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RRB5 replied to the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!.Don't forget the beef ribs. I have a pit made from a 120 gallon propane tank. It does a good job on the briskets and ribs. I also...
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RRB5 reacted to paulsharvey's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with
Good Post.
I know this is likely a generation thing; but just before the world ended in the great apocalypse in 2008, I think we kinda peaked in... -
RRB5 replied to the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!.No, but in 86 I could get a chicken fried steak and 2 made from scratch vegetables for $2.75 at the local beer and liquor store that had...
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RRB5 reacted to Oaktree's post in the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days! with Good Post.
To be fair, nobody else's 4 banger econoboxes of that era were much better. I traveled a lot for my job in the 70s/80s and drove a LOT...
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RRB5 replied to the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!.I had an 85 s10 extended cab with the v6. I was able to get 25 - 26 mpg on the highway. That was the main reason I went with the...
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RRB5 replied to the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!.How much more power did the diesel have than the standard 4 banger? I wouldn't wish a chevette with the gas 4 on anyone. I drove my...
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RRB5 replied to the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!.No complaints on more power and better drive trains. I just passed 280k miles on my 2013 F150 5.0 4x4. My only complaint is I don't...
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RRB5 replied to the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!.Mid 2000s is about then they all started adding more and more tech and sensors to the trucks. After that the EPA under Obama started...
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RRB5 reacted to EdGooding's post in the thread Ford 8N dribbling coolant out of radiator overflow, not overfilled. with Good Post.
The factory cap spec is 4 psi if memory serves. I would get a new one from my local Napa.
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RI am not sure I understand. If you are going to fast in one gear (at the correct RPM) then you shift gears, not decease engine RPM...
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RI think the way people tout DPF as a major reliability issue is at least somewhat overblown. Run the tractor at higher throttle, put it...
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RRB5 replied to the thread Just can't get a good basic truck, like the old days!.They spray brine on the roads here in Texas now, sometimes way ahead of a potential storm. Every time I see the lines of it on the road...