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I'm going to let it get down to 1/4 then fill it to calculate fuel use and accuracy. As you say, as long as it's accurate around empty it'll be ok.

As soon as I saw it I knew it would work if I could get to it. Problem is the Mountaineer has a different grill. I can't see a way to get to it with the many deep grill bars without breaking something. I already dented the hood. I'm pretty fed up.

My hood release is stuck shut even after lubing the works. I'm going to try this but first I have to get the dang thing open. Any tricks to getting it unstuck? Thanks

Thanks guys. Mine seems to be doing what Rick's does. It dropped to 3/4 of a tank after about 80 miles. New issue: The hood release is stuck. Can't open the hood! I lubed the mechanism pretty good since it was stuck when I got it.

Here's one that I haven't found a conclusive answer for in my searches here. I replaced the entire fuel pump assembly on my '98 Mountaineer (11/97 build date) a couple of weeks ago. After draining the tank to do the pump work I put 5 gallons of gas in the tank. The guage went to about 1/4 of...

Thanks for the offer but I printed the exploded view illustrations from the Ford website. I ordered the parts from the local dealer today. I ordered all three trans lines and a new cap assembly for the brake fluid reservoir (it was missing) $230 total. The parts guy told me to make my own...

I should have been more specific. Due to the heavy use of road salt here in NJ and the vehicle sitting for 4 years the trans cooler line corroded through near the slip fit rubber hoses. Developed pin holes. The line was so fragile that it twisted and nearly broke wen I removed it from the...

Can you recommend an online place to order from? I can do all the brake lines myself except for the one from the ABS to the left front brake. That one has a short length of braided steel flex line in it. It's the line with the wound cover on it above and below is the braided flex section...

Cut the hatch in the floor yesterday removed the old pump, replaced it today with new on and the Mountaineer started right up and runs great. Too bad the metal line to the transmission cooler is leaking and the brake lines to the front right brake and the brake line over the differential...

Thank guys. Great advice. Picked up a cold on Sunday which put me out of commission this week. Hopefully I'll be up to battle this weekend. I'll post on my progress.

Gentlemen, Thank you! Less than an hour and two great responses. After posting I found the threads referenced. I do think I'll do the trap door mod though using an air chisel. I pumped out the 4 year old fuel the other day suing a Mity-Vac system that I got for oil changes. Works great...

First post here on the forums. I thought I'd make my first post a plea for help while I do a search for a topic that I'm sure has already been covered. I just picked up a 1997 5.0 Mountaineer (108,000 miles) from a friend. It ran fine until the day before she parked it at which time...