throttle response

I have a friend of mine's 05 explorer 4.0 RWD. All of the timing chain guides broke apart a couple years ago so he parked it and tried to do it himself. I got it a month ago and the intake, timing cover, a couple of the front guides, and one valve cover was off. Problems started while trying to...

Hello guys and gals. I'm brand new here. I just posted in the 2006-2010 Stock Explorers Forum and I'm seeking help from a well seasoned Ford mechanic who knows '06 Explorers inside and out. I will trumpet your name from the rooftops if you can help me get my '06 Explorer back on the road...

History: Mother bought new in 1994, tons of city driving TONS!! Very very seldom revved above 3800 RPM. Very rare for throttle to be applied past 70%. Mom went to trade it in they refused it. (She smoked :smoke: in it like CRAZY!!!) Never :nono: cleaned it yuk. Now its as good as new except...

I have a '97 Mercury Mountaineer 2WD. It runs great esp. when cool or cold. However, when it warms up I have to get the RPMs up to 2500 and let off on the throttle before it will shift into all gears. There is intermittent times when it will shift fine when warm but I can't figure it out. It did...

02 4.0L non-flex. I hit 60mph & engine stalls, throttle is not responsive, then it all shutsdown. No engine light or warnings. I let it sit for a couple minutes and it restarts and acts like normal until 60 again. Any suggestions? Thanks.

I think my vehicle has the 4R44 transmission and V6 SOHC its a EB 2000 automatic. 100k miles I am trying to determine why there seems to be a lot of transmission slippeage or bogging when accelerating. It seems to be around 2nd gear in the 2200-2800 RPM range. The tachometer keeps...