E. Long
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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• Registered on 1/23/2001 |
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 Posted:8/12/2004 23:35 |
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Before firing up my John Deere riding mower this evening, I pulled the X out of the garage only to see a puddle of oil and a line down the driveway where I backed out. This marks the 4th or 5th time with this thing where I've had a major oil leak of some sort. Thanks to AAA, I had my vehicle towed to the local "truck" dealership where they discovered that it was the high pressure fittings that came loose. Parts and Labor $250. Bummer.
On the other hand, the service manager informed me that Ford is replacing my Firestone Steeltex Load "D" range tires free-of-charge with BFG Rugged Trail Load "E" range tires. I couldn't believe it. All 4 of my Firestones were replaced over the course of a couple years (sidewall peeling, among other minor issues) and I didn't think they would qualify mainly because I didn't go throug Ford to get them replaced...went through the local Firestone dealer. Now here I sit getting 4 new tires for free. It sounds too good to be true but I'll be damned if I'm going to argue this one!!!   
-Eric
'67 Galaxie 500 - 390 FE, .030" over, FE to AOD adapter, disc brake conversion. The Daily Driver.
'00 Excursion - 7.3L PSD, LANDYOT Gen-II Radius Rods, Factory Tech Valve Body, 200K+ miles and going |
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Lou Manglass
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• Sugar Hill, GA, USA |
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• Registered on 2/3/2004 |
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Posted:8/13/2004 06:04 |
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Did you check the spare? They should have done all 5.
Lou
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E. Long
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• Subscriber since 1/1/2001 |
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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Gen-X
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• Toronto, XX, Canada |
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• Registered on 1/19/2004 |
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Posted:8/13/2004 19:33 |
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Score! I like my BFG... There a little nasty on wet and snow covered roads. But the X could spin any tire on any road surface 
Cheers
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E. Long
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• Subscriber since 1/1/2001 |
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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• Registered on 1/23/2001 |
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Scott Stover
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• Fayetteville, NC, USA |
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• Registered on 4/16/2004 |
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Posted:8/16/2004 23:08 |
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They look good on there!! Nice loookin truck!
Scott
2000 X 4x4 V-10 4.3 LS
K&N
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