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No need to buy OEM. You can always find a matching aftermarket plug, they're all pretty much the same in length, give it a millimeter here or there. The plugs are deep down in the hole for most (double) overhead cam engines. OVH are always in the side of the head, I think.

Should be. It’s how it’s attached in the first place. You need to remove the masonite panel inside and it should be somewhat accessible.

You mean the handle has detached and is nowhere to be found or it's blank from the factory?

Sync is not relevant anymore, don’t worry about it. I have the most basic radio with Bluetooth and USB. Its only job is to stream the Bluetooth audio from the phone and does it just fine. There has been sunglass holder talk here recently. Feel free to browse.

The engine coil light flashing means "check engine". May be numerous things: clogged filter or a bad pump. The error code will give you more hints.

And exhaust fumes smell. Dem liberals want to take away leaded gasoline.

Oh wow, didn't even know there's a 4-pin trailer plug but it makes sense for US territory where there are combined brake light/turn signal combos.

I wonder why did Ford leave the compartment out of USDM units. Not that it’s a cheaper car in the US. And the headlight adjustment knob while we’re at it.

There are 13 pins in my EU trailer plug. Can be used with the 7 pin (old type) adapter and it also senses the trailer hooked up so you should be able to rewire it to your US socket.

Weird. Moveable mesh bulkhead means like the rear seat one in Mk1 where you can remove it by undoing just 4 bolts or so? A fixed bulkhead is not moveable by any means. Then there's the cage bulkhead with a door to allow long items to be transported. Less bulkhead means there is none. Probably for conversion. Or check your local regulations if they allow a van without a bulkhead. They don't here.

No. European regulations require a barrier (a bulkhead or cage) between the cargo and passenger compartments to avoid injury due to cargo relocation in case of heavy braking or crash.

The rigid bulkhead in a van model is not structural. It's bolted to the body and easily accessible. The side bolts are visible, roof bolts are hidden behind the headliner and floor bolts under the cargo floor liner. Naturally removing the bulkhead will weaken the structural rigidity by some margin. The passenger models do not have the bulkhead and are doing just fine. As the middle seat belts are bolted to the bulkhead you need to change the seating capacity in the registration papers to two when removing the seat belt. And disable cargo use, possibly.

Yes. It's been standard on all Fords over here since mid-nineties.

It's not expensive over here, perhaps €50..100 plus.

Love the trailer, looks business.

The crack does not bother the use of defroster. It may only snap the wires it passes but the rest will still work.

All are 24/7 hot.

I made an adapter puck out of a block of wood. Made a slit in one side to match the lift point. You can put the support under control arm attachment points, body side.

Impossible with my dealer, they are collectively dumb as a bag of hammers except a few specialists like body works manager and one sales guy.

Okay. I would've thought it's an actual relay, computer controlled or not.

Just make sure the weight rating matches.

Is the trailer plug original? It should disable beeping if it senses the trailer plugged in.

Is it the 2.5? The Ecoboost is rather loud at idle.

Back in the day I drove an Alero, the clicker was louder than anything else in the car. It was like opening and slamming shut the glove box or something.

Not with one click AFAIK: