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Thanks. Is full aluminum radiators better? Napa here is a rip off, they will charge at least $600 for a rad. From what I know the crack is on the drivers side bottom. It's not a big crack but it's been there since I bought the truck in 2019. Or I can just put another bottle of K seal in the...

I've never lost a car key before, just very careful. Im just going to get it done at my Ford dealer for $190CAD. Also really considering getting my radiator replaced with a new one. The K seal is only going to last so long again. The first bottle last almost a year but the second bottle I think...

Sorry $400CAD. Still a rip off. Anyways a friend suggested I check out a Ford dealer here and they said they will do it for $190CAD ($90 for the key and $100 for the programming). Should I just pay it and do it? It still seems a bit high but I doubt I will find a better price in the city...

I'm going to keep looking but I called one place and they said I had to come in to get a quote. I went in yesterday since I was in the area and the guy quoted me $4000CAD. He said it's only sold as a package and if he cuts the key, he has to program it too. No getting him to cut it then getting...

Thanks for this info. Mechanic suggested a block heater over an oil pan heater. Good point. I've been wanting to get another ignition key cut but I've yet to find a place who can do it on this truck.

Can you tell me which products you add to your gas tank in the winter? I checked amazon and all the Isopropyl Alcohol products are labelled as rubbing alcohol. And the other one is holy expensive. It's like pouring gold into the gas tank

I will look into one of those oil pan heaters, thanks. How difficult are block heaters to install? Maybe get that instead? Just because I've heard mix results on the stick on ones that stick to your oil pan. I will likely just get one of the better rated ones on Amazon, they're $115CAD but...

Does that alcohol prevent gas from freezing in the gas lines and gas tank? Thanks I will try to find some. It's not often that it's this cold in Calgary. Last winter we didn't get temps this low. Im not sure if ethanol blend gas is required but from what I see, pretty much all the gas stations...

Yes temps with windchill. When it was -51C last Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun, without windchill it was -40C. I do have a battery trickle charger that I have on my battery on both my cars and I plug it in when it's cold so my batteries don't deplete at all. I'm still puzzled what froze on the truck...

Oh I see, good to know this, thank you. From what I know Canadian muffler shops aren't required to check part numbers before welding. I've had stuff welded twice to previous cars and a current car and I was never asked about part numbers.

I got the call from my mechanic couple hours ago. He said he started the truck and it started right up with no problems on the first try. So glad to hear this, so no repair bill, woohoo. It is -25C today as opposed to -50C four or five days ago. But still doesn't make sense on how it just...

Wow thanks, sounds like your friend got a good deal. I will see what I can find on ebay if it's my cats. When I was quoted for new cats over a year ago, they wanted $1400CAD for just one.

Thanks I will look into that. Hopefully it's not the cats but just in case. We'll see what it is fuel pump, cats or fuel filter.

Where do you find new cats for that cheap? I was quoted $1400CAD a piece here about 6 months ago. That doesn't even include labour. I haven't listed for the fuel pump no. It's been so cold out but it's much warmer today and is only going to get warmer the next couple of days. Depending when my...

Prestone coolant for GM/Ford cars. Replacing cats on a truck this old can't be worth the money. Cats are expensive and one alone would be worth more than the truck

Okay good to know, thanks. But you're honestly not suggesting I put all the money into new cats on a 28 year old truck are you? It's just not worth it.

That's what Im hoping too, that it just needs to warm up! That it was just the cold and that would cost me nothing. Even if it's the fuel filter, it will be a low cost repair. Fuel pump would obviously cost more. Is replacing the fuel pump on these a big job?

I'm not going to replace the cats because they're so expensive and not worth it on a truck this old. So ill eventually just have them cut off and removed. Hope it's just the fuel filter and not the pump. But the pump on mine is still stock from what I know.

Okay thanks. So it sounds like it's the fuel pump or clogged cat. My mechanic said possibly the fuel filter too. The truck was just towed to his shop a couple hours ago. I have had the CEL light on for about a month now saying faulty cat. I would clear it and then 2 days later it would pop up...

Thanks. The truck was running perfectly fine prior to Friday not starting. And had no starting issues.

Thanks. Where is this throttle body? Does it need to be sprayed while trying to start the truck? I have the CEL on but it's the code for faulty cats.

Ok thanks. I'm shocked to be honest. So they're as good as AC Delco and Denso? $220 CAD on Rock Auto for a new Bosch one is a good deal.

I checked Rock Auto but they only have the Denso for the v8 explorer I believe with the keypad.

It has been -50C here the past few days but still, I have a battery charger plugged into the truck so that the battery stays charged in the morning. Anyways I tried starting it 2 days ago and it turns over fine but just won't start. Even tried boosting it with my Noco GB70, my own car and my...

I thought Bosch wasn't that good?