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Unbelievable. I still have an account and remembered my password. My last post appears to have been in May 2002 after I sold my 1992 Explorer. Had the dreaded A4LD transmission issues with that one. Looking to pick up a late 90s or early 00s Ranger or B series with the 4.0L so I figured I may...

Just wanted to say thanks to all on this site for your help. I found a lot of great information here hopefully was able to help a few myself. Sadly, it was time to sell and the wife wanted a mini-van for her and our son, with another on the way. I told her the plates should read NEUTRED...

Last week someone was oh so kind to take my hub caps from my factory directional wheels. Of course, they did not take the one that was missing the brushed aluminum cover. A week or so before this happend, I noticed another explorer with hub caps that had some sort of allen wrench securing...

Last week someone was oh so kind to take my hub caps from my factory directional wheels. Of course, they did not take the one that was missing the brushed aluminum cover. A week or so before this happend, I noticed another explorer with hub caps that had some sort of allen wrench securing...

I am loosing coolant and I cannot figure out where? I have new hoses, clamps, thermostat, water pump, heater core, and none of those places show any signs of leaking. My emissions was tested and the guy was really impressed for 10 year old X. There is no leaking on the ground. Can't figure...

Over the last few days, I have been getting a bad shake when I hit around 65 mph. The alignment is fine; I let go of the steering wheel and it tracks straight. Sometimes when I go around curves at hwy. speeds, the shakes seem to go away. The ball joints were recently replaced and the tires...

I am having a couple of problems with my drivers side front wheel. Sometimes when I press the brake, i hear a popping sound. Let go of the pedal and push again, it does the same thing. There is also a rattle from that same wheel when I go over bumps. As you know when you remove the...

Does anyone know which would be the correct size rotor for my X? Parts places online are showing two sizes: 2 1/2" or 2 11/16" overall height. Also, my manual does not say how to remove the rest of the hub so that I can remove the rotor. It just says remove the part...but how? And...

I am getting squeaking on my front disc brakes. Afte looking at the pads, determined they should be replaced. Figure I might as well do the rotors as well. Is rotor replacement difficult and do I need any special tools?

After all the tire problems with Firestone (just go tmy refund from Ford today) does anyone have any info on who makes what tires? This is more out of curiosity. I know Michelin makes BFGoodrich, Goodyear makes Big O...what about other tire brands....who actually makes them?

My office recently received a 96 or 97 V8 AWD X with 65,000 miles from another office to use as a fleet vehicle. I was told before I drove it last night that it had serious problems. Does it ever. Problem 1: When driving at highway speeds and you move the steering wheel quickly, maybe 10...

How hard is it to replace the EGR valve on a 1992 X? From what I hace read, this may be the culprit for my pinging. Switched gas, new plugs, wires, cleaned the MAF, and no change. I believe the EGR valve sits on the top of the engine, near the front, slightly to the passenger side...am I...

Does anyone know who sells AC rebuild kits and how much they are? How much work is involved? I figure that if my last recharge of R-12 blows again, I should rebuild it myself (provided a semi-capable shadetree like myself can do it.) Also, can anyone tell me where to find my orifice tube and...

I was getting a neverending squealing from my rear brakes for the last week. The drums have never been replaced so I decided just to replace them. When I took off the old drums, I backed off the star screw a few turns to get the new drums on. Instead of removing the rubber plug and...

Don't know if this link will be active after today. Received this in an email this morning. http://www.hecklers.com/interactive_top_ten/ttdisplay.cfm?ttrecord=1863

My odometer at 104,000 miles is working sporadically. Can't find anything in my book about where the cable is located. Can anyone tell me where to find it? Did a search on this site but did not come up with an answer.

Last year I removed the throttle body and use the Valvoline throttle body cleaner. I remember looking into the intake manifold (that is the upper intake manifold right?...i don't have my book handy and I am at work) and seeing buildup on the inside. After reading other posts on power foam...

Just curious to know how much everyone is paying for gas these days. Here in Utah, I am paying $1.60 for mid grade at Chevron.

How can I tell if the gaskets are bad on my heads? I know the valve gasket is bad and when I replace it, I would like to do the head gasket as well. And is there anything I should be looking out for when I have this done?

After I picked up my blower motor resistor last night at Ford, I let it idle while I got something out of the back. While it was idling, with the ac on, the compressor started releasing freon under very high pressure (I think). Took it to my mechanic and he said it was most likely the fan...

Can anyone tell me where my wiring harness goes to once it has left the blower motor resistor? I replaced my resistor last night and noticed the end of the wiring harness was a little scorched. It appears to go under the blower motor housing but from there, I can't tell.

Last fall I put in a new blower motor resistor as the cheapest shot at fixing my ac problem. The real problem was the blower motor itself, which I replaced last week and it worked fine. Yesterday, the fan would not work unless it was on the highest setting - direct current at that setting I...

Okay, so I bought a new heater core, hoses, blower motor and wheel and installed them last weekend. Being a dumb*%#& I cut and removed the two hoses that connect to the heater core at the firewall without remembering which hose connects to which inlet/outlet. One hose connects to the top of...

While getting pricing on ball joints, I was told my front axle could be a Dana 28 or 35. How do I determine which axle I have? Hope it is the 35...ball joints for it are much cheaper.

Now that winter has come along, it always seems like reapirs are just around the corner. And who wants to be in a cold garage on a slab of cement that is as cold as a brass toilet on the shadey side of an iceberg? OK, I guess I am fortunate to have a garage, but I have done plenty while not...