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Very cool thanks!

Two questions for anyone reading. 1) Anyone have pictures of the stock plug wire routing? 2) Anyone have pictures of the stock routing of the vacuum lines that come off the vacuum globe/ball in the passenger fenderwell?

I feel pretty good about the progress today. Trying to be smart about the reassembly. Trying to make sure we get all the details along the way so I don't get stuck having to deal with something later that would be easy now. Tomorrow we will rout the plug wires as nice as we can. Then the AC box...

Throttle body installed. Also replaced the pigtail for the cam sensor. The original one was wasted. Heater hoses are replaced. Won't connect those to the core until the AC box is back in.

The plenum has returned home.

The material I used this time I ordered on Amazon. I’ve purchased headliner material locally at Joann fabrics as well. Both very nice products.

Home made pcv hose setup.

Fuel rail and new injectors installed.

Well I'm a sky scraping 5'7" haha!! As for the Tune, I'd love to do that but since my wife will be the primary driver and she has a real knack for "remodeling" and "customizing" vehicles(if you all know what I mean). Then the stock 400hp will be more than enough.....

Awesome! Great to know! Thanks for the info! My wife likes the roof rails. She says she likes how they make the car look. I would have skipped them. However it's for her, so whatever. When I get my chance to drive it and put the throttle down, I won't care about the rails!

I really didn't want the entertainment system....but....wives and stuff...

My wife ordered the roof rails, but not the racks. Didn't do the stop start delete. didn't know that was a thing until after we ordered it. We also went with the high performance brake package, floor mats, the TV screens. I didn't want those, but happy wife happy life right??? She also chose the...

Fair question. I'm friends with the sales manager at one of my local dealers. He usually knocks the cars to invoice for me and I just come pick them up. He just tells me when to come sign. No haggling, no waiting at the dealer. All that said, the car is priced at about 63k the way my wife...

According to the diagram donalds provided, it's number 5 on the interior fuse panel.

No pics from today. However I pressure washed the junkyard Ford floor mats, the wheels, battery tray and the under cover that goes under the radiator and condenser. Floor mats were really dirty. They look pretty good now.

Check your fuses. There is one that powers the OBD port.

Hahahah! You're killing me! Maybe I could, but the EX isn't at my house. Guess my wife is lucky ;)

Thanks for the compliment, I expect that the EX project will be done in two weeks. We will see.

hahahaha! Exactly!!

Yeah, Had to. I'm the guy who cooks the turkey on Thanksgiving. But we are getting closer on the EX. Think I'll get the injectors and plenum on tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Well here in Las Vegas most of them are total crap. So hopefully someone in a milder climate might have access to some that are nicer. In Vegas nothing rusts, but the sun and heat kills paint and interior.

Here are a couple pics of the old oil pan gasket. It's worth noting that the pan gasket came out in 4 pieces. It was in real sorry shape.

I Keep forgetting to snap a pic of the VIN. I'll do that today. Thanks for looking it over. Any good door panel armrests out there??

I still may want to take you up on that hood. Just trying to get this thing driving again first.

If any of you guys following this thread can find or have good used door panel armrests, I'm interested. Let me know please. Thanks!

Just want to jump in and say hello. My wife and I ordered an ST to her exacting specs on 11-5-21. Received our confirmation on 11-6-21. She pretty much ordered every option. She got the bench seat in the 2nd row. Even the darn head rest TVs. The High performance brakes. Technology package. And...

Interesting..

What this guy says!

I live in the desert of Las Vegas Nevada. The cars don't rust here but the heat kills paint and interiors. Any of your Explorer lovers in the milder climates have or can find the arm rest pads for the door panels for a 1998 Explorer with the light grey interior? If you have something or can grab...

Got the motor mounts in. Installed the rear door panels with new clips. Got the balancer on. Starter reinstalled.

Something else I just thought about. My Ex had a fuse blown that powered the oxygen sensor heater circuit. Ran like crap, replaced the fuse and it was much better. I don't know the exact fuse number at this moment. It was in the interior fuse panel.

Have you Checked for vacuum leaks under and around the plenum? I recently purchased a 5.0 EX and have also been working on it extensively. Previous owners hacked up and jerry rigged all kinds of vacuum "solutions". The PCV was barely hanging in place because the grommet was so old and hard...

Well I had a bunch of work to get done today so no real progress on the Ex. But I did successfully obtain a proper left side motor mount. Going to get the motor back on the frame tomorrow. MY buddy is going to come help me, so hopefully we get the plenum back on as well. Keep your fingers crossed!

Wow, that’s awesome! Maintenance matters!!

. Here are two pics of the upper control arms after we were done.

Thanks! I figured this is a great car. Easy to get most parts, reliable, the 5.0 and a 4r70w are almost unbeatable. Low cost to register and insure. Great SUV to haul a newborn around in. We are almost to the payoff.

Once I get the engine running again I'll have to plan to reinstall the door panels, the seats and finish installing the interior. Nothing really terrible left to do inside. I still have to clean up the wheels, and plan on the new tires. None of the existing tires are roadworthy in any way at...

Just for fun, Here is a video of the first start up after I bought it. It didn't run when i got the EX. This was just after i replaced the PATS module and rekeyed it. This is before any of the work I've been posting in the last two weeks.

Well tomorrow will be quiet, but I ordered a new belt tensioner and idler pullies today for Monday. I have an AC compressor kit and a condenser waiting. Everything else I think I already have in the EX. So hopefully Monday will be good. As long as the Left motor mount arrives. Then I can set the...