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I have a 94 X with a 5spd manual tranny.. 148,000 miles on the clock. Cruise control works sometimes. If the X has been siting for a while, even as little as 1 week, the cruise will stop working. Once I drive it for a while on a daily basis, it will start working again. I checked the hoses on...

Ok, my 94 X Sport has the 5spd mazda tranny and there's 148,x.. miles on the engine and tranny. Over the last year, it has gotten harder to get it into 1st gear from neutral when I'm stopped. If the X is rolling, even slightly, it'll go into 1st pretty easily. Also, if I move it up almost into...

This past weekend I was doing my 2nd gear swap on the Mustang. The only problem I ran into was getting the crush sleeve torqued correctly. I have read on a few gear swap sites that it will take around 140 ft/lbs to crush the sleeve, and then it takes a very minimal amount past that to get the...

I have an 88 F150 with a stuck ignition lock cylinder. The key goes in, (not smooth entry, but it does go all the way in), but will not turn to start or accessory. I know it it supposed to be in start in order to remove and replace, but how do I get the lock cylinder out when it is stuck in the...

Dad's van has been leaking oil like crazy. Today I finally got a chance to look at it. Took me 15 seconds to find the leak lol The oil pan gasket right under the crank in the front has slid forward and is about 97% out! Is there an easy way to fix this? I know my 2.3 engine has a crank cover...

Just replaced the clutch on my boss's truck because his slave cylinder was bad. I got everything back together, all ready to go except for bleeding the clutch. According to the directions, it looks pretty simple. Says to pump clutch 15-20 times, then open SC bleed screw to allow any air to...

I have a 94 2wd Sport.. I'm tired of getting seasick when making a turn. What are my options in reducing body roll? I had heard somewhere that I could put on XLT leafs or something like that, but I haven't found very many details on that. I'm mainly looking for inexpensive or junkyard upgrades...

What is the correct torque for the front wheel bearing preload nut? I didn't see it in my Haynes.. My X violently shakes on the highway from 62 to 69mph. I was going to check the wheelbearings to start eliminating things. They don't feel loose, but it won't hurt to check 'm over and do it right...

The ignition lock cylinder on my 94 Sport is slowly dying.. it's causing intermittent problems, but that's beside the point. I got a new lock cyl, took it to a locksmith, got keys made for it that work in my doors, etc. Today I went to put the new lock cyl in. I got the old one out no problem...

The carpet on the passenger side front floor board is damp after driving the X. There are no external leaks at all.. Does this sound like the heater core, or something else? EDIT: if it is the heater core, does anyone have any tips for replacing it? The X maintenance page didn't have anything...

Around 63 to 75mph, my X shakes pretty badly. Enough to cause a full drink in the console cup holder to splash over. I got my X last November, and it was not shaking then. I have since had the center link replaced, I replaced the radius arm bushings, installed Monroe Reflex shocks, and had an...

What is it about the Explorer that it is not rated to tow very much? I am wanting to be able to stick my Mustang on a trailer and tow it to autocross events. Can I mod the X to enable it to pull another car?

A CE light has been on for a while now, and today I finally had time to work with it and see what was going on. Today I came back from the gas station, and as I pulled into the parking lot behind my dorm, I put the clutch in, and my X died!! Luckily, there was a spot pretty close by and I was...

My X shakes pretty badly from 65 to about 73 mph. It was fine when I got it, but the problem has developed as follows: front centerlink was bad and radius arm bushings were bad - caused abnormal wear on the insides of the front tires. I fixed those problems, then rotated the messed up front...

Last weekend I did some maintenence on the X.. replaced plugs on tranny with metal freeze plugs (5pd manual), Amsoil tranny fluid, Valvoline syn blend oil, and I cleaned the engine. I drove it around a day or so after i did this work, and kept a close eye out for leaks. Everything looked fine...

I just picked up an 88 Mustang.. The body is it good shape, but is starting to develop a little surface rust. This is my project car, and right now I dont' want to spend the money on a paint job. If I were to sand it down and primer it myself, would this be a solution to stop the rust for about...

Today I used some engine degreaser and cleaned the engine myself. Sprayed it down, let it soak, and then I washed it off with the hose. I covered the alternator and the coil pack with plastic bags. I didn't spray directly into electrical connetions. Everything dried and it looks nice now...

Today I replaced the rubber plugs in the manual mazda 5spd tranny with metal freeze plugs. That went fine.. I also bought some shifter bushings from Ford, and I was replacing those while I had everything apart. I pulled out the ball (not the shifter knob), replace the washer that goes below it...

I am going to change the tranny fluid in my 94 sport 5spd next week sometime. I am wanting to put in synthetic stuff, but I haven't seen it anywhere. Where can I find it? What exactly do I need? I read on here somehwere that someone got the wrong grade or something and it made his tranny kinda...

At the moment, I have a magnetic 2.25 ft antenna, but the road wind is beating the coax against my paint and it's starting to look crappy. I am wanting to change to a more permanent style of antenna. I have a Yakima roof rack, and I was thinking of using a clamp type mount and stick a 3 foot...

Replaced intakes and gaskets.. now runs rough and idles at 2000! (FIXED!) This past weekend a friend and I replaced my head to lower intake manifold gaskets on the 94 Explorer. In about 3.5 hours, we got it all apart, and ti took about 4 hours to put everything back together. I had an extra set...

I am swapping intakes and replacing all gaskets, flushing coolant, and replacing the t-stat in hopes of curing a coolant leak. Anyway, today I tore off the upper, fuel rail, injectors, and driver's side valve cover. I had an extra set of injectors, but they seem different than the injectors that...

I just took off my throttle body, and there's loads and loads of black crap in my upper manifold.. it's very close to being liquid, but not quite. I'm currently working on gasket matching an upper and lower intake to put on there, so when i get the new clean intakes on there, i don't want them...

Soon I will be removing the upper and lower intakes as well as the valve covers on my 94 X. Will I have to flush the coolant when I do this, or can I just top it off and keep an eye on it when I put it back together? Also, is an oil change necessary after this, and if so, how soon after...

Within the next few months I plan on installing some ported stock upper and lower intakes. I have been looking around to see what kind of prices I could get for gaskets. I went to 3 places, and asked for a quote for 2 valve cover gaskets, 2 head to lower intake gaskets, and 1 lower to upper...