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[swathdiver]

Took my wife and folks up to Savannah for the weekend. Not enough time! As luck would have it, my main event, visiting the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum, was closed while in town. We enjoyed the great food, hospitality and the charming city. Have to go back with two or three days next time.

The Yukon handled the trip with perfection. She got 18.5 MPG loaded to 7100 pounds at 74 mph heading north on Racetrac 93.

Gas price gripes:

Stopped at a Chevron in Vero, they wanted $5.69 a gallon so we drove next door to Ractrac and purchased 93 for $4.09. Nobody anywhere near was even close to charging that much.

Then, just before leaving Savannah, pulled in to a Chevron in town and they wanted an even $5.00 a gallon. No thanks! Drove 73 miles to Brunswick and got Chevron 93 for $3.899 a gallon! Still had a hundred miles of range but knew fuel in Jacksonville would be more expensive.

 

[Sparksalot]

Took my wife and folks up to Savannah for the weekend. Not enough time! As luck would have it, my main event, visiting the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum, was closed while in town. We enjoyed the great food, hospitality and the charming city. Have to go back with two or three days next time.

The Yukon handled the trip with perfection. She got 18.5 MPG loaded to 7100 pounds at 74 mph heading north on Racetrac 93.

Gas price gripes:

Stopped at a Chevron in Vero, they wanted $5.69 a gallon so we drove next door to Ractrac and purchased 93 for $4.09. Nobody anywhere near was even close to charging that much.

Then, just before leaving Savannah, pulled in to a Chevron in town and they wanted an even $5.00 a gallon. No thanks! Drove 73 miles to Brunswick and got Chevron 93 for $3.899 a gallon! Still had a hundred miles of range but knew fuel in Jacksonville would be more expensive.

That museum is really cool. I visited it 7 or 8 years ago.

 

[swathdiver]

That museum is really cool. I visited it 7 or 8 years ago.

Definitely going back!

 

[swathdiver]

Oldest daughter was leaving a store the other day, she put the key i the ignition, turned it and BANG! A muffled explosion from under the hood and the lights went out!

She popped the hood and this is what she found:




As you can see, the battery exploded. Fitting for this 2017 Ferd Escape. They replaced the battery and drove on. I can only imagine the problems brewing from all acid flying all over the engine compartment.

Clean your terminals!

 

[iamdub]

Oldest daughter was leaving a store the other day, she put the key i the ignition, turned it and BANG! A muffled explosion from under the hood and the lights went out!

She popped the hood and this is what she found:
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As you can see, the battery exploded. Fitting for this 2017 Ferd Escape. They replaced the battery and drove on. I can only imagine the problems brewing from all acid flying all over the engine compartment.

Clean your terminals!

Dirty terminals caused that? And, yeah, there's gonna be corrosion everywhere you'd never reach to clean.

 

[swathdiver]

Dirty terminals caused that?

That or the plates touched. It's a Group 48 battery like ours, but cannot tell if it was maintenance free or not. I read that this can happen when they are too low on water and something causes the plates to get loose and touch. Probably the latter, the corrosion spread across the top and arced I guess. I'm not learned enough to tell for sure from those two pictures she sent me.

 

[George B]

Just blow a bunch of baking soda all over under there and rinse it down with a shower from the hose.

 

[gooffeyguy]

About 25 years ago my ex-wife's ****** did that. She went to leave for work and turned the key and heard a pop then a bunch of liquid hitting the garage floor.

I was already at work and she didn't tell me about it and thought it was strange when I came home that afternoon and pulled into the garage and saw her car there with the hood open and a puddle of battery acid under the car.

Baking soda neutralized it all, but I have some pitting in the concrete floor in that area

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[kbuskill]

Just blow a bunch of baking soda all over under there and rinse it down with a shower from the hose.

Was just going to say this....

Mix up some baking soda and water in a spray bottle and just coat EVERYTHING, especially down inside the fenders and anywhere it could have gotten between layers of metal.

