adsm08 3,225 #51 Posted Tuesday at 11:44 PM 2 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Definitely. It's time is coming up soon. This is the second time (I think) this has happened. Obviously the proper prevention would be .. assembly... 😉 Reminds me of a story my tech school instructor told us. This old lady, who did not drive in bad weather, had her car towed to the dealership in the spring, after it sat in the garage all winter, because it wouldn't start. They found string, completely packing the engine, from the air cleaner to the intake valves. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,604 #52 Posted Wednesday at 08:44 AM 8 hours ago, adsm08 said: Reminds me of a story my tech school instructor told us. This old lady, who did not drive in bad weather, had her car towed to the dealership in the spring, after it sat in the garage all winter, because it wouldn't start. They found string, completely packing the engine, from the air cleaner to the intake valves. We had a customer that parked a mid 80s GM truck for a few months. Started but barely ran. This was a model with the HD 350 engine so it had a huge round air cleaner housing. Inside the air cleaner, wrapped all the way around the filter, was well over 2 quarts of acorns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,225 #53 Posted Wednesday at 11:20 AM 2 hours ago, ebinmaine said: We had a customer that parked a mid 80s GM truck for a few months. Started but barely ran. This was a model with the HD 350 engine so it had a huge round air cleaner housing. Inside the air cleaner, wrapped all the way around the filter, was well over 2 quarts of acorns. A few years ago we had a newer Ranger brought in for a rattle noise on acceleration. Customer had been out of town for a few weeks around the holidays, so truck had been parked, and the noise was new when they returned. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,060 #54 Posted Wednesday at 12:24 PM 1 hour ago, adsm08 said: Is that the air cleaner box? Makes me wonder what was the source for all that?! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,390 #55 Posted Wednesday at 12:34 PM 1 hour ago, adsm08 said: A few years ago we had a newer Ranger brought in for a rattle noise on acceleration. Customer had been out of town for a few weeks around the holidays, so truck had been parked, and the noise was new when they returned. That’s the little known Ford "popcorn hopper" accessory... EPA banned it shortly after introduction. Apparently too much greenhouse gas was emitted following use. Not from the vehicle, but from the consumer... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 12,180 #56 Posted Wednesday at 12:59 PM 23 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: That’s the little known Ford "popcorn hopper" accessory.. You sure about that looks like Ford's idea to cut out the middleman and add ethanol to gasoline 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 51,732 #57 Posted Wednesday at 01:18 PM Nothin like staying on topic boys ... 2 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 3,225 #58 Posted Wednesday at 01:33 PM 1 hour ago, Handy Don said: Is that the air cleaner box? Makes me wonder what was the source for all that?! It was the air cleaner. A rodent, probably a mouse, was bringing it in and storing it there. It's not all that hard for small rodents to get into a Ford air cleaner, because most of them have a cold-air ram that comes right up at the bottom of the hood. A lot of my shop's customers live in a farming area, so in the winter it isn't uncommon for us to see air boxes full of grain, kibble, or chewed up air filters. We also see lots of rodent damage repairs. One time I was working on an Edge for a transmission concern with circuit codes. I could see from the top that the wiring had been chewed. While I was lifting it to get better access a rabbit face-planted onto the floor from the engine diaper. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,790 #60 Posted 49 minutes ago On 7/22/2025 at 5:24 PM, rjg854 said: Sorry to see that, I wonder tho if that is a sign that project has sat way to long Better get the chain saw out and cut the roots loose! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,604 #61 Posted 6 minutes ago 40 minutes ago, squonk said: Better get the chain saw out and cut the roots loose! Interesting you'd bring up chainsaw. I just ordered a nice Oregon bench mounted chainsaw sharpener. Might not help Colossus. But it'll help something else around here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
