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I ordered a Bronco Wildtrak on the second day that Ford was taking reservations. That was about 2 years ago. About two weeks ago I took delivery. Here it is on one of the less-traveled ways up Mount Palomar. Sea-Level to 5,000 feet in 50 miles.

Finally got it registered and plated and out for a shakedown ride. And I picked up a set of bags from Fotoguzzi to go with a set of racks that I had powder-coated. They are the cool Hepco Becker ones with the paintable panels. I'm going to visit a "wrapper" to see if they can make it look like the tail section with the grey diamonds and Nero Corsa script.

You should bring it out to Moab and western Colorado. We take our Jeep there as often as we can. The high mountain passes in Colorado are fun. And Moab is pretty much Disneyland for offroading. The first picture is us in our Jeep out around Moab, on a trail called 7 Mile Rim, the second is a local place near us in WV called Chaos OFP.

It's a super-competent off-roader. I got to participate in a Ford event, called Off-Roadeo before I took delivery. I went to the one near Las Vegas. The trail masters put us in all kinds of difficult spots intentionally so we could experience the vehicle's features and capabilities. Bummer about the Ford experience in Australia. I've been overall happy with my Ford trucks, but have no experience with a new Ford car. I'm fortunate that there is a very good dealer near me. I also bought the extended warranty, as it is a new model and they had a lot of production delays.

Hi, I haven't seen an answer to your question. The bypass screw increase air flow thru the bypass when opened and vice versa. Which takes care of the air mass portion in idle and a bit above. The CO trim in/decreases fuel in idle and up to 3k rpm, which is the 2nd part of the AFR equation. Some might remember that my BINs are based on completely closed bypass screws and 0 CO trim, the required AFR adjustment was done via fuel injection values instead. Cheers Meinolf

looking at some pictures and realized that I left Docc pondering my cryptic message, which was a riff on the famous line in the Blue Brothers movie. My mission was to ride snowmobile tracks and get some stunning views. Accomplished:

Greatminds... I think the Japanese attraction to the V7 is somehow related to the Marusho/Lilac V-twins of the 50s and early 60s. Regarding "catch cans", did a very elementary variation of that on my 650 Yamaha, which being a 360º crank, had tons of oil mist (653cc exactly) pumped out of the breather each rotation. Fabbed up an alloy baffle and connected hoses from the OEM "Y" splitter to the countershaft sprocket cover. In three months, rode 15K miles through 38 states with zero lube and one chain adjustment.

OK, fair enough - the 360º crank of the KZ400/440 provided a pleasant exhaust note. But, the XS360/400 Yamaha, Honda CB350s, CB360s and Hawks, basically all of the commuter bikes were 180º twins with that Lawn Boy sound. For me it began with 250 and 300 Hondas in the 60s. In an age of Triumphs, BSAs, Nortons and Sportsters, the universal condemnation of a bike was "It sounds like a Honda" The redeeming factor of the EX is the 7K-10K power band when it sounds more like a Waring blender.

Haha, well those "pondering" images are screen shots from said "Blue Brothers" movie. Seen, pondering rather deeply, at 0:15-0:18 in "The Final Demise of the Bluesmobile" . . .

Wow... stirred up some bad Ford experiences. We bought a new Subaru Forester a few years ago and had so many problems that Subaru cut us a check. I am the only person I know to have had an experience like that with a Subaru. It soured us on the brand for a while, but now my wife has a Subaru Crosstrek Sport and we are very happy with it. Hopefully our Bronco will prove as reliable as it is fun. My "daily driver" is still a Moto Guzzi Stelvio. I also carry a AAA gold card that is good for up to 200 miles of towing on any car or motorcycle.

A 510hp wagon?!? Sign me up!

Long factory warranty,, Alfa Romeo Giulia ( wagon ), 510hp screaming italian V6 WITH 7years factory warranty, what coud go wrong Ææh to much dineros for a car, I think. Cheers Tom.

Yes thats right docc. Read and write are for mapping purposes and loading alternative maps. All you need is the Guzzidaig programme to access the ecu and see the parameters in real time and adjust the CO setting. You can also adjust the CO directly in the Eprom but I've never done it that way. That way has the benefit of not even needing to start the engine to change the CO as apposed to getting it above 60 deg C Ciao

What he means docc is that as is tradition with an air cooled race engine you can use fuel to assist in controlling engine temp to a degree but in a street engine that needs to meet emission and economy targets this strategy is not acceptable. One of the many reasons a water cooled engine is so far superior to and air cooled one. Ciao

