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7 hours ago, NIKAL said:

Ford’s V6 3.5 Duratec engines which were put in many Ford models. Edge, Explorer, Flex, Fusion sport, Taurus, F150, some Lincoln & Mazda SUV’s have a huge design flaw!

The water Pump!! 

I just learned last week that Ford designed this engine to have an internal water pump. What that means is the water pump is behind the timing gears and is driven off the timing gear. 

The issue is that when the pump leaks or fails the water goes directly into the oil pan! Great design Ford!!  When this happens it destroys the engine. 

There was a lawsuit that Ford got thrown out as they claim the water pump is a maintenance part that should be replace between 100K and 150k miles. Cost is around $1500 to change as the engine needs to be dropped. 

 

My wife has a 2012 Ford Edge that just turned 100k miles. Cars always garaged, not a scratch, and was always serviced by the Lincoln dealer, as I had a relationship with them. So it’s in great condition!  I was planning on scheduling for its 100K service when she was driving it on the freeway and the dash lit up. She barely got off the freeway before it stalled. When I got to the car, I checked it and it started and seemed fine, minus the check engine light. So I drove it a few blocks to get the code read. It showed a crank sensor failed. I had it towed to the shop to find out the water pump was leaking water in the engine and it’s basically destroyed. 
 

So now I’m putting a brand new Ford short block in it, reusing the heads from the original engine. They will get fully rebuilt but it’s cheaper then a long block. When all said & done I’m in it for $5500. Totally sucks, but the car is in great shape and is worth more then doubled the cost to repair. New cars are hard to get and over priced right now. So for now we will fix and drive it. But ouch! $5500!!! BTW I’m not using the dealer as the price would be another $2 grand + more. I’m using a engine shop recommended to me by another repair shop I trust. 
 

If you have a Ford with a Duratec V6 you might want to check this, as without warning you could have your water pump leak right into the oil pan destroying your engine. It happens in minutes without even knowing or getting a warning. 

We lost the engine in our 2012 Explorer at 104K. Garage kept and dealer serviced. Loved the car but sold it shortly afterwards.

8 hours ago, Grease Monkey said:

Put a couple of my guys on one of my clients charter boats. 

They worked the front side of Clemente and did good.

 

 

That looks like a good time!

8 hours ago, i_am_pumpkin_man said:

Depends on the day man. When rockfish first opens its game on. Always hunting for yellowtail though, even in the winter months there’s homeguard yellows that are too lazy to go south so they hang out here and get fat. Halibut, sheephead, lingcod, White Sea bass if you’re lucky enough to find a ghost, or my personal eating favorite, sculpin. Don’t get me wrong, yt or bluefin are great eats, but I have a thing for sculpin tacos. 
 

i try to do a fish fry every week or two in my driveway with my son. He loves fish tacos, as do I, with the added bonus of Neighbors coming by to have some beer and enjoy some fresh fish. 

Dang that’s a lot of options lol! Living by the ocean has its percs I guess!

17 hours ago, i_am_pumpkin_man said:

Kayak fisher here, mostly La Jolla, sd bay, or occasionally the sd River. I sold my smaller kayaks and mostly just stick with the open water anymore. On that yt hunt lately, but been out for close to a month due to some back issues. Ah well, I’ll be back on the water soon enough. I just got my live well back up and running, so keeping that fresh bait on hand will be much easier

What are you mostly fishing for? Those look like some big reels!

4 hours ago, Budlight69 said:

We have a lease on a sand bottom river for catching catfish.  Very secluded and quiet.  Cooking over the fire, heated outdoor shower, float trips and lots of good friends!.  The biggest catfish in this picture was 25#.  

Damn that’s some cats!! When I was a boy we did a lot of cat fishing. I can’t say I’ve caught a good one in over 30 years…

8 hours ago, 2turbofords said:

Kids and I love to go trout fishing at the local lakes. I enjoy fishing late nights at the Oceanside pier also.

 

Looks nice!

8 hours ago, BRANDON LONG said:

Thank you! Yes mostly ocean fishing and exploring. Kids love searching for dolphins & seals too. 

Sounds like a great time! Looks like a center console?

11 hours ago, Dune-Track-N said:

I don't fish often any more, but used to....

Mostly stream trout
Kern River all the way up to Peppermint creek
Bridgeport area

Went to Alaska a couple years back at "Aleknagik Island Lodge" you fly into Dillingham (Agolawalk river, wood river, Snake river) was really fun for what we did. I won two of the derby prizes largest silver salmon (technically a green jack salmon) and rainbow trout. 

I mostly quit for years as well. Then my boy got old enough to enjoy it and I jumped back in. Sure enjoy the relaxing nature of it nowadays.

13 hours ago, Spize909 said:

Nice haul!

7 hours ago, Dockmaster said:

I might know a guy 😃😃👍👍

Incredible setup! Do you run a charter?

1 hour ago, BRANDON LONG said:

Always enjoy fishing! Great family time and always an adventure. 

Beautiful boat and family!

Mostly ocean fishing?

Looks nice! I’d love to fish both the ocean and Alaska one day!

Any other fisherman in here?

I typically do cold freshwater for trout and Kokanee salmon, but live minutes away from an warm water lake.

Hit some bass and this pig of a tiger Muskie this morning!

Also a couple pics of my setup and some Kokanee and lake trout we caught last weekend.

let’s see your setups and what you favorite fish are to catch!