Hossexplorer
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- Joined
- September 30, 2008
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- City, State
- Baker City, OR.
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '93 XLT
Well I blew a head gasket over a year ago in my 4.0, so I dumped J&W Block sealer in the coolant and it got me another 15,000 miles out the ol' V6! Well worth the money. A couple weeks ago it gave up on me again so, I finally made the jump and bought a 5.0/ AOD from an '86 mustang. I am very excited and I will try to give as many details as I can for others to use.
A little back story... I bought my stock '93 XLT in 2006 at a local dealership with a 'rebuilt' motor at 126,000 miles. Since then I have pushed the odometer to 244,000. It has been a great daily driver and off road vehicle since then. I love my Explorer and I love V8's, together I should be very happy!
So far I have added leather power seats out of a 2000 explorer, 2 inch suspension lift, 32" tires, front receiver for a winch,CB and sub with nice stereo. I started to pull the v6 tonight so I figured I should start a build thread too. Here are some pics of the Ex and things I've done with it over the years.
When I bought it
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Oregon High Desert
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Hells Canyon with my buddy and his jeep
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Me and my friend's Bronco
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Going to an Island Hot Springs
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Picking up the 5.0!!!
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A little back story... I bought my stock '93 XLT in 2006 at a local dealership with a 'rebuilt' motor at 126,000 miles. Since then I have pushed the odometer to 244,000. It has been a great daily driver and off road vehicle since then. I love my Explorer and I love V8's, together I should be very happy!
So far I have added leather power seats out of a 2000 explorer, 2 inch suspension lift, 32" tires, front receiver for a winch,CB and sub with nice stereo. I started to pull the v6 tonight so I figured I should start a build thread too. Here are some pics of the Ex and things I've done with it over the years.
When I bought it
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Oregon High Desert
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Hells Canyon with my buddy and his jeep
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Me and my friend's Bronco
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Going to an Island Hot Springs
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Picking up the 5.0!!!
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