Picked her up today and stranded due to coolant leak. RESOLVED: Secure your coolant hose with a ziptie !

[Wanted33]

Lucky the FE was parked up front, was too lazy to walk out to mine. What I don't do for you guys....

You are da man Phil. My wife says I have quite the Redneck Engineering degree, and I see you must have also. I've checked the Rednecks repair manual, and you are spot on in the use of zip ties. That repair should be noted in the re-print of the manul next year. Keep up the good work brother. And, if I ever get my Bronco with the 2.7L I'll have the zip ties in my pocket so the tech can git 'er done........

Seriously thank you. At this point in this Bronco fiasco I'd don't have a lot of faith that Ford will do this even after you took the time to report the problem.

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[flip]

You are da man Phil. My wife says I have quite the Redneck Engineering degree, and I see you must have also. I've checked the Rednecks repair manual, and you are spot on in the use of zip ties. That repair should be noted in the re-print of the manul next year. Keep up the good work brother. And, if I ever get my Bronco with the 2.7L I'll have the zip ties in my pocket so the tech can git 'er done........

Seriously thank you. At this point in this Bronco fiasco I'd don't have a lot of faith that Ford will do this even after you took the time to report the problem.

God forbid they try to do themselves any favors to keep warranty costs down and customer satisfaction up.

 

[Bronco21fan]

God forbid they try to do themselves any favors to keep warranty costs down and customer satisfaction up.

Why the hell did they put the hose so close to the pulley I wonder

 

[NatureMan]

Jeep owners would love this thread.

Found
On
Road
Dead

 

[flip]

Why the hell did they put the hose so close to the pulley I wonder

I don't think it was intentional design. If I had to guess I'd say some of it is inherent flex in the whole hose web and tolerance for installation. I've seen closer on other vehicles but they were secured by brackets or additional clamps/clips. Just one of those "oh shit" after the fact issues that come up. The important thing is someone in engineering or failure analysis understands how and why it happened then get's with the correct team to fix it. What I've seen is communication between departments at Ford (at least the one's I interact with) has to be some of the worst across any industry in the US.

 

[MZBHAVN]

I swap engines for a good time but with a tow allegedly 45 minutes away and having no tools, getting covered in antifreeze with limited clothing was not high on my to-do list. Thanks for the excellent advice, though

Did it get back to SAC and what is the update on issue?

 

[VoltageDrop]

Did it get back to SAC and what is the update on issue?

@flip gets the gold star! A customer who can't take delivery yet donated his hose to my cause and we left Stephens just before 5. Loving the drive! Massive thanks to that customer if you're on here!

Maybe @Administrator needs to make a PSA about this? It's now part of the PDI process at SAC.

 

[NatureMan]

Wait....
I thought it was
Fix
Or
Repair
Daily
??

Thank God my other Ford's I've had good luck with.... Knock on wood

Fix
It
Again
Tony?

 

[SVTLightning]

@flip gets the gold star! A customer who can't take delivery yet donated his hose to my cause and we left Stephens just before 5. Loving the drive! Massive thanks to that customer if you're on here!

Maybe @Administrator needs to make a PSA about this? It's now part of the PDI process at SAC.

That other customer deserves a beer or 12 for this too! Hell of a move to help get you on the road quicker.

 

[Go_Galt]

That other customer deserves a beer or 12 for this too! Hell of a move to help get you on the road quicker.

No kidding. After all this, the chances that I'd let anyone cannibalize my build to fix their stuff is 0%.

I nominate whoever it is for sainthood.

 

[kodiakisland]

@flip gets the gold star! A customer who can't take delivery yet donated his hose to my cause and we left Stephens just before 5. Loving the drive! Massive thanks to that customer if you're on here!

Maybe @Administrator needs to make a PSA about this? It's now part of the PDI process at SAC.

Wait. You mean you weren’t too dumb or lazy to righty tightly a screwdriver?

 

[RPF]

I went and checked on mine, and it appeared to be touching the A/C Compressor clutch hub. When I felt its hose and braided covering it didn't feel like any damage had taken place, luckily so it was just barely clearing. I put a zip tie around it to keep it well away from the compressor.

I couldn't get the camera down to get a good pic of the problem area, but here is where the zip tie goes around the neighboring intercooler hose.

 

[Chief1301]

I don't think it was intentional design. If I had to guess I'd say some of it is inherent flex in the whole hose web and tolerance for installation. I've seen closer on other vehicles but they were secured by brackets or additional clamps/clips. Just one of those "oh shit" after the fact issues that come up. The important thing is someone in engineering or failure analysis understands how and why it happened then get's with the correct team to fix it. What I've seen is communication between departments at Ford (at least the one's I interact with) has to be some of the worst across any industry in the US.

@Ford Motor Company Read this post. Especially the last sentence. And FIX THESE ISSUES!

 

[malt_liqueur]

What I've seen is communication between departments at Ford (at least the one's I interact with) has to be some of the worst across any industry in the US.

sadly I dont think its limited to Ford. Every large company has these issues. Everything is siloed and nobody talks to each other.

 

[flip]

sadly I dont think its limited to Ford. Every large company has these issues. Everything is siloed and nobody talks to each other.

It's painful at times because of the additional work it creates for us, because of systems that were supposed to be more efficient that aren't, staffing problems on Ford's end but ultimately don't resolve issues any faster for the customer.

Ford's success and our success is directly tied together. If I can help them make their products better, meaning reduce their expenses and increase customer satisfaction, it's a no brainer. The hard part is seeing things and not being able to get to "the" person in the Ivory Tower that can do something about it. Once in a great while you'll find someone inside that knows their stuff and can do their job. You develop a working relationship with them and one day, poof, they're gone.

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