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Brake pipes
Can anybody tell me the size of pipe and fittings used to overhaul my brakes. I need to replace the front & rear o/s & n/s brake pipes and the dealers in the uk dont know what i need, (no suprise there then). The haynes manual that i imported from the states tells me that i must fit steel...- MICHAEL PARKER
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How Heavy
HI , Has anybody got info on how much weight i could load into my 1997 explorer. In the uk we have a restriction of 7.6 foot on trailer width and if my ex will hold 1 kg over 3500kg then i can go to a width of 8 foot. I want to buy an american trailer for holidays here in the uk,but because of...- MICHAEL PARKER
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Welcome
Sorry for the delay, Welcome to another Britt,It gets abit lonely out here. A note on LPG conversions , Great for mpg and you can get it done for cash at some places....got mine converted over a year ago and never looked back. cost for cash £1200. MICK1836 ....You say manifold problems with...- MICHAEL PARKER
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TOWING
Could anybody out there tell me the towing capacity of the tow ball that fits in the rear bumber. I have a huge framed after market tow frame fitted but it looks crap. I want to import one of these tow balls but i tow 1800kg . Ford will not tell me the towing capacity as the tow ball is...- MICHAEL PARKER
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Gearbox noise
My X has 76,000 miles, bought it with 40,000 miles Always had a whine in first & second gear, not loud but there. The last two thousand miles second gear has got abit louder, Is there anyrepair/service I could do at home (dont trust the dealers) Filters ,fluid,adjustments. Everything works...- MICHAEL PARKER
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CHOPPING EXHAUST
I have a stock 97 4.0ltr auto sohc with standard exhaust system fitted.I want more noise ,not too loud ,just 4.0 ltr grunt I was thinking of cutting out the end box (the one that goes over the rear axle) and putting in a straight throug pipe Has anybody else done this ,and does it sound good .- MICHAEL PARKER
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RECALL 00M12
Had my x in for recall repair work and wow what a difference. No more starting problems. Smoother tick over when warm. No more cam chain rattle. No more hissing noises. The drive is so much smoother & I dont if its me but the gearbox seems to shift up & down alot smoother too,Is this...- MICHAEL PARKER
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SPARE WHEEL CARRIER
Having had a LPG conversion and losing my spare wheel space I mounted the spare wheel on the tailgate. I cant use the rear opening window which is ok. I sourced some extra strong gas struts for the extra weight of the wheel but found that the tailgate strut position is too close to the hinges...- MICHAEL PARKER
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RECALLS
After having info on a recall that i didnt know existed (thanks to explore4x4) and getting ford to agree that it needs fixing ,i am now (with a smile on my face) wondering if there are any more recalls out there that i dont know about.- MICHAEL PARKER
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cold starting or not
I am new to this club & sorry if this question has been asked before , In brief, I have a 1997 4.0 ltr stock sohc starting in the morning is a pain, I have a lpg conversion and it will only start and keep running if i switch to lpg it will start on petrol goes to 1500rpm and dies , I can keep it...- MICHAEL PARKER
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Poor cold starting
Can anybody help me , Ihave a 1997 stock 4.0ltr xlt sohc Cold starting is getting to be a pain I have a lpg convertion,It will only start (from cold) on Lpg When starting on petrol the engine fires up fine goes to about 1300rpm & then dies Ican keep it going by giving it a bit more...- MICHAEL PARKER
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