Xeek's '91

my white 1991 explorer xlt 4wd. bought it 3/19/2010. first vehicle ive ever owned.


3.19.2010 - starting out

need to fix these

things ive done:

5.1.2010
new rearview

new cupholder

5.4.2010
new fogs

5.7.2010
new grill

5.8.2010
painted headlightdoors black

the starter also went out on me. truck is down for now



5.10.2010
out starter out. thanks jd

new starter

installed

5.13.2010
painted grille black

5.14.2010
brush guard/bull bar, also removed the valance. makes it look higher without it

5.17.2010
best addition ever, explorerforum plate frames and a sticker

5.18.2010

6.4.2010
clear turns/corners and amber bulbs

6.17.2010
replaced drivers door handle

6.22.2010
replaced engine coolant temperature sensor (cel)
replaced temperature sending unit so my guage works now (need it in this heat)



6.24.2010
new KKM intake

8.19.2010
train horns and flowmaster 50 suv kit(sounds a little to low but i still like it)

exhaust

train horns

^left compresser - right air valve

sound clip. does no justice, much better in person
http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r44/xeeky/?action=view&current=DSCN1434.mp4



10.11.2010
cherrybomb glasspack 18"

11.07.2010
loud rattle i was hearing? heat sheild on top of the 2nd cat came off and wedged itself from falling.

also took the glasspack off, no muffler. pipe stops right before it would be at
http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r44/xeeky/?action=view&current=nomuffler.mp4



11.14.2010
gave myself an oil change. mobil 1 synthetic, k&n filter



11.22.2010-11.23.2010
ive always had a bogging/no get up and go on a cold start. so i went ahead and tried this: http://ford40.com/sputtering.shtml

left it to soak all night, dried today. there was some dirt/dust on the filaments. put it back in today along with a new maf from a cobra.
not only was there no more bogging when cold, i didnt have the slow response/bog related to having my battery unplugged and it relearning itself either.

i reccomend doing this if you have probs and notice the maf filaments are dirty.

the new maf sensor:

and the painted area behine the grille:

i will be painting the grille, bull bar, front bumper, rear bumper all with bedliner.
and at some point paint along the sides of the truck following the top of the bumper line in bed liner



11.24.2010-11.28.2010
bed lined front bumper, rear bumper+rear sides, grill, and re-added wal-mart lights.
took off the hitch that was attached the the bumper also.

12.20.2010

01.22.11 - clearance lights. LED, 13 per light, 65 total. very bright.

3.27.2011
so after 3 months of the engine overhaul, its finally back in, finished, and fired up at 11.47pm! after fixing the inertia switch(oddly popped out), it fired right up, no problems!
link to build thread: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=302553

video of its first start up




4.20.2011
2nd aux tranny cooler

pcv filter.

5.30.2011
'99 8.8, aussie, 3.73, soa

9.4.11
non ac box conversion

9.22.11
4" rough county lift and swap to 3.73 gears

10.1.11
f150 tow hook

10.9.11
15x8 creager soft 8s put on my 32x11.5 bfgs

10.16.11
class V tow hitch

12.31.11
drivers window motor damage. so nice to have a working window

1.7.12
f150 seats to bring it to 5.5" lift
project #1 completed.

4" + f150 seats + fa400 arm + unsettled suspension = this angle.

1.7.12

1.14.12

 

[Xeek]

damn, im glad my aussie came preinstalled

no. i cant decide on $200 for some 15x7 soft 8s, set of 5. or junkyard stockers that look a little better.
i dont have $200 either. not much left to get things with now... dont get paid until the day we leave. atleast its a lot tho, ****ton of overtime lately
how much does picknpull charge for wheels(tires on) each?


i see what you mean on the o2 set. this is what i want
http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/blue-digital-wideband-gauge.aspx




edit: said stockers id look for(shooey_s pic)
http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd456/Shooey_/IMG_2908.jpg

 

[Xeek]

holy giant pile of bird turds batman!!
y-pipe is $180!!!!!

the total came to $220 for it!!! $40 shipping from CA. i dont believe it, its not that heavy. $20 at the most...... im never buying jba again.

i forgot! it changed!
PURCHASE PERTRONIX 06/17 $190.91

i guess the $29.09 extra was to make sure it cleared. like some gas stations do
(should be coming in today, they never emailed me the tracking :/ one reason i hate phone orders)

 

[Xeek]

got the y-pipe this morning. just waiting for the o2 sensor now
pics:

get the welds reinforced on the outside maybe?




jd, what did you put my bung in with? looks like the copper high temp rtv? didnt you use threadlock too? i would prefer antiseize of everything exhaust if i can tho...