I'm now sworn off Fords, forever. Ford Australia are total wasters. I've had 3 new Fords in the last 5 years from the same dealer, 2 focus RS Mk3 's and the wifes Kuga(Escape). 2016 model with 95,000 klms up. Two weeks ago the Kuga failed me visiting a relative in the country. Long story short the selector cable end fitting on the transmission had popped off the selector lever because the 50 cent plastic bush on the end fitting had fallen apart. Managed to get it going again and got home. Tie wrapped it in place the next day and took a run to the Ford dealer I'd bought it and the 2 RS's from and explained the issue and their response? Yea mate that's a new shifter cable, $156 and 3 hours labour and half the dash apart to fit it and the broken clips and dash rattles etc that go with that for a 50 cent plastic bush! Total cost $720. @#!#$# that, I'll machine up a bush before I'll pay that. Back home and 15min on the internet and source a Ford USA tech service bulletin for the updated plastic bush ($1.05) and the new protective cap which is a mod to keep oil off the bush, order from the States and it arrives 12 days later. Fifteen mins work to fit and it's done. Ford Australia are more than happy to ignore the US TSB and rip off the customer and the dealer is happy to go along for the ride. So pay the dealer $720 or do it yourself for $3.50. We are close to updating the Kuga and although I like the car I'll never buy another Ford, ever, period. The fish rots from the head down and here it applies to Ford Australia and it's dealers. BTW if you guys think I've accumulated some knowledge on Guzzi V11's it's nothing to what I've gained on Ford Ecoboost engines after the Focus RS Mk3 head gasket recall issue. But that's another story. Phil

That's a good observation, @red lion . . . While the potential adverse effects of connecting the vacuum ports (as a way of eliminating the dubious Fuel Vapor Recovery System) are like minimal, I felt more confident eliminating that cross over that serves no purpose beyond convenience of blocking the taps. After a couple failures using rubber caps that dry out, crack, or loosen over time, I chose silicone caps that are impressively tight and secure. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083FB139Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Expensive and worth it from a Honda dealer on ebay..I won't be without it after using it.

yep. I used silicone spray and many cuss words to do mine. I did not remove any manifold but did make and use different size hardwood 'pry bars' for leverage. I've ordered some of that P-80 for future. Silicone seems to evaporate but also seems to embed somewhat. Don't know long term effects but I've used it for years on many carb boots and similar applications. "seems" to make rubber fresh.

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Yep, search about four posts back . . . I had not thought of adding the battery basket drop to the Wheels Off Maintenance Checklist ! [edit: Done! Thanks @80CX100 ! ]

If the battery tray bracket hasn't been lowered, you may want to consider it. If it's due, bleeding the rear brake at the same time as the clutch. Cleaning up the main ground above the swing arm inboard of the driveshaft. I've probably forgotten something. I think if you search for it, Docc had compiled a list of maintenance items to do/check whenever the rear wheel is off. fwiw

The 1980 T3 California has made it out! It has been a long cold Spring around here. Still cold!!

I'm at 8,300 feet. It's snowing. I have a dirt bike. I'm on a mission from God.

After 160k miles on my 94 Camaro, that LT-1 motor was leaking pretty bad. Also that optispark. My 08 vette LS3 is easier to work on and has a lot of go. Good luck with the Mustangs. I have a buddy in the Mustang club. One fellow shows a black '65 GT fastback with red stripes and interior. It's an absolute knock out.

I've been getting focus back to my 2001 DR650. It's gone through some changes over the years (and so have I) and it ended up in a configuration that was geared and styled for the street and as things change I eventually lost interest in it. Easy to do when you own several bikes. These past weeks have had me putting it all back to 'normal', a stock DR, from which I have begun the 'off road' enhancement. I was never happy with the stock BST (diaphragm) carb, and had done the recommended jetting, and air box mod, and muffler swap, and the header weld grind. Better but still not right. Hoping to end my disappointment I bought a Mikuni TM40 pumper carb and have completed the install and have ridden it about 100 mi. All the things that annoyed me about how the stock bike ran are gone. Anyway... more of that later..... I found a great thread DR650 owners (or any adv owner) should read. An overland traveler has over the years set up 3 DR's and reveals an enormous amount of info about the bikes, accessories, mods, suppliers, updates, and gear. He's traveled the world and been posting since 2015, though it's a pretty quick read. No real travel details, just bike set up. Interesting stuff whatever adv bike you might have for serious nasty road trips. https://advrider.com/f/threads/building-my-ideal-dr650-overlander-bike-build-3.1109914/ check out his facebook page as well. https://www.facebook.com/clinton.logan

Tioga Pass... 9,943' elevation at the West entrance to Yosemite on Hwy 120, on street-oriented tires. Then swapped wheels for some fun single-track, which was nice and damp from the recent rain. Having two complete wheel-sets, one with aggressive knobbies, the other with TKC80s, makes this by far the most versatile motorcycle I've ever had.