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Small amount of acetone in each tank will clean the engine and raise mpg slightly.

Here in Phoenix they are easy to find. I see awd Aerostar vans in the yards too. Might be worth a trip.

I used hydraulic line with AN fittings on each end. You can buy the new and old style ends that fit the master and slave cylinder. I came up with this idea when I did a T5 swap in a 4.0 aerostar. As far as a beefier part, it would allow you to you a good aftermarket unit.

https://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148813 I think post #16 is the answer.

I found I like the 05+ mustang slave cylinder with the M5OD. The only way I was able to bleed my clutch was pulling the clutch master cylinder apart so it could fill up with fluid then put it back together.

Diesel would be cool too.

If the aluminum is corroded on the lower intake, grey RTV is what I've used around the water passages.

89 scorpio went out right at 100k exactly. first 91 aerostar 140k, second 91 aerostar 260k, it was replaced before it went out so who knows how much life is left? third 91 aerostar 170K. I have 1 C3 with 88k on it in my 86 xr4ti.

Today I found what I believe to be this aerostar for sale on craigslist. I'd buy it at that price but I have way too many projects now. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/cto/5424278833.html

What year jeep and what motor?

I do not see any photos, I'd love to see it.

I'd rather deal with the sohc issues than the weak ass transmissions behind it. I want to put a sohc in my 86 merkur xr4ti. To the OP, find the nicest explorer for the price you want to pay and expect it to need some work, most 20 year old vehicles do.

I own a jeep in the fleet of fords I have. I like the inline 6, 18 years trouble free is pretty good for any vehicle. It does have a ford part on it though, a fan hub off a 98 ranger 4.0 with a chevy S10 11 blade fan. The E fan on a 120 degree day couldn't cool enough sitting in traffic. I don't...

I wish I had a 3.27 in my van. Going from a 4.10 to a 3.55 gained 3-5 mpg.

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Magnetic pick up coil with 4 magnets glued to the drive shaft would generate a 8k ppm signal.

I'm not a fan of 4 door drive.

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Either a cracked head or head gasket would be my guess. The coolant is going into the exhaust port outside the combustion chamber.

The 5.7 ram I drive at work had the very common lifter and cam failure before 85k miles. 10 days after that was fixed the transmission failed, transfer case exploded. The front drive shaft made a mess of the floor when it entered the cab. All the other rams in the fleet are diesel and had no...

One can dream.....

I wish the 4 liter inline 6 was offered in the US. One video on youtube showed a falcon with over 1000 hp.

The sohc has an extra bolt between the 1 and 3 o'clock position.

Depends on what your time is worth to you. $300 to a yard, probably get $500 on craigslist as it sits or strip it for every last dime you could get out of it playing lets make a deal.

Would a weak valve spring cause this by allowing the lifter to lose contact the lobe at a higher rpm?

You can Swap the engine bay harness and do some re-pinning to make your gauges work. Get a EVTM for your truck and one for the donor, that will have all the wiring diagrams you need. They are cheap on ebay.

If it is 2 wheel drive a used junk yard unit out of a V6 mustang 98-01 or so would be an alternative to having your transmission rebuilt. Most yards offer a decent warranty on the parts.

On my van I used the stock tube with a cone filter on the end of it. My filter box was cracked so it was a cheap fix that gained 1 mpg.

Did you use locktite on the cam bolt?

Fair weather semi drivers.....

The 302 is a non interference engine and you checked ptv clearance many pages back when the motor first went together. As for the next failure, either the block tries to divorce itself down the lifter valley or you put a window in the side of the block.

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I don't see why you would need a spindle. It sounds like a repair shop you go to twice, first and last time.

Define rough ride, as it is different for each person. Different springs with standard oil or gas filled shocks would give you a nicer ride.

A freightliner FLD or classic has push button start, it uses 2 relays. You would only need the smaller relay. A truck salvage yard will have what you need cheap.

Is it 2 wheel drive or 4 wheel drive? I don't see that info listed. 2 wheel drive is a $10 bearing and 4 wheel drive is $110 hub assembly.

Welcome to the forum. I too am a long time ford fan.

As stated change the axle ratio and a taller tire can gain you some better fuel economy. A manual transmission swap could gain you a small increase in fuel economy, it did on my van.

I was working for a few months in Oklahoma city, the trip home to phoenix or out to OK city, I ran it several times with regular and E85. Each time the E85 did better by .5 to .8 mpg over the regular gas. I know my aerostar was never designed to run it but I have had positive results.

I run Mobil 1 full synthetic. I use a napa gold 2 quart filter. 12K interval on the oil and 6K on the filter.