Anyone ever been in this boat before and have any ideas? I do have our entire current request in word form for anyone who is really interested.
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EOppegaard wrote:Hey guys, looking for anyone who may have done this before or has any recommendations on things that would be nice to have now.
Anyone ever been in this boat before and have any ideas? I do have our entire current request in word form for anyone who is really interested. :lol:
Can't pressure wash them dude!w8cmi wrote:We also got away from the "Edge" style light bars because of water leakage and maintenance issues in previous trucks.
Best Fog Lights we've owned. I dare say that we have them on all 3 ambulances... but I think my brain is fried right now. So I am not sure.MK4412 wrote:Hosed my Edge with pressure washer and no problems in years.
On the Jeffersonville truck, I love the Per-Lux fog lights! Classic!
MK4412 wrote:Hosed my Edge with pressure washer and no problems in years.
I bet if you take the lenses off, you will see a bunch of water marks on the reflectors. The problem arises when you get the chemical fallout and other enviromental goodies in at the strobe contacts. Not as much of a problem with the newer lightheads as they are a one piece design now, but still..Whelen wrote:Use only soap and water to clean the outer lens. Use of other chemicals could result in premature lens cracking (crazing) and discoloration. Lenses in this condition have significantly reduced effectiveness and should be replaced immediately. Inspect and operate this product regularly to confirm its proper operation and mounting condition. Do not use a pressure washer to clean this product.
I wouldn't ordinarily contribute to something like this since I'm not an ambulance person, but looking out the window the other day, I saw a Dodge Sprinter van that had been upfitted into an ambulance. I don't know if that's cost effective, but it was a clean upfit.EOppegaard wrote:Hey guys, looking for anyone who may have done this before or has any recommendations on things that would be nice to have now.
Anyone ever been in this boat before and have any ideas? I do have our entire current request in word form for anyone who is really interested.
Hmm...navistar's engines over heat in the cramped E series chassis...Ford blames navistar, says your engine over heats too much....navistar says it's your chassis, because that engine doesn't overheat in other setups...hmmm...someone needs to make that front end of that E series chassis breathe a little betterFORD ARE YOU LISTENING?. We are currently delaying a purchase of a vehicle until the cranial-rectal impaction is taken care of.JAYMZ wrote:Ford is no longer offering the diesel engine for the E Series van/ambulance bodies because of problems they are having with International (who provides the diesel engine for Ford). You'll either have to get a gas engine (suckage, no power, no torque, more problems) or go with a Type 2 truck front or use a Chevy or Dodge van cutaway.
We already did. I know all the "we're not paying" issues are going to tie things up for a while.tvsjr wrote:Phish - you better forget about any new boxes for several years, then. Ford's problem won't be fixed any time soon... they can't option another diesel due to contract issues, and reengineering the body is multiple years of work.
A Ford truck chassis really isn't that bad.