 

[Sparksalot]

About 25 years ago my ex-wife's ****** did that. She went to leave for work and turned the key and heard a pop then a bunch of liquid hitting the garage floor.

I was already at work and she didn't tell me about it and thought it was strange when I came home that afternoon and pulled into the garage and saw her car there with the hood open and a puddle of battery acid under the car.

Baking soda neutralized it all, but I have some pitting in the concrete floor in that area

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Of course. No cars or radar detectors are named for hookers.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Of course. No cars or radar detectors are named for hookers.

But hookers isn't censored lol.

 

[Sparksalot]

But hookers isn't censored lol.

It was a test. Gofigger.

 

[swathdiver]

Been quite busy with 2 of the three trucks as of late.

One of my donor 9.5 rear axles has broken parking brake mounts and they are discontinued with no luck finding replacements. I do have two axles I can scrounge parts from if necessary.

Upper dash trim panel, the one on top under and against the glass has seen better days, the vents have cracked and been falling away over the years. A new GM one is about $300 and Dorman has one for about $72. Part number 926-336. Great reviews on Amazon. Came in today and opened it up, part looks great, well made and accurate with reinforcements underneath.

I'll try to remember to take photos when we install it next week when it's not raining.

 

[iamdub]

Been quite busy with 2 of the three trucks as of late.

One of my donor 9.5 rear axles has broken parking brake mounts and they are discontinued with no luck finding replacements. I do have two axles I can scrounge parts from if necessary.

Upper dash trim panel, the one on top under and against the glass has seen better days, the vents have cracked and been falling away over the years. A new GM one is about $300 and Dorman has one for about $72. Part number 926-336. Great reviews on Amazon. Came in today and opened it up, part looks great, well made and accurate with reinforcements underneath.

I'll try to remember to take photos when we install it next week when it's not raining.

In addition to the good online reviews, @pwtr02ss has that Dorman piece with a new dash. IIRC, he basically said (not verbatim) that you'd have to really study it to tell any difference. I think there's only a slight color and grain difference. Not a $228 difference.

 

[pwtr02ss]

In addition to the good online reviews, @pwtr02ss has that Dorman piece with a new dash. IIRC, he basically said (not verbatim) that you'd have to really study it to tell any difference. I think there's only a slight color and grain difference. Not a $228 difference.

Grain is pretty well spot on. Color is ever so slightly off. Not enough to bother me

 

[Sparksalot]

Grain is pretty well spot on. Color is ever so slightly off. Not enough to bother me
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It's the one I'd use on thecopcar, but that part is still good. It's the main dash that's fubar.

 

[randeez]

Been quite busy with 2 of the three trucks as of late.

One of my donor 9.5 rear axles has broken parking brake mounts and they are discontinued with no luck finding replacements. I do have two axles I can scrounge parts from if necessary.

Upper dash trim panel, the one on top under and against the glass has seen better days, the vents have cracked and been falling away over the years. A new GM one is about $300 and Dorman has one for about $72. Part number 926-336. Great reviews on Amazon. Came in today and opened it up, part looks great, well made and accurate with reinforcements underneath.

I'll try to remember to take photos when we install it next week when it's not raining.

all sales final

 

[randeez]

Grain is pretty well spot on. Color is ever so slightly off. Not enough to bother me
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link/pn? nm it was there
replaced whole dash and thought that piece was fine...turned out it wasnt

 

[pwtr02ss]

link/pn? nm it was there
replaced whole dash and thought that piece was fine...turned out it wasnt

I bought on eBay at the time because it was a few dollars cheaper. I did the same as you. Replaced the dash then realized the tabs were broken on that piece. Plastic welded the tabs back on and it broke again in a few months. The rattles drove me nuts. $70 was an easy fix

 

[Foggy]

Is the dorman part just a dash cover??? Like lays over the original cover ??
Or is the actual top dash piece that you totally replace ????