why would you want to do that? The cruise should maintain your speed going up a hill. If you need extra power, turn off the O/D for the incline and then turn back on once you have completed the hill.

 

Wow, incredible.

We took a 9300 mile trip this summer with our F150 XLT (not lariat). We averaged 16.8. Best was around 20. Worst was 13.8 (South Dakota, 80mph, headwind). 5.4l engine. Like yours, our speedo is off about the same amount but the odo is right on the money. We also tested it with GPS. Like you, we have commented how the miles went by effortlessly - and we did get to go through some canyon twisties - one of them an accidental offroad experiment that came from trusting the GPS!

Great report of your trip - we enjoyed it. Some think a truck is a funny "family car" but other than a big RV or conversion van, I can't think of a better way to drive cross the country.

 

It will maintain going up a hill, but it almost always unlocks the torque converter to do it. I can go up the incline with out it unlocking if I use my foot. I can maintain my speed my speed on a hill without getting a run at the hill and without the torque converter unlocking, the cruise will maintain on a hill but some hills cause the torque converter to unlock which uses more fuel than you would think.

 

Sounds like you enjoyed your trip as much as I did! I've made several long distance trips before, none nearly that long, and none of the vehicles were even close to being has comfortable as the truck was!

 

The voice on the CD says where in the sound field the voice is coming from. It is an Alpine test CD and it has worked right in everything else I have played it in.
If the output from the CD or radio is wired in reverse into the amplifier in the unit, it would play out of the opposite speaker. The walk around is more than likely just adjusting the amp portion of the head unit. Another example would be if you reverse the RCA jacks coming out of the CD player in your stereo, home or car, and then change your balance on the main unit. It will say left, play out of the left, but will actually be playing the right side of the stereo program. Hope that made sense.

 

Drove to Alaska by yourself?

 

YEP, everyone I know is either married with kids or broke or both....being single has its good and bad moments............