Author Topic: A few more truck questions. (Read 348 times)

Hawklore · « **on:** August 04, 2006, 11:27:24 AM »

Ok #1.

After I run the Air Conditioner for awhile, on max it's quicker then low.

I get a hum from the Air Filter compartment.

This has been confirmed because when I pop the airfilter lid the hum is louder.

I heard this sound from another Ford Vehicle aswell on the highway, so it's gotta be something with the ford model. My vehicle is a Mazda 1998 B4000 (Ford Ranger V6).

I left it at the mechanics (CarMax) for a week while on vacation and they couldn't get it to make the noise.

#2.

I want to wire some additonal lights to the dimmer switch/cab/dome light switch inside.

I was wondering what all would be required to run some lights (LED) to this switch so that when I turn on the inside dome light the LED's turn on aswell. (These are just for fun, those LED Windshield Wiper Sprayers, figured the chrome looked good on the truck and the LED's would be fun to play with at night. Off Road of course.)

#3.

How much would a cap on the bed of a truck reduce the MPG and Acceleration?

Hawklore · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2006, 05:47:59 PM »

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2006, 06:12:31 PM »

Dude, get rid of that piece of junk and get yourself a dumbtruck.

Hawklore · « **Reply #3 on:** August 04, 2006, 07:02:28 PM »

It's my first truck...

nirvana · « **Reply #4 on:** August 04, 2006, 07:37:21 PM »

#1 Your A/C fan is probably blowing faster to cool it more, check to see if you have 1 or 2 fans.

#2 Not really sure, sorry

#3 Seems to me as though it'd make very little difference, it should be more streamlined (ever see bed covers on trucks?) except for the gap between the cab and the bed, but it's heavier so you might end up the same with or without.

Golfer · « **Reply #5 on:** August 04, 2006, 11:13:06 PM »

Get a chevy.

rpm · « **Reply #6 on:** August 04, 2006, 11:45:08 PM »

The cap should not effect your milage much at all. If anything, it reduces drag. The hum is probably nothing to worry about.

As far as adding lights, I'd reccomend putting them on a seperate circuit.

Oh, and by no means get a Chevy unless you are a masochist. They are craptastic.

nirvana · « **Reply #7 on:** August 05, 2006, 12:44:42 AM »

He basically has a Ford, how much more craptastic can you get?

Hawklore · « **Reply #8 on:** August 05, 2006, 06:30:29 AM »

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Originally posted by nirvana
He basically has a Ford, how much more craptastic can you get?

Geo

Yugo

Hyundai

Kia

Need I say more?

The lights are only require 12v.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #9 on:** August 05, 2006, 11:01:36 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm
The cap should not effect your milage much at all. If anything, it reduces drag.

Mythbusters did a show on whether driving with the tailgate down vs up made any difference. Tailgate down was if anything worse.

A bubble forms in the bed and smooths the airflow as it moves over the bed. The bubble builds a kind of dynamic fastback effect.

I could be that a canopy replaces the fastback bubble with a fiberglass squareback block and could actually reduce effeciency.

JTs · « **Reply #10 on:** August 05, 2006, 01:14:38 PM »

i have 106 led's on the kw and trailer. just remember to wire them all in a series. all positive to one wire and all negitive to the other. its alot of fun trying to find the one you put in backward.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 05, 2006, 02:41:28 PM »

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Originally posted by Hawklore
Geo

Yugo

Hyundai

Kia

Need I say more?

The lights are only require 12v.

Hyundai makes a better car than any of the US makers. Go down to Hertz and try a Sonata LX

Hawklore · « **Reply #12 on:** August 06, 2006, 11:33:15 AM »

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Originally posted by FUNKED1
Hyundai makes a better car than any of the US makers. Go down to Hertz and try a Sonata LX

Ehh..

Whatever..

I don't have tiny digits and arms, so repairs would be a *****.