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The dealer told me there's a VIN-specific recall for the exhaust. A flange for the driver's side CAT can develop a crack, allowing untreated exhaust into the atmosphere. No more details. I can't tell if mine is in the group. It involves replacing the CAT, several clamps and some gaskets.

Finally got it back. They had to replace the SODR ("Solid Object Detection Receiver") on the starboard quarter. Replaced "part # 14C689". No more sensor failures and it only took two weeks. :mad:

Bad news: The starboard side blind spot radar module has failed, possibly due to water intrusion. Good news: Part ordered, should be in tomorrow!! :D At least it isn't a three-month wait for the part. On a related note, the ST did great towing the trailer & mower around last weekend. According...

I've not seen a car with an under-hood light in decades. Dodge trucks have it as an option, but I know of none that have it.

Redlines here, on both Explorers, the Mustang and the Speed 3. I've become accustomed to the double-pull of the hood release. With the hood struts and no under-hood release, lifting the hood is one-handed.

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Took it to the shop last Wednesday for a broken mirror control switch and the cross-traffic, blind spot and reverse brake assist systems having a panic attack on every start-up. All seemed to work, just the warnings went off. Anyway, the dealer just called - the mirror switch is fixed, but the...

That's weird. I pretty much thought the bore was the same, like the bolt spacing.

I'm grateful my daughter got to know her great-grandmother as a vibrant person, not some old lady to sits in a corner and gets ignored.

Cherish those times. I bet he has some wonderful stories to tell.

Another day at the dealer - Called 8/2 for an appointment to get the mirror switch looked at and multiple warnings about the cross-traffic, backup assist, blind-spot monitoring. Appointment set for 8/24 at 0800. Showed up at 0800 - no record of the appointment. Not the first time they've "lost"...

30 minutes at a rest stop?! :) Man, our "rest stops" are < ten minutes. Probably more like eight.

The "ST" center caps are available on Amazon (it's a Ford part, BTW).

My last was @ 15,400. We put 2,600 on a road-trip in July, so the next change is @ 22K. I could probably do more (the oil on the stick is clear). In normal commute mode, I'll change it @ 6K. Even that will take nearly a year.

"Zachary Smith, DOCTOR Zachary Smith, if you please ..."

That "OE style" stuff kinda scares me - would not want that taking out someone's windshield 'cause it wasn't intended to deal with 85 mph.

Have you considered opening up some of those spaces to change the air flow?

Man, I see 'em taken apart to that degree an' I just cringe. I may see if CVF would do mine. They're not too far away. The stress relief would be worth it.

Thanks. I thought so, too.