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  1. zemuron99

    Coolant Service Question (pink coolant to yellow)

    Just had a cooling system service done on my 17. Requested a flush and fill with the new yellow coolant since I'm beyond the 6 year recommended interval (but only 44k miles...I know, I know). When I picked it up, I noticed the degas bottle was still more pink than yellow. I asked the Service...
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    Welcome to FRF GooseTuned!

    "shoot me an email in our tuning thread" Where can I find that?
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    Welcome to FRF GooseTuned!

    Question, Winfield: I installed your base/OTS tune a few days ago, and now I have a persistent CEL. The AccessPort doesn't show any codes to clear, and I did reset the ECU and TCM (twice) with 5-15 minutes between the reset and re-starting the truck, but the CEL persists. Performance seems...
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    Rain Sensing Wiper Speed

    I"m also in Seattle, same thing happens to me.
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    Weak Engine Braking??

    I agree, the engine braking on the Raptor is pretty poor. I came from a Taco, roughly the same size engine (3.5 L E'boost vs 3.4L 5VZ-FE), but a substantially lighter truck. Engine braking on the Taco was pretty good, the Raptor not so much. I think it comes down to the physics of the amount...
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    South Steens loop road real quick tonight.

    Nice! This one, Rail Road Ridge (ID) and Harts' Pass/Slate Peak (WA) are on my bucket list to do the three highest roads in the PNW!
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    What did you do to your Raptor today? (Gen2)

    Tried to become the highest truck in Washington State, heading up Hart's Pass (6204 Feet) eventually ending at Slate Peak about another 1000' or so higher, but got stymied by downed trees. Wasn't expecting this, and was on a golf outing so didn't come fully prepared w/chainsaw etc. Checking some...
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    Cross-country Road Trip

    I agree w/the others. Drive it and enjoy the trip. If you're really that concerned, get an AAA Premium membership. Should cover any emergency. I've taken mine from Seattle to Las Vegas twice, Southern Utah once, and lots of 1-2 day local road trips, and getting stranded is the last thing on my...
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    What did you do to your Raptor today? (Gen2)

    A tradition up here in the PNW is the annual opening of SR-20 aka the North Cascade Highway. SR 20 is one of the State Routes in Washington that have portions closed in the winter . Washington Pass (elev. 5,477 feet or 1,669 meters) and nearby Rainy Pass (elev. 4,875 feet or 1,486 meters)...
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    What did you do to your Raptor today? (Gen2)

    Exit 34. Turn left, go past the Popeyes'/gas stations etc, bend right at the "Y" and head East on Middle Fork Road. That eventually becomes FS5600. I've heard there's some decent roads just a bit further up at exit 38 as well, may go check that out in a couple of weeks, workin' to feed the...
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    What did you do to your Raptor today? (Gen2)

    Did some xplorin' up FS 5600 near N Bend, WA. Nothing too intense, but a good shakedown to get the winter cobwebs out of her.
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    What did you do to your Raptor today? (Gen2)

    Thanks for rubbing salt in the wound, bro' !! Haha/ j/k. Great pic, sure hope I can reproduce it one day :).
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    What did you do to your Raptor today? (Gen2)

    Not. A. Thing. Not a stinkin' @#$%&* thing. I was supposed to be on my way to Yosemite Nat' Park for 5 days/4 nights, but yesterday afternoon, the owners of the RV I'd arranged to rent (a 'brand new' Airstream), informed me there was a problem with the water system, and they were scrambling to...
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    Video of new SPD performance equal length resonator delete installed

    Not bad...not bad at all. How about some steady speeds, say a consistent 35-45, 60, 70 and 75 MPH depending on your local limit. Concern would be the in-cabin drone.
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    17.4 MPH

    The 2017 data covers 44 vehicles, 901Kmiles with 2440 fill-ups, the '18 data covers 72 vehicles, 1.5 million miles, 4319 fill-ups and the 19 data is 38 trucks, 495K miles and 1420 fill-ups.
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    17.4 MPH

    Some data from Fuelly would disagree with you: This is for 2017 Raptors. 18 were in the 12-14 MPG range, 21 in the 15-17 range. Looking at 18's, 25 were in the 12-14 MPG range, 46 in the 15-17 range, and for '19's, 11 were in the 12-14 range, and 23 in the 15-17 range. The 20+ years didn't...
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    Spare Tire Life?

    You could also do a 5-tire rotation (or ask whoever does your rotations to do it) as long as you're following the same pattern each time. Keeps the spare from aging under there, gives you a chance to verify the tire winch is working correctly (you don't want to find out it's rusted in place when...
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    Locking Gas Caps?

    First pic is installed on my '17. Second pic is the back-side. When unlocked, the metal tab is at 6 O'clock, then locked at 9 O'clock. Last pic is the fuel filler inlet, you can see the small opening at about 9 O'clock that the tab fits into. Would this prevent anyone from tampering? No...
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    They’re ruining our fun fellas.

    Now this I can agree with and appreciate. I'll even buy the first round of Iced, Half Caff, Ristretto, Venti, 4-Pump, Sugar Free, Cinnamon, Dolce Soy Skinny Latte for ya.
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    They’re ruining our fun fellas.

    " “frac’ing” is a loosely used term" You could be (probably are) right here...I'm not in the industry so I don't have any first hand knowledge of how it affects water tables, nor if every use of 'frac'ing' is referring to the same process. I've only spent a little time reading about this...
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    They’re ruining our fun fellas.

    Y'know, this is so offensive, I almost didn't bother to reply, but I just have to. MFNG, I bet you're pretty proud of having put that comment in a public forum for all to see. Let's see how proud you are: 1. Take this to your wife. See how she feels now knowing you just think of her as a...
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    They’re ruining our fun fellas.

    Where are the assumptions you seem to see? Does fracking pollute SOME groundwater? Yes. Does SOME of that groundwater make it into municipal water supplies? yes. Does it pollute everyones' groundwater everywhere? I never said it did. These are not assumptions, they're facts you can verify...
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    They’re ruining our fun fellas.

    I've respected your opinion on other topics, Slayer, and still do here though I don't completely agree with them. I'm going edit out some of your reply for brevity, but hope to preserve the points. Yes, they may be good at bringing in people, equipment and supplies. Why not go through all the...
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    They’re ruining our fun fellas.

    Assumptions where? Supertankers...already exist. Ports for them....already exist. Pipelines to refineries from the ports...already exist. Refineries at the ends of the pipelines...already exist. None of this exists in ANWR. It would all have to be brought in from somewhere. Where's the...
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    They’re ruining our fun fellas.

    The calculus is whether it's better to use currently existing infrastructure (pipelines, ports, nearby refineries, existing supertankers) or create entirely new infrastructure to support drilling in ANWR. Which would include housing for the builders of the wells and pipelines and their...
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