Well, she's arrived.  I'll save all the gory details for another time, but it occurs to me that constant in/out on a trailer must get tiresome with in/out of the stern bilge plug.

That presumes, of course, that folks do that rather than just the T under the engine, as doing it at the ramp would allow for great flow due to the angle.  I also anticipate some detailing on the slope next to my home...

Is there a Marelon or similar robust plastic tool designed to the purpose?  1/2" square isn't a common other-material wrench  and it seems that about a 6" throw would be ample. I have this vision of seeing such a thing  at 

BICW and often am, which is why I'm here 

L8R

Skip, itching to get on the water...

52 minutes ago, dizzygti said:

One of them has better form than the other.  

haha! yeah, we were making fun of my wife. i said she looked like someone threw a frog out the window like a frisbee! 

A bit of an update. We headed to the lake last night - same one I had the high temps driving to last time. 
 

Not much wind but air temps were about 10* warmer (low 90*s). Towed the boat with my Grand Cherokee L. It did much better than I anticipated. Road manners weren’t any different than the Ex. I never saw about 187* transmission temp. I was actually impressed with that. 
 

Got a call from the dealer the Ex is at this am. They are working super fast, just buttoning everything up now. 
 

Replaced the cam phasers (said they were shot). I’m amazed the last dealer saw/heard no problems with them. 
 

New timing chains installed as well. New valve covers and water pump. New transmission and new transmission cooler. New front diff. 
 

Around $20k worth of work a month away from end of warranty. 
 

I am super impressed with the new tech and dealership. Disappointed in the last dealership and surprised ford would put out a product like this. 

That’s what I was talking about.  But I found the hard way because I could get a socket on mine, before I realized there was a set screw keeping it from loosening. Do you have a spanner that can hold the coupler through the bolt holes as you add leverage with a ratchet?  I understand, it is an incredibly tight fit down there.  

2 minutes ago, sulli said:

My wife and daughter are pretty cool. 

 

One of them has better form than the other.