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    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Are you sure those are the right type lug nut? They look like cone seat lug nuts. What you want are cone seat bulge style lug nuts. Bulge lug nuts have an extended seating surface that is designed to match the wider seating surface used on some aluminum wheels.
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    GEN 1 Ford coolant

    https://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricants.com/resources/quickreferencecharts The third pdf explains this.
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    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Number one suspect is a squirrel.
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    Looking for Easy but Scenic Colorado Trails

    Here is the link to the previous Breckenridge trail thread: https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/breckenridge-co-trail-suggestions.85022/#post-1649632 Still lots of snow in the passes. The tunnel near the top of Rollins pass has been collapsed for a long time. If you stay in Breckenridge...
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    SCARY "almost" no start...

    Instructions say to remove fuse 27 from the holder. Also to place heat shrink around the cut off end that goes to fuse 27 holder. You should be able to pull the red/blue out of the way and solder and heat shrink to the wire provided in the kit. Use a piece of aluminum foil to protect other...
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    GEN 1 Forscan Spreadsheet

    With the newer versions of Forscan you do not need the spreadsheet values to make common changes. You just select what you want. Then flash. Here is what tire pressure settings look like: Also you can't go wrong with the obd link adapter recommended by Forscan from amazon...
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    Coolant flush and change?

    I think that your radiator drain or radiator may be partially blocked. When I drain my 2014 I get about 6 to 8 quarts including what is in the overflow tank. When I drain I leave the radiator cap on. This will siphon out the overflow tank. When the overflow tank is almost empty put a hose pinch...
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    How to reconnect rubber thingy under radiator?

    Here is a screenshot from the 2014 service manual. Oddly enough they show four.
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    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Did you try using the magnetic flexible pickup tool ? I see you have tried with the flexible claw pickup tool. I think twine will be too limp. Maybe use tie wire instead with a noose like loop on the end but you will need to be able to see it and use the claw or the magnet to hold it.
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    4x4TruckLEDs.com Ranked as one of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies

    Here is my experience with their customer service: Ordered a Gen 1 Morimotto triple fog light kit. One of the brackets was incorrectly packaged by the factory. There is only a slight difference in height. After a couple of emails to Adam explaining the situation a new pair of brackets were sent...
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    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Here is one of the reroute threads. https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/wiring-harness-re-route.9648/ This is what I did.
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    Fog lights - 4 Fogs or 2 Fogs w/ 2 others?

    I would recommend the Morimoto triple kit. Scroll down this sub form and you will find the link. White wide and Yellow wide pass SAE tests.
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    What did u do to your raptor today?

    I don't know how much Mercon LV you will need for a flush or what the power steering system capacity is but if you have 1.5 + quarts left over you can use it to change the transfer case fluid in your 2013.
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    What did u do to your raptor today?

    https://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricants.com/Products/Details?cid=100&pid=300
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    Crazy lug nut question and situation...

    I bought these. https://www.ebay.com/itm/161600211130?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5338805043&toolid=20001&mkevt=1
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