It's not so much that the turn signal stalk is to high - which it is - but that it's shorter than it used to be. I feel like I'm reaching for it. And no, my fingers aren't stubby!

OK, now stay with me on this!

The stalk is high and short......
It's louder than it needs to be......
It's slow to cancel......
The indicator in the mirror is distracting (I think)......

Hmmmm, a sanity test built into every new '04.
Everything about signaling for a turn seems designed to annoy. It must be a test, right? Those guys at Ford are always thinking!

Love the truck, but may have to go back to hand signaling. Too complicated.......

Or I could just drive like everybody else. That is, no signal!

 

Just like New Jersey!

 

you guys that dont floor your truck until 1000 or 2k on her are missing out on free horsepower. run her harder when you break her in, she will repay you with more hp. been proven many many times........just dont floor it for more than 5 seconds the first 200 miles, then after 200 miles no more than 10 seconds and so on till you have 600 miles on her or so.... and change the oil frequently while breaking it in.

dont think the lot manager or anyone ellse that ever drove your truck before you never flooored it before.

 

I'm open to advice Horkn... But I like to know my source.

So - how old are you and what is your mechanical background?

 

If you have a soda in your left hand, the signal is now easier to reach with your right though the streering wheel.

 

ok, not too old (almost 29) but have had tons of experience in internal (and sometimes external! ) combustions motors. i can attest to this way of breaking in a motor by the way i descibeb. it is proven in the motorcycle world that this is the preffered way to break in a motor to make the best power and the best engine longevity. i am a moderator at a sport bike forum called tlplanet.com . we broke in a new 03 yamaha r6 bike this way and it makes more hp with less mods than any other 03 r6 tested on a dyno at a dynojet certified test facility (all tested on the same day too) i grew up tearing apart snowmobiles mototrcycles and the build up of my 2 mustangs i have owned. i could go into this further if you need/ want, but i should find the link for motorman's (i think) website for engine break in. this guy has many engineering degrees, and is extremely knowledgeable in this. me, i only have a Bachelor of science in communications

 

LOL, ahhhhh Motoman.

Well, lets just say that we disagree on his "wisdom".

His theories are wonderful for seating rings, and terrible for other things like main bearings, rod bearings, camshafts, etc... hard to soft contact points.

No motoman debates though please! We have beat that to death on my zx-12 website and I know that a person either believes in his theories or thinks he's a fool - I fall into the latter category.

 

to each his own....but the dyno does not lie, the dyno operator can fudge the hell out of the #s though. hell, my tl100s at one dealer's dyno said it had 149ft/lbs of tq that was damn funny.
we tried to beat the motoman debate to death on tlplanet, and they did it on hayabusa.org too. but nobody could disprove his theories..


i for one know that a motor only makes as much hp as it is asked to (to a point) and if you dont ever ask for it, you will never get it.....

 

It does spark a spirited debate, thats for sure....

We had guys ready to get into fist fights over it on the 12 site.

Back to topic though, I've noticed that the turn signal stalk doesn't seem to bother me anymore - I must be getting used to it.

It does seem to take foreeevvvvveeerrr for the signal to cancel, and that I am finding slightly more irritating.

 

Speaking of the turn signal...

The only thing that irritates me about mine is that when I need to get into a turn lane, and signal over to it, the merest turning of the wheel to get into the turn lane cancels the signal. I'd prefer it stay on for my upcoming turn.

I realize they probably set it this way so that regular highway lane changes the signal would cancel after the lane change. I've always had the habit of just holding the signal lever into its first detent that spring returns it to off, when changing lanes, and locking it on when making a turn.

Small irritant, and maybe adjustable?

 

I agree the turn signal stalk is in an awkward position, but I've already gotten used to it.

My F-150 replaces a little Ranger, and I've really grown to love the new turn signal feature on the F-150. Every time I flip on the turn signal and start to pull over, people move out of my way. Never happened with the Ranger.

 

LOL, I thought it was just me, I moved up from a Ranger too.