Susan Howell
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• Oxford, AL, USA |
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• Registered on 10/10/2003 |
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 Posted:10/11/2004 22:57 |
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Anybody else had a problem with killing this bushing? I've my X a year this past week and it's an '00
with almost 90K. I set the ER brake everytime I get out of the thing. Anyhow it acted crazed over the weekend and you couldn't set it at all and it was about 1/2 inch from the dash, the brake light was one, yet the brake wasn't set. Today local brake guy (my dad was a part's man 40 years) says, "Miss Little Bob (yep, Bob is my dad) get your Daddy to call Ford and see if he can locate just a bushing". Anyhow they got the brake down and the light off, so I guess I'll wait and see how much damage Ford is going to be.
Thanks,
Susan In Bama |
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E. Long
 
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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• Registered on 1/23/2001 |
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Posted:10/12/2004 00:04 |
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Haven't had a problem on my '00 X with 124,000 miles...then again, I can count on one hand the number of times I've used the e-brake on my X. Up here in MN, e-brakes are a no-no in the winter time. They tend to freeze to your brake rotors when it gets icy and cold outside. Guess I'm in the habit of never using it! 
Good luck with Ford. Keep us posted as to the cost. 
-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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Susan Howell
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• Oxford, AL, USA |
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• Registered on 10/10/2003 |
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• 11 posts |
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Posted:10/12/2004 21:47 |
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Ford ordered the bushing so I'll post the cost of it and the repair total once it's done. I live on a hill that's probably at a 45 degree angle so I guess I set the brake all the time out of habit. My dad couldn't beleive I even set it at walmart. I guess I've got a case of over kill!
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cwbyinjeep
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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• Registered on 8/5/2003 |
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Posted:10/15/2004 20:20 |
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I have 150K on mine now and had the emergency brake foot pedal fail all together. The pulley for the e-Brake cable is a 2 piece stamped design. If you apply too much foot or just overtime the stamping separates and the e-Brake cable ends up splitting the stamped pulley in half. Real crappy design and I believe the same assembly for the Superduties. Only 80 bucks to replace the whole pedal assembly, but almost 2 hours of your time by the time you figure out you need to remove the ECU from the fire wall and play with all of the sensors and cables. Give it a couple years before there is some recall for this poorly designed piece
Bobby Wooldridge
BMW Motorcycles of Atlanta
2000 Ford Excursion LTD 4x4/ TTS Performance 3way chip/ Suncoast Transmission& Torque Converter/4"exhaust&downpipe/Autometer/K&N air charger kit/ 33"BFG AllTerrains/Rancho9000's/149k/dual yellow top optimas
1991 Jeep Wrangler/4.0L/Ford HP Dana 60fr/ff dana 60rear/nv3550/AtlasII 4.3/40"boggers/Beadlocks/5.13 gears/Detroits front&rear/dual yellow top optimas/WarnHS9500I/and too many custom doo dads to list |
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Susan Howell
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• Oxford, AL, USA |
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• Registered on 10/10/2003 |
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Posted:10/16/2004 22:33 |
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The bushing was only $2.00, but it doesn't look like the one that's on there. I plan to take back to the brake guy on Monday. I'll let ya'll know if that fixes it. By the way off of the subjest but has diesel skyrocketed else where too? It's $2.15 here now in Central Alabama.
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Orf
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• Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
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• Registered on 8/29/2003 |
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Posted:10/18/2004 08:53 |
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2.159 in western PA. I set a new record for single fill up price: $91. Oh well.
While I understand why they've raised the price (because they can), I can't figure out what their rationalization is. Unless I'm mistaken, diesel costs less to refine than any grade of gasoline, yet the price is the same as premium grade.
I get my fuel at the same station as I have since I bought my X. The price remained unchanged, at 1.599, until July of this year. In 6 weeks it jumped to 2.039. I asked the station manager what happened. He said he kept the price low to get volume sales. Once BP realized that he was selling more diesel than regular gas, BP told him he had to raise the price to what BP mandated. What I didn't know was that they weren't required to purchase diesel from BP (which is why they were able to keep the price low), but they are expected to keep the price structure the same as other stations.
As I said in another thread, I don't like it, but it's the cost of doing business. |
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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:10/19/2004 18:51 |
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Diesel is over $3.00 dollars in Canaduh! |
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birdman127
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• baltimore, MD, USA |
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• Registered on 10/13/2002 |
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Posted:10/20/2004 13:07 |
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Well, I see that diesel is higher than gas! I figured it would over here on the east coast with winter coming and now your sharing your fuel with home heating season. Grin and bear it  Us gassers have all year 
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Dave Sullivan
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• Kitchener, XX, Canada |
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• Registered on 2/27/2003 |
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Posted:10/26/2004 10:47 |
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Diesel is currently 3.95 a gal here. More than gas. So IF I fill from the bottom, its 144.25 a tank.
If I didn't have to drive to work, I'd park it. Insurance, fuel, taxes, Bah humbug.!!!
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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:10/28/2004 22:31 |
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Dave,
I feel and live your pain.....if it's any help  |
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