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Looking for an answer to a specific question I have about meshing several Unifi APs together. For context, I’m mildly familiar with Unifi products. Our place of worship has a USG, which feeds into a Unifi PoE switch, which feeds, amongst other connected devices, a single Unifi AP. No meshing is...

Attended my first Monster Jam event at Ford Field today in Detroit. I have to say, I love how the series operates. Also, it’s super underrated and needs more eyeballs on it. I am admittedly a racing super fan. Been following racing and attending races since I was a little kid. I follow F1...

This is in regard to our 2016 Explorer 2.3 EcoBoost turbo. Vehicle is stock (why would you modify an Explorer anyway?). Anyway, last summer I experimented with a DIY cold air intake just to see what effect it would have on the turbo/induction noise. This was a cheap science project. I wasn't...

I’ve noticed that many of the late-model Escapes (2020+) I see have very dirty front wheels from brake dust. Do they use a compound that dusts heavily? I notice this on cars that are clean also, so it’s not owner neglect. These cars are all likely on OEM pads still.

I’ve been thinking about this lately, and wanted to get your input if I’m off base or not here. We travelled to Europe this past spring, and I noticed that many vehicles, more than here in the states it seemed, had off-brand tires. Perhaps they were more well known brands there that we don’t get...

Just changed the factory plugs today in our Explorer. Quite easy, just had to disconnect a couple vacuum lines and one of the intake tubes. All plugs came out pretty easy, although cylinder #3 seemed just a tad looser than the rest. Anyway, the factory gap should be .027” - .031”. All 4 plugs...

This is more of an observation than anything else, and it’s a long read, but… it really bums me out how QUIET the turbo is on our 2016 Explorer 2.3 EcoBoost. Now I’m not expecting to hear full BOV noises and whatnot and I don’t want it to sound like a toy, just a satisfying faint whistle when...

The OEM Michelin Latitude Tour HP tires on our Explorer are getting close to replacement time. They will be 8 years old by the time spring rolls around next year. I run dedicated winter tires, so I’m not concerned how they’ll perform this coming winter; they’re not used in the cold. Currently...

I don’t want one of the oiled or synthetic media ones, but rather a paper/OEM material cone style filter. Does such a thing exist? I need it for a custom intake. Flow with a paper/conventional media filter won’t be an issue, and I’d prefer the better filtering over something that promises better...

When we bought our 2016 Explorer 2.3 EcoBoost last year, I couldn’t help but notice that when the engine is running, there is an unmistakable “hissing” noise coming from the engine at all times. It’s noticeable at idle, and especially when driving next to a wall, etc. if you’ve ever heard what a...

My 2008 Sedona died out on the road today. Well, it died slowly. It has the original alternator at 209,000 miles old. It started shifting very erratically. Then lights started popping up on the dash when the revs dropped. I pulled over and used my multimeter to check battery voltage, and it...

This is on our 2016 Explorer. Trying to chase down a braking vibration at higher speeds. Just replaced the rear rotors and pads, so I know those aren’t the issue. The pictures here are from the fronts. They were replaced about 3 years ago (pads and rotors), and the wear is actually very even on...

My wife and I are traveling to Europe soon. We want to be reachable at all times in case of a family emergency, and it’s been awhile since we’ve travelled to Europe so I want to make sure I’ve got this right: During our trip, I’ll turn off my Verizon esim on my iPhone and turn on my DATA ONLY...

Our 2016 Explorer seems to be wearing the rear tires far more quickly than the fronts. Not unevenly across the tread, since the wear appears uniform… just quickly. This past winter we drove the vehicle down to Florida on some older winter tires. Throughout the trip the fronts registered...

In your water heater that is. Our water heater was built mid 2015, and we bought the house in late 2017 and I haven’t touched it since. The rod appeared original and honestly had a ton of life left. I find that strange, since I’ve seen reports of people saying theirs was shot after a few years...

I’m going to purchase one of the one-man brake bleeding systems out there. I like the Motive pressurized style setup (specifically the 0107 model; 3 prong style for Ford and Asian products). I know there are also some that are vacuum based instead of pressurizing the reservoir. What other brands...

This may seem like a silly question, but hear me out… I had to pull the generator out today as the ice storm here knocked our power out for nearly 18 hours. First lesson I learned is don’t run the carb dry for storage… where there’s no fuel, there will be moisture, and it will freeze. 😳 Anyway...

I’ve used Collinite 845 for 10ish years now (partly because the bottle lasts so long). I really like how easy it is to apply and remove, isn’t a pain if you get some on plastic trim, etc. The problem is it doesn’t last super long after you apply it. I need something that lasts longer if...

The vehicle in question is our 2016 Explorer 2.3T AWD. It has a small rear diff for the AWD system, holds like 1.1qts of fluid. I’m going to change out the factory 80w90 when it warms up and I’m doing some homework on what to replace it with. I want synthetic, hands down, but the options for syn...

My wife and I both have iPhones. Me a 13 Pro, her an 11. We recently went on a long road trip, almost 23 hours one way. The strange thing was, neither of our phones would charge past a certain point during the whole trip, using either a plug-in charger brick or the Ford Sync usb cable...