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:thumbsup: Ditto 1st. paragraph. The last of the BOF 4wd Ex. I'm going to buy a 2010 Ex. Ltd. platinum white when its 4 yrs. old & has about 50k mi. That way it will be about 50% less $$.

"I'm kind of going over my options here, not sure what to do.. " Joe Dirt is telling you exactly the right things to do;have a little faith. My 5.0 gas mileage is about the same as reported, 17 -20.5. :thumbsup:

AWD reliability We own a 2001,V/8,AWD & love it. I bought it many years ago to pull boats and to drive around as usual when it snows;the truck does both VERY well and effortlessly. Maintain the vehicle with mfg. recommended maintenance on the drive train & you'll probably wind up keeping it for...

V/8 Explorer/Mountaineer MSRP Our 2001 Mountaineer Monterey msrp was $34,195.It had 119,500 miles on it when I bought it in March,2007. I paid $5000 for it & have done regular maintenance on it. It has been,and is, an excellent truck. It will turn 150,000 miles this week.:us:

oem mats I bought mine a few months ago for $30 & they were new old stock,still in the plastic wrapper, on ebay. The seller is usasupersale.:thumbsup: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380324137246&viewitem=

Boat Towing I'd be O.D. off for a number of reasons. Good luck on your trip!:burnout:

Feel every bump in the road? Joe Dirt's comment about 'torsion twist' caused me to do some research on torsion bar suspensions.The long story made short is........... My buddy with a lift and I backed off the t.b. adj. bolts enough that the body frt.end was lowered 1 inch,added a camber kit and...

Feel every bump in the road? I have Michelin LTX M/S set to 34 psi,newer Monroe shocks. The rough ride & feel every bump issue just about stopped when I added 3 60 lb. sand tubes to the rear floor; cheap fix from Lowe's. (01 Merc Mountaineer,302 5L AWD 148k):thumbsup:

Thunk noise Try 4 or 5 ft. breaker bar to pry up on trans mounts ( a rack would help a lot) and see if the rubber part of mount(s) has separated. I think you've got a broken mount somewhere; probably the trans. :smoke:

Thunk noise You said 'any ideas' sooo.... A few years ago I was asked to help with a similar concern on the same vehicle. All of the steps you've done had been done. We had access to a rack which helped a lot. I asked for a 4 or 5 foot breaker bar and pried up on the tail shaft of the...

Good thread Z. Thats a good looking Explorer, esp. w/a boat behind it! How many miles on it and that is a 6 speed trans used w/the v/8 isn't it?:smoke:

Flush/chg. trans now & every 30k,O.D. off for trip & use 6.5 more gal gas on trip. No problem.:smoke: