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I get wholesale pricing and the Rancho shocks are almost as much as Bilstein.

I got my build email one day, I received the ship email the next day. But TN is closer to Chicago than Vegas. So I bet you'll see yours before I see mine.

I do need to replace the shocks. The current ones aren't totally terrible, but I can tell they aren't up to the job for the long term.

I have about 60 miles on the EX since it's registered. It runs and drives great!

Yeah, it's pretty snappy off the line for sure.

Yeah, I gave it heavy throttle. Feels good!

Very comfortable and fun to drive.

Took a nice little highway ride tonight. Runs nice and stable at highway speeds. Handles well, good power, steers straight.

The issue is semi subtle, Tomorrow I can actually take the EX on a real drive. Maybe I can see what's going on.

I probably will, but I was able to clean most of the carbon out when I did the valve seals. I carb cleaned the heck out of the intake valves directly thru the intake port on the head.

My daughter got the EX registered today, So I can take it out for the Italian tune up tomorrow!

Brand new Hitachi part installed. Maybe I'll try the old one again.

Yeah, the bottom half fell out as soon as I lifted the trans up a bit.

Just went out and moved the EX. Havent run it since before noon today. It started right up. Didn’t stall. Just a hint of a change in rpm and it settled down to idle.

We can look back at my pics with the valve covers off. But I’d doubt a 302 has E bolts of any kind.

It runs and drives really well. Just this starting issue is the only hiccup currently. I'll figure it out one way or the other. But it doesn't hurt to ask the all of you guys since you've all worked on these things.

I installed a brand new grommet and Motorcraft PCV. Also keep in mind that I touched dam near everything on this EX. All the hoses are new. Repaired a bunch of vacuum hoses. Almost no stones unturned.

Donalds, on these intake manifolds, does it use all bolts? Or are there studs on any of the bolt holes?

I'll have to smoke test it. The intake manifold gasket is basically the one thing I didn't do.

The alignment turned out good. Drives really nice. Still had the stalling issue this morning when it was cold out. So that is interesting. Once it warms up it's totally normal. I wonder if the vacuum reserviour is bad.

I don't think so.

Headed now to pick up the EX from the wheel alignment shop.

Yeah, that's what moms looked like.

My mom had a two tone red Mountaineer AWD new, I loved that thing.

I really wish that red eddie bauer I looked at in December didn't have title issues. I'll keep my eye out. But I'm pretty proud of this one for sure!

I put 10 miles on it today and enjoyed every mile. Kinda wish I wasn't giving it away...

The only symptom I had was when it was cold out that when I started it it would stall. Then I'd start it again, it would stall. Then I'd start it and it would rev up rather high. Then it would struggle between close to stalling and high until it warmed up enough. Literally as soon as the booster...

The EX runs so much better with the new Brake booster I'm excited to get up early tomorrow when its cool outside to start it again. I don't think there will be any stalling.

Well, I repair cars for a living, so nothing scares me. But I have no time to waste on this project any longer. Besides, she is ready for the road for sure.

Autozone. Installed it, the EX runs MUCH better!

I took the EX out on the first official drive today. Took it a few miles to put fuel into it. Keep in mind that It really needs a wheel alignment, but it drove pretty well. But I believe that I have discovered the vacuum leak that is causing the strange idle. The brake booster is definitely bad...

Took some time to replace the trans mount today. It needed it.

My window sticker is available once again on the tracker tool. Haven't seen it in two weeks.

Well hopefully they'll get caught up soon. Even though the plant took downtime this week, clearly people must be stuffing computers in the finished EX's. I have my fingers crossed for all of my fellow orderers!

Received an email from FoMoCo at 1:37 am today stating that the EXST is shipped. Getting closer.

The order tracker updated. Changed the estimated arrival date to march 5th. Shows the car built 2/8/2022, and says shipped.

I received an email from Ford Motor Company at 1:51am stating that my Explorer has been built and is going thru final checks and should be at my dealer between Feb 27th and March 5th. So that is nice to hear. However the Order tracker hasn't updated and still says May 24th. The countdown begins...

One of the other things I've been considering is pulling the lock cylinders from the doors and rear hatch and having them key matched to the ignition lock cylinder. Would be about $110. Then I could install the front door panels and the armrests I got from Kidd7 and move on. The rear hatch lock...

I cleaned up the cups with some 80grit sandpaper then blasted it with brake cleaner. I used Duralast Gold ball joints from Autozone.

The second round of upkeep will include, 1) Rear differential service, including new axle seals and bearings, just because 253K. 2) Transmission service and Jmod 3) Bilstein shocks including the rear anti wrap shock. 4) Decent modern Stereo. 5) Drivers door hinge pins and bronze bushings. It's...