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@VWbaja10 Nice, then the OME's are for you! She's gonna look even better once you nab a set!

@VWbaja10 Nice. These should do the job, but do be warned that I've heard the OME's flatten out if you tow much with them. I can't speak from experience, just heard from other forum members. I believe it, though; these springs are really, really soft. I've got a flex pic linked below, if you...

@VWbaja10 Nice looking ride! I bet that 302 with 4.10's is a torque beast, eh? I've been abusing a set of those OME 1.5" lifted springs + 2" RTZ shackles on my Sport for a year or two now. I'll go ahead and say, they're worth the money, but you shouldn't expect to get the whole 1.5" out of...

@donalds I think that can be arranged, give me about a year to earn some vacation time, ha ha! The annoying matter here is that intermittent codes could be a fault in the wiring, a wiring harness, or individual components. Multimeters can only do so much, but pair one with a wiring diagram and...

@DarthLeon What information or resources are you looking for? In general, everything should be mechanically and electrically the same between Sport and Sport Trac, unless you want rear seats or a rear windshield wiper, taillamps, or maybe the rear leaf springs. In any case, you've come to the...

(Dual post also in Hazey's thread.) I swapped Hazey's suspect G-switch into The Vulture to test it. First test drive: The Vulture. Ran to parts store, scanned for ABS codes. Pretty sure it was hooked up correctly, because it still pulled The Vulture's OBDII DTC's fine, but The Vulture's ABS...

Well, I've run into a problem. I swapped Hazey's G-switch for the "known good" one from the Vulture to see what happened. First test drive: The Vulture. Ran to parts store, scanned for ABS codes. Pretty sure it was hooked up correctly, because it still pulled The Vulture's OBDII DTC's fine...

@jamie8470 I can't speak for the larger 3rd-gens, but on my 2nd-gen, the 33" is a bigger tire than I have ever needed. @Fix4Dirt said almost everything I have to say; be warned that any gears taller than 3.73's will make the transmission struggle with the weight of a 32"+ tire, and any gears...

@hafcanadian Good going! Not often we see a problem with a simple solution around this forum. Simple doesn't always mean easy, but some times you draw a good hand!

@hafcanadian Incidentally, on both of my Explorers, there is a noticeable difference in the gap on the upper half of the tailgate between the left side and the right side; the right side sits farther away from the body than the left side. However, this gap difference does not interfere with the...

@hafcanadian Hmm, I've got a similar problem with the right side of my Sport (was in a rear-end collision before I got it), but a good slam latches mine correctly. I'd do as @BKennedy said, as well as measure the position of the pin/bolt/stud/whatever-you-call-it in relation to the rear end of...

@donalds Thanks-o, you the man! That's what I've been looking for. G-switch is the magic word I didn't know. I read the whole thread, interestingly never encountered the issue with the pedal shudder/pulse on either of my Ex's. Currently reading the article linked in the thread, this is good...

Well, since I'm ordering parts for The Vulture soon, I'm ordering parts for Hazey too. Rear center VSS, parking brake hardware kit and shoe, gonna go for gold and just do the whole thing... might get a new cable too, just for good measure. Hazey isn't the one that I want to go full custom on...

@DemonMudder Thanks, I'm gonna need it! One thing that confuses me still, is that the ABS seems to function correctly, despite the rear center VSS and the right front WSS both reporting faults (C1230 and C1234, respectively). Shouldn't this interfere with the ABS functioning? Whatever, though...

@DemonMudder Yeah, I figured. Not worth the risk. Think I'll shell out the $100 for a pro installation... RIP, my bank account. @joney It felt like using an extra life, or tearing a free lottery ticket. Hopefully the front and rear speed sensors will fix this issue. Will update, when progress...

@DemonMudder Yeah, gave me some thing to think about. Right now I'm thinking about how to get that stupid hex bolt (looks like a Torx head) off the speed sensor, what's wrong with just using a normal bolt there, Ford? Were neighborhood kids going around stealing wheel speed sensors in the '90s...

Had a scare to day, reality check moment. As you all know, I've been pushing off replacing that right front wheel speed sensor and rear VSS for a while. It's not my daily, I'm trying to save money with the holidays in full swing, leave good enough alone, the rest of the arguments. To day, I...

@97Sandbox Man, don't she look pretty? Great work on the drop, that seems like a very nice setup you've worked out there.

@trailblazr81 Sounds like a happily-ever-after is in order! One thing to be wary of, though, if all fluids were changed recently, that's either just good consideration before selling, or an indication that all fluids were ignored until the pre-sale check was made. Drive her around some and pay...

@trailblazr81 Because others seem to be misunderstanding what you're describing, I'll let you know, I understand you. People... He's not saying that all those lights come on when the headlamp switch is on. He's saying those lights come on automatically when the engine is running and the switch...

