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[CAL Captain]

The black box is the charcoal canister

Thank you.

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[Bullitt0819]

Sometimes it just comes down to shit luck, many years ago I was following behind a car towing a horse float. All of a sudden a piece of wood flew off the tailgate of the horse float and came spearing through my radiator like a javelin, all I can assume is the horse did one almighty kick inside that float.

Yet another reason not to follow horse or cattle trucks.

 

[Bullitt0819]

I run in “My Mode” which has the track exhaust set. I haven’t noticed any difference. Would there be a fault light of any kind?

Your tips are fading???

See: https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/exhaust-tip-flaking-anyone-else.120600/#post-2521614

 

[Bullitt0819]

The black box is the charcoal canister

OK, thanks. Makes sense (but it's not shaped like a canister ;)).

 

[CAL Captain]

See: https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/exhaust-tip-flaking-anyone-else.120600/#post-2521614

Thank you. I’ll take a look tomorrow.

 

[Timeless]

Reminds me of the time, 15+ years ago, I'm driving down the interstate, convertible, with the top down . Cement truck is up ahead, and a flat shovel flys off if,doing cartwheels 50 ft. in the air. Managed to avoid it without being decapitated.

Reminds me of the time I was behind a cement truck and all of a sudden cement started dropping all over the road...managed to avoid it but not by much.

 

[Kep4]

That could have been much worse. The 101 in many areas is so narrow...

Have a very close look at your tires to see if they had any damage. Some folks just don't know how to tie stuff down before they travel!

 

[CAL Captain]

Reminds me of the time I was behind a cement truck and all of a sudden cement started dropping all over the road...managed to avoid it but not by much.

Yuck.

 

[CAL Captain]

That could have been much worse. The 101 in many areas is so narrow...

That's why I didn't head for the ice plant in the center divider. The 101 is a very old and narrow freeway, built long before modern Interstate standards were adopted and, thus, no real space in the center divider to escape to.

Have a very close look at your tires to see if they had any damage. Some folks just don't know how to tie stuff down before they travel!

I looked and I told the service writer that I was most concerned about tire/wheel damage. They said no damage but I will continue to keep an eye on the sidewalls.

Thanks.

 

[CAL Captain]

See: https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/exhaust-tip-flaking-anyone-else.120600/#post-2521614

I took a look this morning. I don't see any flaking and they still look pretty black to me.

About 6,500 on the clock.

 

[Genxer]

I've been in that same situation before when something just shows up in the lane, and you have .01 seconds to make a decision.

Stories like this is why I've gotten in the habit of not following guys who are presumably plumbers, roofers, etc, that pile a bunch of ladders, pipes and crap on their pickup truck however it will fit, and you have no idea how secure it's tied down, if at all. And the rock haulers.

 

[Hadelson]

Glad all is okay. Several years back, a semi had a tire shed a recap. Hit the car in front of me and then flipped up and started spinning end over end directly at me. Car directly to my right, car in front that first hit the recap now spinning in medium......all I could do is brake hard and move left to take impact on passenger side. 7 foot long piece hit just below hood on right front side and damn near totaled the car. $14K worth of damage. Hood, Radiator, fender, passenger door, Right front tire/wheel, axle and CV joint, front end piece with inserts, AC unit and frame damage. It sounded like a bomb going off and almost lost control of the car from impact. Truck of course kept going. Fortunately both me and other driver were not hurt. This was a 1 year old Toyota Rav4 turned into garbage and sold shortly after it was repaired

 

[CAL Captain]

Glad all is okay. Several years back, a semi had a tire shed a recap. Hit the car in front of me and then flipped up and started spinning end over end directly at me. Car directly to my right, car in front that first hit the recap now spinning in medium......all I could do is brake hard and move left to take impact on passenger side. 7 foot long piece hit just below hood on right front side and damn near totaled the car. $14K worth of damage. Hood, Radiator, fender, passenger door, Right front tire/wheel, axle and CV joint, front end piece with inserts, AC unit and frame damage. It sounded like a bomb going off and almost lost control of the car from impact. Truck of course kept going. Fortunately both me and other driver were not hurt. This was a 1 year old Toyota Rav4 turned into garbage and sold shortly after it was repaired

Wow. We had a similar deal several years ago on our old SL450. About $7k worth. Fought the insurance company for months over it.

Not sure how the trucking industry gets away with leaving these “alligators” all over the roadways.

 

[pike1346]

So... In the number 1 lane cruising up 101 near Arroyo Grande and I see cars braking ahead. I start to slow when I see it: an 8 or 10 foot ladder in my lane, spinning in circles.

In the space of about a half second, I simultaneously stand on the brakes, check my rearview mirror, and glance at the number 2 lane to my right. No relief anywhere; if I keep braking, I'm going to get rear-ended for sure not to mention a potential chain-reaction crash behind me for stopping in the number 1 lane, the guy in the number 2 lane has kept perfect pace with me in my braking, thus preventing me from escaping to the right, and there's nothing but a very narrow, ice plant-filled mess in the center divider. So, slowed to about 30... I drive over the ladder which has stopped spinning and is now perfectly perpendicular to my direction of travel. I will not ever forget the sound or the jolt or the notion that everything on the underside of my Bullitt will be shredded by the aluminium ladder-monster. As I drive over the ladder, I take another quick look in my rearview and see that the guy behind me opted for the ice plant and is now stopped at about a 30 degree angle to the roadway.

I jump off the freeway at the next off-ramp and take a look under the car. Everything seems ok but I call the Ford dealer in San Luis Obispo anyway: "Ooooh, yeah... better let us take a look at it."

Result: Some scrapes on the muffler and a fresh alignment. No tire or wheel damage and the car drives great.

I don't know whether to hold my breath and hope nothing else shows up or consider myself blessed and lucky that no one was hurt, not even Lt. Bullitt.

People with unsecured loads should spend a year in prison, even if they do not cause damage or death

 

[Anthony 05 GT]

I should know. I have to drive our 50,000 lb Ford L9000 rollback and it's very important to secure and constantly check your load. I've seen some damage before. A guy was hauling a tall forklift on the interstate and the mast hit a bridge and ripped the mast clean off. If a car was behind it there would have been a death. Another guy was hauling a huge trackhoe and didn't have the the bucket and arms tucked low and hit a foot bridge which came down onto the highway killing a person or 2.

A couple of years ago I was behind a pickup truck hauling 2 of what looked to be 5ft tall rolling food carts made of steel. One flew out the back and rolled down the highway with traffic...that one was hilarious.

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