The STUPIDEST thing ever done by any OEM!!!
This has to be it. Washer nozzles in the hood. Whoever came up with this retarded idea should be FIRED!!! First it was the imports back in the 80's. Now every American OEM, GM, Ford and Chrysler...
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I had a '90 T-Bird SC, the washer was in the engine bay attached to the fender well. My '93 SC they moved it in front of the rad support! When we drove from CA to CT winter of '95 the damn thing kept freezing up when the temps dropped due to no warm air around the resivoir!
I have had my nozzles freeze up if they were mounted on the hood, wipers, cowl or even on the cowl under the rear edge of the hood, not to mention just being blocked by ice.
The only in-tank fuel pumps that I replaced were due to blocked filter screens (replaced pump and screens while I was in there).
I have seen many of the Big 3 industrial I-6's with several hundred K on them. Mostly the Ford 300 with individual rod throws. They were longer, but fairly low maint. (Except carbs)
I agree that there are too many electronic gee-gaws in the new vehicles. Not being able to install an aftermarket radio because the OEM one controls info flow to your dash, what's up with that?
Add an extra light bulb, get an alert or trouble code!
My wife's H2 doesn't have a traction control off setting! What happens when you need wheel spin to clear the treads of snow or mud? I have tripped both ABS and TC off by 2-footing gas/brake in deep snow on my steep driveway trying to generate wheel spin to dig down and keep from doing a 180 and winding up in the street (wife's done it 2x) or on the rocks! I know, it has big feet and they act like snow-shoes, but on a steep angle it won't compact >8" without it sheering .
Have a nice day,
MikeH
I have had my nozzles freeze up if they were mounted on the hood, wipers, cowl or even on the cowl under the rear edge of the hood, not to mention just being blocked by ice.
The only in-tank fuel pumps that I replaced were due to blocked filter screens (replaced pump and screens while I was in there).
I have seen many of the Big 3 industrial I-6's with several hundred K on them. Mostly the Ford 300 with individual rod throws. They were longer, but fairly low maint. (Except carbs)
I agree that there are too many electronic gee-gaws in the new vehicles. Not being able to install an aftermarket radio because the OEM one controls info flow to your dash, what's up with that?
Add an extra light bulb, get an alert or trouble code!
My wife's H2 doesn't have a traction control off setting! What happens when you need wheel spin to clear the treads of snow or mud? I have tripped both ABS and TC off by 2-footing gas/brake in deep snow on my steep driveway trying to generate wheel spin to dig down and keep from doing a 180 and winding up in the street (wife's done it 2x) or on the rocks! I know, it has big feet and they act like snow-shoes, but on a steep angle it won't compact >8" without it sheering .
Have a nice day,
MikeH
