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  1. Maniak

    Lowering

    Just in case you are still looking for a set, I have a pair of drop beams off a 2wd first gen explorer sitting in the shed. They came off a parts vehicle years ago and have been collecting dust ever since. ~Mark
  2. Maniak

    Radiator Cap Pressure 13# or 16# or...

    Keep the 16 psi cap. It's just changing the boiling point of the coolant and isn't affecting the operating temp of the engine (that's the thermostat's job). ~Mark
  3. Maniak

    Strange Oil Gauge Issue

    The voltage issue (now low low you can't start) will make your oil pressure gauge (analog idiot light) move around. The factory oil pressure switch is just that, a switch. When there is pressure it closes the circuit and there is a resistor in the circuit of the oil pressure gauge so it'll...
  4. Maniak

    not enough gas

    Another possibility is a fuel system that is loosing pressure. If the test that @Gary Crist suggested makes it start (and you do hear the fuel pump) then it could also just be the fuel system is losing pressure. Either from the check valve (I think that's actually on the fuel pump), leaking...
  5. Maniak

    First modifications to a stock ford explorer?

    While I'm typically a 1st Gen Explorer person, my brother just picked up a 2019 last summer. The mods I helped him with so far are... LED high beams - his came with LED low beams and sealed beam high beams (SEALIGHT Scoparc 9005/HB3 LED Headlight Bulbs 12000LM Conversion Kit, but I had to use...
  6. Maniak

    Cant figure out what this module is

    You mean "Home of the $1 Dash Fire"
  7. Maniak

    Erratic oil pressure gauge during full throttle only

    The oil pressure gauge on the 1st and 2nd gens is just an analog idiot light. You have the small ford sending unit which is just an on/off switch (hence idiot light). There is a resistor on the back of the gauge (some have it built into the gauge) that make it so it sits in the middle when...
  8. Maniak

    How to: How to: Remove 1991-1994 Dash with lots of pics

    The only way I know to do that nowadays is use Chrome browser and add one of the photobucket hotlink fixer add-ons. It allows you to see the actual image in the thread like you used to. ~Mark
  9. Maniak

    Levittown Ford Super Center EF Vendor

    I just wanted to say thanks for being out there. I've helped a couple friends order parts from Levittown Ford when they didn't want to pay the MSRP+ that the local dealers want. I also wanted to say thanks for helping get spare tire kit available for the newer mustangs with the Performance...
  10. Maniak

    Transmission fluid change advice needed!

    I found an old picture of the external filter on our Explorer. Trans filter, top view by maniak_az, on Flickr The pressure on the in and out side of the transmission cooler (heat exchanger) in the radiator is close enough that IMHO it doesn't matter which side you plumb into. That is just...
  11. Maniak

    New to forum. New to Ford.

    If you cook the transmission you end up with a bunch of varnish in the transmission and the dirt/crap that's in there slowly gets wedge places and basically helps keep the transmission working even though the fluid has lost all it's good properties and the plates are covered in crap. When you...
  12. Maniak

    New to forum. New to Ford.

    In general, unless a vehicle is going to see lots of stop/go traffic, climb lots of big hills, tow or be in extreme heat (actual temp, not temp + humidity) you don't "need" an external cooler. What usually kills transmission is lack of maintenance. I would never recommend a transmission...
  13. Maniak

    Gen 1 Explorer sport shocks

    In general I use the KYB's as an OEM shock replacement on most vehicles I get to work on. They tend to be a little stiffer on some vehicles though. I've never used them on an Explorer. All my work on explorers has pretty much been for more off-road orientated. Spring choice will also affect...
  14. Maniak

    Saginaw Power Steering Pump Swap Homemade Mount

    I've been using that same pulley (I think it's the same, mine is Dorman 300-020) I used on my Saginaw conversion. I've been running it for a few years and no issue with it. It still has more power at idle than the old p-pump had. And your bracket looks so much nicer than my hacked up 4.0...
  15. Maniak

    Truck Haven Fall 2018 - Veterans Day Weekend

    Events still unfolding... Edit: everyone is fine, rig is right side up again and running.
  16. Maniak

    Truck Haven Fall 2018 - Veterans Day Weekend

    2 roads north of the arco is North Marina Drive. Head west there, keep going until you reach the “y”. There is a sign there, turn right, follow it around. We are on the left towards the end. ~Mark
  17. Maniak

    Truck Haven Fall 2018 - Veterans Day Weekend

    I’ll be pulling in around midnight. I’m in Gila Bend getting some food. ~Mark
  18. Maniak

    Truck Haven Fall 2018 - Veterans Day Weekend

    Truckhaven pinstriping is a badge of honor... or a bad line. I'll have empty seats too as it's just me coming out. ~Mark
  19. Maniak

    Truck Haven Fall 2018 - Veterans Day Weekend

    Looks like I am in.. My neighbor is loaning me his truck and trailer. I got the tires on the explorer last Sunday and I've driven it to work a few days (60 miles round trip) and other than the drivers window motor is weak (won't roll up/down on it's own) everything seems to be working...
  20. Maniak

    AC coolant diverter valve - vacuum line?

    The diverter valve in your picture is mechanical, which I've never seen on an explorer. You basically change the direction of the flow of coolant by opening/closing valves. That's more or less the kind you open in fall and close in spring. I didn't drive the X to work (I don't take it into...
  21. Maniak

    AC coolant diverter valve - vacuum line?

    Most first gens didn't have a coolant diverter valve from the factory. Many people have added them, basically pulling them from 2nd gen explorers. When that is done a vacuum line is run from the max a/c recirc door valve under the dash (t'd off it) through the firewall to the diverter valve...
  22. Maniak

    Truck Haven Fall 2018 - Veterans Day Weekend

    I just put in for Thursday to Monday off (11/8-11/12). Turns out I need to take 80+ hours by the end of the year.. Now I just need to figure how I'm getting there.. I haven't started the van is about a year so I still have a couple months to get it running right again. Worst case I'll just...
  23. Maniak

    1991 Explorer Overheating with A/C

    Coolant cools less than pure water so unless you are running way too much coolant that won't be contributing to it.. Your issue is basically that it's not pulling enough heat out of the coolant so the temp is climbing. That's either not enough flow or not enough air flow. Since you have an IR...
  24. Maniak

    Exhaust Manifolds?

    You you only need to worry about the left manifold as it's the only one with the EGR provision. The P/N you need is F37Z9431L but it's long discontinued. I think your best bet will be to grab one from car-part.com and then then have a machine shop flatten the flange if it's not exactly flat...
  25. Maniak

    1991 Ford Explorer Heater Bypass Valve Installation

    The Coolant direction is out the head to the heater core and then back to the water pump. the heater control bypass valve should have arrows molded into it so you can make sure the coolant is going the right direction. So, it your picture, the top hose should be coming from the head and the...
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