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AH! You're right! I was remembering backwards. My truck used the older one, as well. Sorry for throwing out the wrong info. Glad you found it!

Look for the 2nd gen tensioner. I believe many of the 93s were equipped with a later tensioner-mine sure was. I had the same problem and looked for either a "late" 94 tensioner or a second gen. That was a couple of years ago so I don't remember exactly

Nice job- not only on the stress test but on recording some data to go with it. My anecdotal experience with my first gen is that it is (was) tough as nails. I remember regularly driving it out on dirt roads in the SoCal high desert in 100+ degree temps and leaving OD on (I didn’t know better at...

That’s a good jack point and a good area to put the stands. As others said, just move the car so the stand isn’t over that gap. I remember in HS shop class some kid jacking the vehicle up by placing it under the transmission pan despite the teacher warning everyone multiple times not to do it...

Good advice above. I failed to do that and the nipple on mine completely crumbled

Well then here’s your chance to replace it. How much are the NOS OEM ones, now? $200?

The intake hoses are certainly an item that most of us have replaced or need replacing, and I have seen threads mentioning holes being worn into the plastic of the intake hose where it contacts the radiator fan shroud. However, the primary reason a lot of owners have purchased that hose appears...

I don’t need one but I’m curious what the price would be for one?

That’s because Fortune has done so many engines he can set a cam synchro while sleepwalking. Per his advice I purchased a new cam synchro from rockauto for a 96, and used a 3-wire connector he gave me. I had to solder in the new connector to the harness but it was easy. Used the yellow alignment...

Not to mislead, and def check codes but mine had similar issues when the ignition coil went bad. There’s a number of reasons for the symptoms you have described, but that’s my anecdotal experience… If you’re unable to successfully isolate the problem elsewhere, you can always check that coil...

I replaced the rear lines from the block to the R/L wheel cylinders. I forget the size but they make precut, preflared lengths with the fittings preinstalled and I just used my tubing bender to get them to fit. If the length was a little long I just routed them differently in order to get them...

I installed a new sending unit, went through all of the wiring and repaired wires and any connections, checked/changed fuses and relays using a multimeter, none of it solved my gas gauge issue. What finally got it functioning again was bypassing the anti-slosh module. Look it up, I think there...

There is a ton of good experience to draw from on this website. I did the engine replacement for my 1993 over a period of weeks so I wasn’t as rushed. I’d definitely recommend you buy a good shop crane and engine stand, as well as a load distributer. A friend is also going to come in handy for...

I spent a significant amount of time researching and pricing out the best engine for my money. I’m not a rich man and had a budget of about $2800 for a long block, and could go a little higher if it required less work to break down and ship it. To have another mechanic do all of the work was...

For 94 I believe it’s 36oz of R-134a and 7oz of PAG46. They make conversion kits with new fittings and some kind of oil but I’m not sure how well they work. I just bought all new components to swap over. It was expensive but thorough ETA: those oil requirements are based on the addition of a...

Thanks for the suggestions, fellas. I removed the cluster again and tried adding some oil to the gauge (all of the various types of grease I had seemed too thick). Instead of fluttering it started doing a much smaller bounce and then it sort of evened out, but I'm not entirely sure that the...

Funny you post this. My brother and his wife bought me that big set as a bday gift a few weeks ago. The Explorer is pretty neat, and it didn’t take long for my 5 year old daughter to promptly requisition both it and the TRex. She thinks I need to paint my Explorer like JP4/5 but I think I prefer...

Lol @Simpsons reference. I did not lubricate the speedo gauge itself. I’ll pull it apart again and try that. What should I use to lube it? I drove it today and the gauge itself started making a faint noise. The mileage is ~270k. The issue does not come up when turning the wheel, although that...

I have looked at a number of threads referencing the speedometer "bounce" which is what I was experiencing when I finally got my 1993 Explorer back on the road after a decade of sitting. I would get up to 35 mph or so and it would bounce wildly around, which is something I've experienced with...

Thanks so much for that info. I will take another look at it

Glad that this was posted. I always thought mine was problematic as I rebuilt the OEM 95 amp alternator and it works fine but I did notice that at a long stop, when the headlamps are on and I have the turn signals working they will slow down a bit. It also chirps for a few seconds at startup and...

Best bet is to try EBay and keep checking the junk yards. Also try looking on the local for sale/offerup/CL to see if anything comes up and you can ask to buy those parts. I found my brackets at the junkyard (in 2014) and yanked switches out of an EB. Sorry but I sold the other switches. The...

The fasteners are usually hard to see/remove because of the dirt or coating all over that area. Its just a couple of thread cutting nuts (I think) holding the plastic trim on at the top (also holding the chrome trim on as well) and then a couple of plastic trim clips keeping the bottom of the...

That's a fine looking truck. Drive the wheels off of her

Might as well just yank the box and try to get the pitman off that way. Mine was hard as hell to remove. I ended up sticking the gearbox in a press and using a combination of banging on a pickle fork and using the pitman arm puller but with a three foot breaker bar. And that was after soaking it...