smittyzz
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- Bennington VT
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- 1997 Explorer XLT
Okay for starters, new user, love the forums, very informational! Been poking around for about a week or so, and finally decided to join. For starters, again, amazing forum!
And secondly, I'm a 20 year old guy, Ive owned my share of vehicles lol
1990 jeep Comanche full camp wooden bed with a 4 inch lift 4.0 straight
1990 Toyota pickup 22re
1996 GMC Sonoma 2.2 4banger
2000 s10 4.3vortec
I currently just bought a 1997 ford explorer XLT SOHC
Its in decent condition, needs some work but no big deal.
Here's what's up with it.
I paid 900 cash let me know what you think.
Also I'm mechanically inclined, and I have a lot of mechanic friends, so will be doing most if not all work out of a shop.
What he told me when I bought it was that it needed a front drivers CV joint a little muffler work and rockers
What I found after buying it:
Gas gauge doesn't work(I think it works when key is off{I thought it was just emptybut put gas in and didn't move} found a sending unit pump assembly on eBay for 80 brand new)
Inner tires are worn (believe lower ball joints( also hitting bumps there's some noise in the front end)
Rockers are completely gone(inner and outerfound slide ons for 40 a piece)
Drivers side unlock button doesn't work but passenger does
Driver sore can control all windows but no other door can control there window
Needs oil change a year ago lol pretty black
Keyless entry doesn't work ether.
Now the main things, it starts usually right up the first time, but after a little bit of running time it starts hard, and after it idles for a while, it will usually idle at 600 and after a bit it will start kind of running rough, then it will kick its self up to a grand to fix its self, but it keeps doing that one or two more times until it seems like its choking for gas, give it gas ROMs kinda go up but runs like **** and quickly dies, try to start it right after usually won't start for the first try like its not getting gas then it will start. When it dies I'm pretty sure I can hear the fuel pump, or something, winding wicked
And when giving it gas to rev it up it sometimes lags like it won't shoot up like it should(thinking that could be from the fuel pump not giving me the right pressure)
Andd it should be able to roast the tires right? Well I can't do a burnout for ****, has like no take off power at all, it like lags till the RPMs are up then it it will accelerate good, its like lacking power.. I'm hoping its from bad fuel pressure.
Now, a few more things to note, its a SOHC body has 187k but the guy said it had a motor swap and that the motor has 130k
The motor seems to run good no noises at all besides an exhaust leak under the driver, it just seems to be lacking power
Like take off has no power but once going will go no problems, driving down the road drives great and has no issues getting up to speed 60+ just seems to be lacking take off power, and a lot of it
It shifts great no slips or anything ether
It might have an intake leak but I'm not sure, Nbd
My main issues are the house gauge and lack of power.
Needs a quart of tranny fluid
And ATM I lost my only key so I can't do much more until its registered and I get a title so I can get a new key made, but I would love input,
Thank you all,
Smitty
And secondly, I'm a 20 year old guy, Ive owned my share of vehicles lol
1990 jeep Comanche full camp wooden bed with a 4 inch lift 4.0 straight
1990 Toyota pickup 22re
1996 GMC Sonoma 2.2 4banger
2000 s10 4.3vortec
I currently just bought a 1997 ford explorer XLT SOHC
Its in decent condition, needs some work but no big deal.
Here's what's up with it.
I paid 900 cash let me know what you think.
Also I'm mechanically inclined, and I have a lot of mechanic friends, so will be doing most if not all work out of a shop.
What he told me when I bought it was that it needed a front drivers CV joint a little muffler work and rockers
What I found after buying it:
Gas gauge doesn't work(I think it works when key is off{I thought it was just emptybut put gas in and didn't move} found a sending unit pump assembly on eBay for 80 brand new)
Inner tires are worn (believe lower ball joints( also hitting bumps there's some noise in the front end)
Rockers are completely gone(inner and outerfound slide ons for 40 a piece)
Drivers side unlock button doesn't work but passenger does
Driver sore can control all windows but no other door can control there window
Needs oil change a year ago lol pretty black
Keyless entry doesn't work ether.
Now the main things, it starts usually right up the first time, but after a little bit of running time it starts hard, and after it idles for a while, it will usually idle at 600 and after a bit it will start kind of running rough, then it will kick its self up to a grand to fix its self, but it keeps doing that one or two more times until it seems like its choking for gas, give it gas ROMs kinda go up but runs like **** and quickly dies, try to start it right after usually won't start for the first try like its not getting gas then it will start. When it dies I'm pretty sure I can hear the fuel pump, or something, winding wicked
And when giving it gas to rev it up it sometimes lags like it won't shoot up like it should(thinking that could be from the fuel pump not giving me the right pressure)
Andd it should be able to roast the tires right? Well I can't do a burnout for ****, has like no take off power at all, it like lags till the RPMs are up then it it will accelerate good, its like lacking power.. I'm hoping its from bad fuel pressure.
Now, a few more things to note, its a SOHC body has 187k but the guy said it had a motor swap and that the motor has 130k
The motor seems to run good no noises at all besides an exhaust leak under the driver, it just seems to be lacking power
Like take off has no power but once going will go no problems, driving down the road drives great and has no issues getting up to speed 60+ just seems to be lacking take off power, and a lot of it
It shifts great no slips or anything ether
It might have an intake leak but I'm not sure, Nbd
My main issues are the house gauge and lack of power.
Needs a quart of tranny fluid
And ATM I lost my only key so I can't do much more until its registered and I get a title so I can get a new key made, but I would love input,
Thank you all,
Smitty