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I don't understand the cause of the problem you are experiencing, but I have a concern about the possibility of damage to your ring gear. If the starter is spinning too fast it can damage the ring gear and possibly tear teeth off the ring gear. Replacing the starter seems wise because that's...

Yup. That's what I did. The overall length, width, and height of the truck are published on Ford's web site. So all I had do to was measure my garage. I had a garage with a four-panel door and there was a load bearing steel post in the middle of the garage to support the upper floor of the...

It sounds like you have a reliable diagnosis. That's certainly encouraging. I hope your truck comes back to you at least as reliable as it was when new.

I've been changing my own oil and dropping the skid plate to do it since I bought the truck in 2011. Haven't busted a SPCT (Skid Plate Clip Thingy) yet. My beer powered ratchet has a sensor that can actually feel things like that and back off on the torque. It's analog, not digital, so I have...

All of my ratchets - 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" and also my two torque wrenches - are cordless. I move my hand, they click. They are all over 30 years old, and one is at least 40 years old. Foolproof. Perfect results every time!

Can you provide a link to that product? If you'd do that, it would enable us to answer our own questions.

Windshield protection: - The best option is Commander Montgomery Scott's transparent aluminum. Availability is currently nil, but wait for it. - There is also a rather involved Forscan modification that activates a factory preprogrammed but inactive EM/ES forward-facing force shield. The...

@Garys Blue Raptor - Goo Gone has limited utility. Goof Off is a much better product, works on many more kinds of sticky problems, and works must faster. Turpentine is also very good, but is oily and you may need to use some Simple Green to finish up. I would try those options before I get...

Hell no, I didn't pay $50 for two felt doughnuts!

Can't be cleaned up? Geeze, even Wal-Mart carries aerosol cans of engine cleaner. The stuff they try to pull. We had my wife's Edge at the Ford dealership just a couple weeks ago. I couldn't get to the rear bank of spark plugs, so I had them change thowe three. They called and recommended a...

Gunk in the steering rack? Doesn't seem likely with only 11K miles on the truck, but you might try draining and replacing your power steering fluid. It is neither difficult to do nor expensive, and it would eliminate a possibility. (After draining and refilling with new spec tranny fluid...

I finally solved my inadequate backup lighting problem to my satisfaction. Ever since Ford abandoned brass-based backup light bulbs went to cheaper and dimmer blade-type backup bulbs, owners have complained about not being able to see where they're going while in reverse. I had replaced the...

@isis is correct. Best FM reception is with an antenna that is 5/8ths the length of the radio waves it receives. This is accomplished by winding the antenna wire in spiral fashion about the stiff antenna mast on automotive antennas. A shorter antenna is achieved by shorting the mast and...

@Viperi No, you'd need several feet of extensions to drive that tire crane with a ratchet. Doesn't your truck have a jack and associated tool kit? They should be under the rear seat, and the tool kit is packaged in a very nice black naugahyde case. The tire iron is in that case along with...

Interesting! This is the first corroboration I have on a problem with the gooseneck. My truck was out of warranty when my problem occurred, so I simply burnished the surface of the gooseneck where is seals with the radiator hose with very fine grit wet/dry sandpaper and used the factory spring...

So none of this pertains to Raptors?

I don't think that any Raptor model uses direct injection. Am I correct in that?

My 2011 was made in the Dearborn plant and has the dark face instrument cluster with a hot orange SVT in the middle of the tach.

Look for any coolant residue around the gooseneck thermostat housing. My GEN1 began to leak there because the gooseneck is cast aluminum, the surface that seals to the radiator hose became corroded and pitted, and that broke the seal against the hose. Also, the spring fittings that the factory...

Not me. There's no dealer list for new GEN1s.

Ford has a Technical Service Bulletin out that pertained to abrupt downshifts on my GEN1. I don't know if that TSB pertains to GEN2, but it would sure be worth verifying one way or the other.

Ford has a Technical Service Bulletin out on this that pertained to my GEN1. The abrupt downshift problem never happened to me, but the dealer checked my rig out, gave me a thumbs up, and extended the warranty on my transmission.

As is often observed, perception is everything. I was pulled over by a female law enforcement officer once, she (very nicely) gave me a verbal warning rather than a citation, and complemented me on my Raptor. I wound up popping the hood and giving her my Ford Raptor Orientation Briefing...

Every Raptor on the road in 2021 will be a 2021 Raptor! My 2011 will certainly be a 2021 Raptor.

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