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Welcome to the forum! No, we won't throw you out for having the Mazda sister truck... they are the same truck with some minor differences. Sounds like you found a nice low mileage truck... enjoy! :)

LMAO No nerve touched! Just tossing out information that may (or may not) be useful to you, or anyone reading this thread. I worked in parts for several years NAPA, CarQuest, Ford, GM and John Deere (the last three as manager). There are lots of different parts systems, I just think Ford had...

Cool! That is a pretty good price!

Actually, FORD part numbers are designed very well. The plug numbers you guys are bouncing back and forth are Motorcraft numbers. An actual Ford part number is designed to identify the part/part group without knowing the part description. For example, Ford part number D9AZ-1001-A is a wheel...

Dean, as the saying goes: "Your mileage may vary"! :)

Debbie, you should be able to spray the MAF sensor directly by opening the air filter cover and spraying through the hole. If not, carefully remove the sensor by unplugging the electrical connector, then removing two small torx head bolts. It should slide right out for you to spray it. Treat...

Damn... that's a lot of miles! Ya know, I think you just might get that truck to infinity! :)

Well! Can't beat that! A $75 Ranger... wish I could cop a deal like that! Congratulations! :)

I should have specified; use the Dawn for degreasing things, although when I am planning to do a wash/clay bar/wax thing, I WILL use Dawn to wash the paint first... to get the old wax off and do a deep clean. Really works good on engine bays, interior vinyl/leather. I never use Armor All...

I know! VERY hard to believe! LOL Actually, with enough money, desire and patience; you can keep it going quite possibly forever! :)

Never used QS oil myself. Have used a lot of different brands over the years... just not that one. Yes, I have rebuilt and worked on many engines back in the day when I was a mechanic... seen plenty of what you describe. My guess is that Quaker State isn't the only oil that does that. At any...

Debbie, the last picture... with the can of spray and your right hand... that is your throttle body. Cleaning that would require Throttle Body Cleaner (also from CRC). I think your NAPA guy needs to go back to Auto Tech school. Your first picture still shows the MAF sensor, but they have...

Yep, use that too!

Randall, welcome to the forum! Glad to hear you have your heater in good working order! As for the bouncy tach needle, click here for a possible fix.

You should be good with the 08 hitch on your 99 truck.

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Low voltage might be a possibility. Didn't think of that, so you may be on to something. Easy enough to test with a known good battery. You might check the fuel pressure at the rail to ensure it isn't a fuel pump issue. Back to the key thing for just a minute: Ford requires the programming...

I don't know for sure how long he let it run, because I was also taking care of the drive (back in the days when gas was pumped FOR you). It couldn't have been more than 3 minutes tops. Which bears the question: how does that really do any good? I have rebuilt engines and some of the crap you...

You didn't specify the year of the truck, but you say a locksmith cut and PROGRAMMED a new key. I am assuming the truck is 1999+ and ran fine prior to losing the key? If the truck is 1999+ it means it has PATS (Passive Anti Theft System). When a key is NOT programmed correctly, the engine...

I used to work as a mechanic at a Shell gas station (mid-1970s). My boss did that on a couple of cars while I worked there. One went fine. The other one, I ended up putting an engine in it. THAT is why it scares me... and he only let them idle, didn't even pull them out of the service bay...