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transam

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  1. When you turn the ignition off, lock the doors, the battery is still working, feeds are still being supplied to stuff, so over time it will probably take out the battery. A battery removed or disconnected will still lose charge too, but at a much slower rate, so giving it a charge every few months is a good idea, a job for a friend. Personally, I would leave the battery connected, buy a milliamp trickle charger and leave it connected to the battery. My fun ride spent most of its life in the garage connected to a milliamp trickle charger for months at a time over many years, always had a fully charged battery to turn the 7 litres of engine...????
  2. First, have you checked the tyre pressures, sounds daft but on my ol' truck it made a huge difference to the ride. If the ride does not have fancy suspension settings, you may be able to source adjustable shox to set on soft. On my Toyota truck I had to replace the rear shox, I put on some recommended after market ones, the ride quality was cr_p, they were so stiff the suspension was near gone, a week later I put some cheap replacements, all OK again..
  3. If it's a basic ride, it might be a good idea to sell it on, as when you return it will be near 12 years old....... But, if it is looked at as family, pump up the tyres to around 40 psi, cut up some cardboard boxes to shield the tyres, other than that I would not worry as it will be started now and again. A battery milliamp trickle charger maybe a good idea, the type you leave connected.
  4. Sounds like the cop was having a bad day, just forget the pipe, but drive on the correct side in future, you will live longer too...????
  5. It seems your A/C has some auto features even if the system is turned off, which means you have sensors to do this. If a sensor is faulty, then it could turn the system on when it is turned off, or the auto thingy is doing its job. Have a read here, start at page 90... http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/Catalog/owner_information/P375_ICA_Australia_Print1_April2014_EB3B-19G219-ZAA.pdf
  6. That reads like it's for the mentally challenged driver, and a lot that could go wrong .......????..............????
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