 

[jd4242]

why the hell do they weld it like that.to me it would be weaker and cause it not to sit flush.yea high temp and yea i think i did use thread lock.i would take it down and have the bung welded now where the hole is.your have to use thread lock if you dont get it welded.otherwise it will come loose.looks like it didnt come coated either.wtf is it $190 for then!!!

 

[Xeek]

yea it doesnt look that great. the inside doesnt either. looks like poop, i swear i see cracks when they didnt even weld it fully. i think its stainless steel so it should be ok, but still it should be coated. im pissed at jba. wayyyyy to much money for some crap. plain non coated headers with the same welds are $600...


dont really have much of a choice given my time limit. or i wouldve told them to stick it where the sun dont shine! prob wouldnt have even ordered it

 

[Xeek]

maniak or whoever. any idea why my air valve isnt working? i get continuity on all wires, ground to the switch, power to the switch, air valve wire to switch. not sure what setting to put it on, but i got continuity on the air valves pos and neg wires. came to 6.xx for that.

before when i had it working was the switch they included, 2 wires attached to it, non lighted. + and -
this one is 3 pins, power, ground, accessory, lighted switch. i dont have the other switch anymore to test it. tried another 3 pin lighted switch and got no results on that either

 

[Xeek]

fixed. big als, $20. two free o2 caps

 

[jd4242]

you didn't get the bug welded also?

 

[Xeek]

i didnt know i could weld bugs.
big als wont touch the cat. i asked them again today. they refuse. just gonna put it back how you had it. what sucks is i didnt even get my o2 sensor. i hate usps, they prob lost it so they marked it as delivered

 

[Xeek]

well um. cat and y-pipe are not lining up. gonna loosen the y-pipe and try that way.
i mustve gotten lucky before, cause i bolted the old one on tight and the cat fit right on.

 

[Xeek]

hey what are the 2 half circle things on the front wheels, there on each end of the caliper. are those the slides? they look different from my rear axles, thats why im asking.
but umm, 3 stick out 1/2" maybe, and the bottom passenger one sticks out 1". thats not good is it? what should i do?



edit:

 

[Xeek]

well um. cat and y-pipe are not lining up. gonna loosen the y-pipe and try that way.
i mustve gotten lucky before, cause i bolted the old one on tight and the cat fit right on.

wasnt lined up right. loosened everything up, loosely attached the cat, then played with everything and everything went on tight after.


so its all done, and running. had some smoke on the drivers side. i put a little dab of anti-seize on the bung cap and it was just that burning off. scared me for a second lol

while i was down there sourcing smoke, my pushrod tap is really loud under the truck. much louder then sticking my ear next to the valve cover. you sure its the pushrod jd?

 

[Xeek]

ok so it is a slider. now can i just hammer it back in? or do i need to take the wheel off, hammer it all the way out, then put it back in from the front?


this may be why ive noticed some noise that gets faster with my speedo

 

[Xeek]

IAC wasnt it. idle still surges up and down along with the voltmeter. ill try checking my MAF plug. the guy in a different post said his was dirty. the plug not the sensor itself.

i got something done today, but i wont be posting it until after my trip next saturday

 

[Xeek]

what company thats all over the us or maybe something local to va does lifetime alignments? and what is their terms by 'lifetime'? the same tires/suspension, or just the same truck as long as it isnt crushed same owner or not?

cause ive relly needed one since i got the truck, but with a lift coming up thats gonna throw it off bad.
ive also been getting a lot of wandering while driving lately. it likes to pull left/right while accelerating/coasting/braking.

 

[Ronin8002]

what company thats all over the us or maybe something local to va does lifetime alignments? and what is their terms by 'lifetime'? the same tires/suspension, or just the same truck as long as it isnt crushed same owner or not?

cause ive relly needed one since i got the truck, but with a lift coming up thats gonna throw it off bad.
ive also been getting a lot of wandering while driving lately. it likes to pull left/right while accelerating/coasting/braking.

Some places like that (that I've seen at least) are reluctant to work on trucks with a modified suspension, or if they do take it for service they don't do it right. Probably better to take it to a good offroad shop that knows what it's doing and get it right the first time.

 

[Xeek]

yea ive heard about that. for now the front isnt modified! lol
i really want a place that a one time kinda expensive fee for a lifetime deal.
depending on what 'lifetime' to them is

 

[Ronin8002]

Firestone offers a lifetime alignment service I believe. not sure what the fine print on that is though

 

[Xeek]

what the hell... my rear wiper has a mind of its own now.... im confused lol
no matter what i did, what lights i turned on or off it stayed on, sometimes went off for a few seconds then right back to wiping

 

[Foxracin]

I need one of those y pipes. Let me get that one from you.