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    Another slightly knackered Explorer

    Ho there! I got this the other day, mentioned that it at least wasn't suffering the "death rattle" to a buddy in Walmart-which then appeared the minute I restarted the truck..
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    2003 sport trac timing chain question

    have a 03 sport trac xlt. Made another post that was said to be the timing chains going out. I'm getting a new engine instead of getting it fixed. But I always asked if it was the timing chains going out. Wouldn't the noise always be loud , and always making a noise? I'm asking because some...
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    Advanced Rattling at 3K

    All right, so coming home on the highway today I noticed something new. (I may have heard it on the way there too, I don't remember). Anyway, I've gotten used to the death rattle at around 1k, but now, when my car is at 3k (I don't want to risk anything higher) it has begun to rattle much...
  4. malohnes

    oil leak - backside of engine

    As an FYI for those chasing the various crazy to diagnose oil leak our rigs develop, I just discovered the cause of one of mine I'd like to share. When replacing the heads, with new aftermarket heads, and all the gaskets, I failed to notice that the LIM gasket fit a little skewed so that one...
  5. K

    1999 Explorer SOHC Tensioner Update

    Just wondering if the price on the 00M12 and rear tensioner has gone up? Also, I am seeing some threads where people have said you need to buy the crush washers because they don't come with the 00M12 kit or the rear tensioner. Is this true? This is what I am ordering. YL2Z-9E473-AA is...
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