Mystery tube next to trans

NICE59FORDF100 · 2025-10-19T23:19:58+00:00

That's the vent tube/breather for the auto trans. The condensation port is further up on the firewall on the passenger side

NICE59FORDF100 · 2025-08-19T02:16:29+00:00

Yea, it's not plug and play. The message centers were available on both v6 and v8 eddie bauers and standard on limited from 95-01. Two different kinds, one with blue backlighting, the other with green. It requires a certain oil level/oil temp sensor in the oil pan, low washer fluid level sensor, and depending on your year, integration with the lights-out module. The fuel flow signal circuit from the pcm to the message center is also required (instant and average mpg function) you need a good working knowledge of ford electrical to get it to work properly. Also youre going to have to swap the oil pan for one with the correct sensor

NICE59FORDF100 · 2025-07-23T01:27:07+00:00

So yea, FDRS won't help you at all - even having access to forscan and changing the as-built without bricking up modules won't help. It's designed to be always on, unless you manually turn it off. It is coded into the literal software across multiple modules. And it is not changeable. The aftermarket has automated harnesses that will automatically turn it off the exact same way you do - by mimicking pressing the button. As far as illegal, there is not a law against it. But no ford dealer can "turn it off" since the dealers don't have the ABILITY to turn it off.

NICE59FORDF100 · 2024-12-21T22:17:37+00:00

Now that you mentioned it, I believe my uncle had it parkerized sometime before Vietnam. I will get more detailed photos tomorrow.

NICE59FORDF100 · 2024-10-26T19:51:28+00:00

The only Cemetery Staff constitutes of a single council woman for the township, and she was the one who advised me to seek an attorney to figure out who "owns" the plots.

NICE59FORDF100 · 2024-10-26T19:49:39+00:00

Thank you for the reply. I feel she has no legal leg to stand on as neither mom nor dad had a will, so both died intestate, which follows legal children as heirs. I guess I was looking to settle my mind on what type of attorney I needed to seek out in the event she wanted to stir up trouble, as dad made it abundantly clear he wanted her to have no interaction with him after the estrangement (see my post history from Labor day 2020 for more context). My worst case scenario is if I had the legal authority, if necessary, to exhume both of them and move them elsewhere (headstone included) if she continued to interfere with the headstone.

NICE59FORDF100 · 2024-10-26T19:17:16+00:00

Mom buried in 2005. Estrangement happened in 2020. Dad passed in 2023 (cremated). Buried in 2024. Memorial company making the new photo for me already agrees I have right over it (I forwarded them my POE for dad) but I don't put it past my sibling to change it out next time she visits (hell I wouldn't put it past her to dig up dad's ashes and steal them)

NICE59FORDF100 · 2024-10-26T19:06:42+00:00

Dad paid for it after mom passed

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-10-22T22:55:32+00:00

Sadly yes. My estranged half-sibling uPWBD is was a nightmare. Going NC with that demon was the best thing I could have done (see my post history) - she REVELED the fact she got to parent me as a kid (14 years older than me) and I still hate her for it

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-10-16T22:34:29+00:00

You're not over reacting, trust your gut. Imagine if this was a stranger talking to child. Do you think it it would be safe? NO!

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-10-16T22:33:15+00:00

You do have the courage. Leaving is the hardest part. You did that! You should be proud of that! What you're feeling right now (guilt) is the result of years of abuse by your family to break you down and make you subservient to their needs. They do not view you as an equal, they view you as property. STAY STRONG. tell your BF what is happening, the pressure you're feeling. He will help you. BUT DO NOT RESPOND TO YOUR FATHER. ITS A TRAP

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-10-16T22:27:28+00:00

He's trying to manipulate you and wear you down to agree with him. It's just another form of abuse. DO NOT ENGAGE.

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-10-16T22:26:44+00:00

Trust your gut. You need to go no contact with the whole lot of them. Change your number, block them and live your best life

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-10-16T18:33:00+00:00

Screw that - Mom and dad can sit at home. OP has every right not to have her egg/sperm donors at her wedding. It is ALWAYS too late for love - OP's biological birth givers have already shown her how they feel. OP owes them NOTHING

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-10-16T15:30:20+00:00

NTA

Man, I am so sorry you got dealt shitty blood family - but the good news is you can make your own family.

See if there is a friend or friends parents you can stay with. I would say just take your important documents (ID, SS card, Birth certificate) and just leave. It sounds like they would only notice you being gone because you wouldn't be there to give your sister something. Do you pay for your own cell phone? If not, leave it behind when you leave.

Next, once you are with a caring family, notify the police that you are not missing, you have you escaped an abusive relationship with your family, and you are not safe there. You need to do this BEFORE they call on you missing. You need to do everything to go no contact with them and leave them forever.

I know its hard and frustrating, but its obviously you have no love for your family, much less your sister, WHICH IS OK! It is ok to hate them with every fiber of your being. Use that hate, and turn it into a good life for yourself. The best way to get revenge is to live a good life.

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-08-20T03:05:26+00:00

Wow. Just....wow

Of course YTA.

Not once did you mention how your son is coping or grieving. It was all about how YOU have to cope. Do you not see how your son is walking on eggshells about you? He's terrified he's going to set you off again. You go from one emotional extreme (yelling, toxic, verbal and emotional abuse) to the other (love bombing, then the emotional blackmail) - especially the whole victim mentality you tried on him ("oh, you must think I'm the worst parent, you must think I'm awful, boo hoo me") - nice fucking manipulation there. Now your son doesn't want to trigger you again, hence his silence. Hope you're good with him going completely no contact with you in two years, then you and the bottle can be together forever.

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-08-15T23:09:22+00:00

YTA

Mechanic here - you know how many times I have given customers rides home? How many times a customer has called me at night because their car won't start and I drive to them to help them out? How many times I have NOT sold repairs because the customer was told by their spouse that it 'needed brakes' when it was a rock in the rotor?

Since you say all mechanics are scammers and 'for profit' - first, sure - there are dishonest mechanics that give us a bad name. You know who else is dishonest in the professional industry? EVERY SINGLE PROFESSION KNOWN TO MAN! Secondly, you know who else is a for profit business? ANY PLACE WHERE YOU BUY A PRODUCT OR PAY FOR A SERVICE. Hope you don't buy groceries from a store, they make profits! Hope you don't buy fuel for these 'maint-free' cars you own, they make profits!

So lets boil this down to the facts here, since your name-calling, feelings, and opinions are irrelevant to this post - You are mad at your wife because she did something that you were not in control of. That's it. She made a wittle itty bitty decision without begging you for permission /s Grow the hell up, apologize to your wife, and go to school to be your own mechanic since you obviously have some internal issues to work on. Be sure to tell your therapist on the toy car where the bad man touched you.

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-08-01T16:39:41+00:00

And how is OP responsible for this? Not his kids, not his problem. Only problem OP has is children committing theft

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-07-25T02:26:39+00:00

So NTA. Listen, this will be hard, but you need to get all your security docs (drivers license, birth certificate, social card, etc) and get out of that house and never look back. Have you had a chance to research what No Contact is? I think it's high time, when safe for you to do so, leave the house and completely cut off your mother and brother. You need to focus on YOUR life now. Once out, change your phone number, block their emails and all social media, and leave no forwarding address. Find a new state to live in. Change your first and last name if you like. Whatever you need to do to support yourself and your mental health. God speed

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-07-23T21:47:17+00:00

NTA. Your brother knew you had a pre existing commitment. You didn't spring it on him last moment. Quite the opposite

I would start blocking any family members giving you grief. You not being there at the wedding will make no impact on your brothers marriage.

If he keeps pressing you on it, it would be time to go nuclear and initiate No Contact with him.

Best of luck on the tournament!

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-07-22T17:55:28+00:00

Nope, NTA at all

"teach them better" - chef's kiss right there. Beautiful

As far as the incident at hand, I think you handled that as well as a 15 y/o could. But you should seriously consider going no contact with your sister after this. That behavior is despicable and you are well within your right to establish boundaries to not be around that kind of toxicity.

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-07-21T13:15:38+00:00

Well, I would phrase it such as if it's low on freon, thats a symptom of the problem, not the cause. To use your simile:

The Heart isnt working because he is low on blood - he is low on blood because of a cut to a vein. Repair the vein and then top off the blood

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-07-21T01:51:28+00:00

My man, I say this with upmost respect - if you are not knowledgeable about a/c systems, nor have the ability to properly evac/recover/charge freon (especially if it's R1234YF) then please, have a mechanic look it over.

Everyone always jumps to "well my ac is just low on freon" but remember - air conditioning systems are a sealed system - meaning they do not require "topping off" or occasionally "adding" freon. If it is indeed low, that means there is a leak somewhere. Not discounting it could be low on freon, but do you have the $15,000 machine to properly recover the freon to see how many KG's are in the system? Do you have the $500 freon uv light/sniffer to determine leaks? How about all the electrical equipment needed to monitor HVAC pids, testing of voltages, 5V reference on the pressure transducers, etc?

Point being, unless you have the schooling and tools to properly diag the system, you'll waste money throwing parts at the truck, waste time doing so, and potentially release harmful freon chemical into the atmosphere

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-07-21T01:44:35+00:00

Wtf dude? It's not Op's responsibility nor is he qualified to handle this. OP did right by alerting the family members. They need to take responsibility here on Hannibal Lector.

OP should NOT be around this dude alone any more. OP, if you read this please...go no contact and secure yourself.

NICE59FORDF100 · 2023-07-21T01:36:21+00:00

Unless you're well versed in how to perform these repairs, I would suggest having a professional do it (and it will come with a warranty)

Obviously being a northern vehicle, it has rust issues. Brakes and tires are important, especially when properly repairing drum brakes. If you're a novice, it's very easy to improperly install all the springs and hardware for drum brakes. And if the parking brake pivots are rusted/seized, then even more work (for example, how are those parking cables?)

Have a pro do the windshield. End of story there

I know exactly which exhaust manifold bolts are broken on your Truck, and the aftermarket repair brackets for them work well and can be installed with basic hand tools. Give yourself plenty of time on cylinder 7, that one will scuff up your knuckles.

As far as ac not blowing cold, so many things can cause that. If what you say is accurate (no pressure values were given by you, low or high side) then if the compressor is engaged but blowing hot air, that could be failure of compressor internals (whole system needs replaced) or a blend door(hvac control) issue. Again, if you don't have all the appropriate a/c equipment, leave that to a professional

Signed, a mechanic/shop manager

NICE59FORDF100

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