Ray Cecil Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Was a very nice day here today. Sunny, couple of degrees over freezing point. We feel that this winter will finally ends up! Little wood job for Big Bro. That's a beautiful truck. Dream truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 That looks like a lot of snow, but I guess those on the West Coast might disagree. Yep! My brother in law is on a ski trip in Colorado's mountains now, cannot come back home (my sister and her husband live at Whistler BC). They are blocked there, 40 inches of snow in one night! 40" of snow in one night is a lot, but some places got even more. Hope they get home soon and safely. And, I'm ready for Spring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Did something to my 2003 Ranger that I should have done years ago. On 1997-2000 Ford F150's, the multifunction switch points up. On 1995-2003 Rangers, it points down. I've read about a few guys swapping the F150 version in, but never saw any good tech info on it, so I've neglected to try it. I recently came across a good deal on a NOS Motorcraft version, so decided now was the time. I found out pretty quickly it was not a plug and play swap on my truck even though the connectors were identical. In 1999, Ford changed the resistance values for the wiper controls, meaning that when I went to turn on the wipers, they only worked in the high setting (no intermittent controls at all), and then I could not shut them off. To fix this, I was able to partially disassemble the F150 stalk, and cut the wiring for the resistance chip that is behind the wiper knob. I did the same on the Ranger stalk, and then fished both resistance chips out of their stalks. I implanted the Ranger chip to the F150 stalk, and then soldered the wires back together (both chips had the same color wires). After heat shrink, I reassembled the F150 stalk and installed it into my truck. I now have full control of the wipers with a lever that points upwards rather than downwards. After twelve years, I finally will no longer disengage the turn signal when I move my knee to engage the clutch. Well, I did the turn signal lever mod on my 2002 Ranger tonight. Some differences from my 2003 Ranger included the fact that I couldn't find another Motorcraft F150 switch for less than $50, so I opted for a Motorcraft E150 switch. Same lever, but one of the connectors was slightly different, enough to prevent me from plugging it in. So I ended up robbing the lever from the E150 switch, and put it in the Ranger switch. Works great and now I won't hit my knee on the turn signal lever of any truck I own. Feels good to have used OEM parts too, which I always try to do with my trucks when I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Special Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Well, I did the turn signal lever mod on my 2002 Ranger tonight. Some differences from my 2003 Ranger included the fact that I couldn't find another Motorcraft F150 switch for less than $50, so I opted for a Motorcraft E150 switch. Same lever, but one of the connectors was slightly different, enough to prevent me from plugging it in. So I ended up robbing the lever from the E150 switch, and put it in the Ranger switch. Works great and now I won't hit my knee on the turn signal lever of any truck I own. Feels good to have used OEM parts too, which I always try to do with my trucks when I can. Well, our snow is all but gone! This little bit was a 4' high pile a week ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Special Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Well, our snow is all but gone! This little bit was a 4' high pile a week ago! ... and the reason it went away now was just obvious as we were watching the weather. When they showed the temperature map of the entire country southeastern Minnesota was the hottest part of the country! We were at 88° here, with 90°just southeast of us! On the other hand, someone on the lake my folk's cabin is on just posted a picture. He went out on the lake and used an ice auger to check the ice thickness. 18". Boating is still a little ways off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 ... and the reason it went away now was just obvious as we were watching the weather. When they showed the temperature map of the entire country southeastern Minnesota was the hottest part of the country! We were at 88° here, with 90°just southeast of us! On the other hand, someone on the lake my folk's cabin is on just posted a picture. He went out on the lake and used an ice auger to check the ice thickness. 18". Boating is still a little ways off! We got a little warmer for a little bit, but it was a cold windy day today. High of 38°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 ... and the reason it went away now was just obvious as we were watching the weather. When they showed the temperature map of the entire country southeastern Minnesota was the hottest part of the country! We were at 88° here, with 90°just southeast of us! On the other hand, someone on the lake my folk's cabin is on just posted a picture. He went out on the lake and used an ice auger to check the ice thickness. 18". Boating is still a little ways off! Wow! You were warmer than we were, and we were flirting with a record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Special Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Wow! You were warmer than we were, and we were flirting with a record. We blew away our record yesterday. Today is supposed to break another record, but it'll "only" be 85° today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 We blew away our record yesterday. Today is supposed to break another record, but it'll "only" be 85° today We are only getting to 79F today. Seems strange that you will be warmer and yet so far north of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 We are only getting to 79F today. Seems strange that you will be warmer and yet so far north of us. We're getting 70°F today. Huge and sudden difference since last days. Still 2'-3' of snow on ground, hopefully will melt fast and let the spring arrive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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