Anyone useing a better tender - make sure you ground to the chassis and NOT the negative battery terminal, otherwise the BMS will load shed and the battery wont actually charge. Also when the battery is charged you should reset the BMS.
Emporia EVSE is a great option. Often goes on sale for $400. Comes with a 14-50 plug but that can easily be removed and hardwired for a full 48A output. It has software selectable max Amps output. Solid app with good usage data. It can be controlled and set a schedule with the app if you prefer...
Just had my light bar replaced. Noticed it after a pressure wash and polish I did after bringing it home.
I took it to my closest dealer (not the one I bought from) and they were booking out 3 weeks for appointments and wanted me to leave the truck to have a tech verify the concern before they...
Creative people with 3D printing skills have made alternate key shells for other brands. I had a dope TRD one for my Tacoma. You just crack open your key and move the guts over. Not sure if that is possible with the Ford key without damaging the original shell.
So per the Munro video, the F-150 has a parking pawl because it can do truck things like tow and have 2-3k bed payload. While the parking brake can hold the truck the parking pawl is like a belt and suspenders approach to safety. E.G you park on a hill in San Francisco with a trailer...
Thanks, I was thinking the same thing, the system would prevent anything SUPER harsh and not allow a shift to park. Probably still not great but no real damage.
So far so good and no issues driving it and using park today.
I like having the fan running for fresh air on 2 or 3 setting.
I turn off AC and E-Heat, set the temp to 68F, set to fresh air (not recirculating) and manually select the vents for output.
This config just runs the fans and daws fresh air in from outside. Uses almost no battery as the fans run...
Look underneath the truck for shipping damage. I had a car delivered and they scraped the pinch welds pretty good pulling it off the truck. Body shop was able to clean them up as it was only cosmetic and not structural.
I was pulling forward to then back into a parking spot. I was stupid and did not come to a complete stop before going for reverse. I was going about 3-4 MPH and accidentally hit Park instead of Reverse.
The parking pawl grabbed right away and locked up the rear wheels for half a second and the...