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Ford Explorer Community - Maintenance - Modifications - Performance Upgrades - Problem Solving - Off-Road - Street
Explorer Forum Covers the Explorer ST, Explorer Sport, Explorer Sport Trac, Lincoln Aviator, Mercury Mountaineer, Mazda Navajo, Ford Ranger, Mazda Pickups, and the Ford Aerostar
I have a 1996 that has had multiple issues with the cooling system--usually starting with leaks (leaky plastic-tank radiators, for which there is no practical alternative). Lately it occurs to me that these issues could have ALL been avoided if there was no pressure in the cooling system at all...
I have a 1996 4.0 liter Explorer that I bought used in 2001. Radiators always leak after just 2-3 years, always where the plastic tanks are crimped on and always during very cold snaps of weather.
Radiator shop says many of the Ford radiators have that problem and there's really no way to...