with the fuel injection and overdrive transmissions we have now that would make a big difference. Just a good plain work truck with some newer technology that is actually USEFUL.
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    Electrical / romex mess

    That’s what I was thinking. If the hot leg was wired to the switch you would only have one cable (“Romex”) run out to the light. If someone was thinking ahead (and not stingy with the wire) it makes sense to run the hot leg all the way to the light and run a separate switch leg. That way you...
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