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    Hmm - 3 buttons on Driver's Sun Visor. What they do?

    I noticed there are 3 buttons on Driver's Sun Visor. What do they do? There is a little house above them...
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    Whoa....holy speedometer sweet spot!!

    Updates to earlier reported runs. Conditions are in the earlier posts. Tried a couple different speeds and am adding here: 45 MpH - 31mpG. 50 MpH - 33mpG. Tried a "pulse and glide" run - to average 55mph. Concept is to speed (pulse) downhill to perhaps 65mph and glide downhill to perhaps...
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    Bunkhouse Travel Trailer for Behind the '15 EL?

    FWIW, I have seen on RV forums that they do not like to exceed 75-80% of the max tow capacity.
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    Whoa....holy speedometer sweet spot!!

    FWIW - Today, same run: Raining (so used 4H instead of 2A), 27.5mpg.
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    Whoa....holy speedometer sweet spot!!

    2009 Expy EL. Not sure the gearing ratio offhand, but it is heavy duty tow package. And I have AWD. The tests all used the 4A setting. And remember, this is generally downhill (with moderate hills on the way) - uphill much worse. The point was, to compare 55mpg against this "high 60s" sweet...
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    Whoa....holy speedometer sweet spot!!

    I decided to put this to the test, on way to work. Setup: Interstate driving - 5 mile drive first to warm up engine - low hills - generally downhill - 8.5 miles - cruise control mostly. Four Runs (2 - 55mph, 2 - 67 mph) - exact same course and similar traffic: 55MPH - 34mpg, 31.5mpg (avg about...
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    Whoa....holy speedometer sweet spot!!

    I am not convinced that you can rely on short term results such as the OP. I get great mileage downhill, and other situations. But that does not translate into longterm mileage gains based on the mpg guage. I drive 55 on the interstate (THAT is supposed to be a sweet spot based on studies I...
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    cool air vent control

    When I turn the vent control to the left (cool), it makes a loud tapping sound. Every time. Never when turned to warm or in the middle. ??
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    "Air Curtain" technology from 2015

    In 2015, the F150 was redesigned with "Air Curtain technology" to improve MPG. Basically, a grille under the headlights directs air around the front wheels, acting like a wheel skirt - avoiding the turbulence around the front wheels...
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    Has anybody painted/plastidip the Eddie Bauer external trim?

    Do not use the link above, getting certificate has been revoked warning
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    Question on panels on either side of 3rd row seat Expy EL

    FWIW - this site claims to have free downloads of owners manuals and workshop manuals for different years of Expeditions. https://manuals.co/workshop/ford/expedition There are other sites where you can download repair manual PDF for a few bucks (just search on Repair manual Expedition + the year).
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    Question on panels on either side of 3rd row seat Expy EL

    basic question on panels on either side of 3rd row seat Expy EL (with the cupholders). Is there a simple way to remove these temporarily (without breaking or scratching them). Obviously not in the owner's manual...
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    Scammed or Clueless? 2009 Expedition

    yelp is hardly the Gold Standard of review sites. They are spammed by both business owners (questionable 5 stars) and competitors (questionable 1 stars) alike. 3 of the 1 stars are in the last couple weeks. Endurance has a 4.83/5.0 on BBB with over 650 reviews and an A+ rating. These are real...
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    Scammed or Clueless? 2009 Expedition

    13,000 miles per year, which is my personal average. The company is Endurance, which had about as good a reputation as I could find
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    Scammed or Clueless? 2009 Expedition

    $500 had nothing to do with the warranty company that rejected the claim. Was the warranty I originally bought to go with the vehicle. The $6,600 out of pocket has not been pursued yet. As said, just getting new timing chain and water pump in already reduced the cost significantly. pocketful...
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