@CallMeSyd Well, know that you're being prayed for, buddy. Hopefully the surgery won't be shoved off for too long; I've known (of, I didn't know him personally) a guy who had a collapsed disc in his back, had to have a surgery for that. He lost quite a bit of his range of motion afterward, but...

@CallMeSyd Whoa, I somehow missed this thread before... I'm late to the game, but I hope that your back is doing better now. Some times, we take it a little too much for granted that we can do what we want to, when we want to. Thank God for letting you wake up one morning like that, rather...

@Mbrooks420 I usually don't reset my running average, unless I take it to a garage (excessive time spent at idle) or the battery is disconnected (force resets it any way) and it nearly always returns to 21.0-22.0. Frankly, I'm not really concerned with how accurate it is, but I can say with...

@97Sandbox In fact, I have heard of this issue of the ABS kicking in just before full stop before. Give me some time to poke around the forum a bit, I just ran across this issue in a thread I was reading a few weeks ago. Post #9 in this thread...

@caymanbluelongranger Impressive figures! Imagine actually good discussion on a necro thread, second time I've seen it this year. @donalds I'm estimating roughly based on actual mileage and fuel at pump, for the Sport, and the figures given (fuel remaining, fuel economy, range) by the console...

@rushing098993 You asked two questions here, before making your statement, and I never made any insinuation that you were stupid. No doubt with the modifications that you have done, you would average around 12 MPG's in the one with the OHV. However, now you are posting off-topic in a 14-year...

@rushing098993 14 years is a long time, my guy. It's a long shot to suppose that the guys who were discussing the matter in this thread 14 years ago, are even still on this forum at all - I know for a fact that at least one of them has died. To assume that such a relative factor as fuel...

@rushing098993 Please check the dates on the threads you read... This is the third 14-year old thread necro I've seen in the last couple of months. 23-29 MPG isn't unlikely at 55 MPH. True, it's way higher than the advertised mileage, and much higher than most people get, with their lead-foot...

@donalds Lookin' good there! You'd be surprised how many people completely ignore all of their pulleys, just let 'em tear to shreds.

@Donkey Dos Welcome to our collective backyard! @410Fortune (Jamie) is your man, he's done more than his fair share of Explorer and B2 work. Check out some of his build threads and engine swap threads, most of what you'll need to know has been well documented!

@73wM That's one fine-looking 3rd-gen, I'm with @2020FordRaptor on this one. One of the best-looking 3rd-gens on the forum, easily. The body-matching roof rack and mirrors make it look smooth. Great find, great purchase! Just be careful for the transmission, that's really the only weak point...

@donalds There ya go again, linking all the useful threads. Not my first rodeo swapping/toying with an overhead console; the Vulture's was dead when I got it, but I replaced it with one from an Ex that a local garage was parting out which happened to work. Kept the Vulture's broken one as a...

@SuperGordo Thanks, it has served me well in these few months, and in the shape it's in, I expect it to last quite a long time. 217k with no hint of timing chain noise, and the front end feels practically new - I couldn't let the big one get away! Hurt the bank account though, ha ha...

@CDW6212R The ones I observed on RockAuto.com were in the $150-ish range for each, last I checked. Could be the same ones; I wasn't aware of the spline issue, but have heard of failing cages on some examples. Nothing's wrong with the MOOG's I got last time, but I figured trying out the...

@CDW6212R When I was at the junk yard a while back, I grabbed a bunch of 'em, just in case this happened. They do strip out pretty badly if over-tightened, but fortunately there's a rubber seal between the glass and the hinge that kind of helps prevent over-tightening. In my opinion, the...

@Tbird92 Welcome to our collective backyard! You've found the best place an Explorer owner can be, here amongst us crazy lunatics who insist on keeping our old SUV's. Hope you enjoy your time here, learn things, and share things!

Miscellaneous small fixes including a new light switch for the glove compartment (no idea where the old one went, it was missing when I got her) and tightening the hatch glass hinge... Does anybody else have the problem of the hatch glass hinges loosening up over time, or stripping out the hole...

Like the new color? It's called "Sun-Dried Mud." It's actually even dirtier now, this pic was taken between two sessions.

Took this beast out to my regular trails with some workmates yesterday and put it through its paces... Gravel, mud, dirt, grass, sand, ran over a few bushes and a fallen tree probably close to 16" thick, and ran out into water up to the radiator, but then decided to back out before risking...

@98FordLove Not trying to attack you or anything, but I read the whole thread (minus bothering to look at the pictures) and I am morally obligated to say three things... Firstly, the leaks. That truck has serious problems, and there is only one right way to address each of those problems. If...