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A few years ago we did a blend door fix to get heat. Last year the ac would not recharge and by brother figured that it was leaking and that I would just have to live without the AC. This was towards the end of summer so no big deal. Now that we are getting hot again, I have MAJOR heat in the...

I have a 1996 EB 6 cyl 4 door. Yesterday transmission died. I had the transmission repaired in 2003, at that time when I had the problem, the only gear that would not work was drive. Now none of the gears work. If I rev the engine it will go very slowly in the gear, both forward and reverse...

Does anyone know if a 1998 transmission will work in a 1996 explorer? Thank you

I have a 96 Eddie Bauer 6 cylinder. My temp guage started climbing and dropping so my brother, a professional mechanic, replaced the thermostat this weekend. He drained 2 gallons of antifreeze and put new coolant in. He then had my run it to get rid of any air in the system. I have driven it...

This has been getting progressively worse. It will start right up first thing in the morning but when you drive it anywhere you must leave it sit for a minimum 45 minutes to start. When you try to start it it cranks and sounds like it wants to turn over. Biggest problem is getting gas because I...

HELP, ASAP!!!!!!!!!! I have a 1996 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 6 cylinder. I spent the morning on the boards researching why my remote just stopped working. (not the batteries) After reading MANY posts I decided to try to reset the RAP module by plugging and unplugging it. I do not remember which...

Could a slipping transmission cause the it to be hard to start? It is a 96 Eddie Bauer 6 cylinder. it will crank and start when cold, but once hot it you have to crank it and crank it and it may start, but usually it has to cool down before it will start. Once started it runs fine. My brother...

Hello, my 1996 Explorer, Eddie Bauer, 6 cylinder is dying fast and I cannot afford a newer vehicle because of divorce and losing my house. Could a transmission problem cause the engine to be hard to start. When the engine is cold it will crank and then start, but once hot, it cranks and cranks...

Hi, my husband just replaced the ERG and EGR tube on my 1996 6cyl eddie bauer explorer. It did not pass the PA emissions inspection,was the reason for replacement. Before replacement the engine ran smooth, now it is like the engine is having an asthma attack! real rough when you are sitting...

Hi I haven’t been on this site for quite a while and it sure has changed. After quite a few futile searches I have not found a post regarding this problem. I have a 1996 Eddie Bauer 4 door 6 cylinder explorer. My drivers side low beam is not working. My husband first replaced the bulb...

Hi my husband is SO frustrated with the blend door problem, he wants to cut open the black plastic that surrounds the actuator and blend door. Has anyone tried to do this? He said that if he can get back there he can see what is going on. Should he attempt this? What else is back there that...

Hello all, last winter everyone was SO helpful with the blend door problem but after MANY MANY attempts to do the blend door fix, alas, I still do not have heat and winter is coming on. I have a 1996 Eddie Bauer, 6 cyl. Anyway, if anyone has any other ideas as to what could be the problem. I...

Hello, My drivers side seat belt has broken, I called a local reclaim yard and he said that it is a common problem and does not have any. This is the part of the seat belt that is attached to the floor. Our local police are cracking down on seat belts so I need to get this fixed asap as they...

:( I hope someone can help. In Feb my heater went out and after finding this great web site, we thought that it was the blend door. Well before we fixed it, somehow the heater came back on miraculously. It lasted until the end of March and then went out again. Well our weather in Western PA...

Can anyone tell me how to replace the drivers side seat belt clip? This is the part that is attached to the floor. I went to clip in the seat belt and it would not stay. I took a flash light and looked at the clip part and it seems like there is a spring or something that broke. I called a...

:D :thumbsup: Robb and others, you have been such a big help locating our problem. This is an awesome site and you guys are way too good. I think we are now on our way to a warm explorer!

No Heat/new thermostat, out of ideas NEED HELP!!!! Hello, I have a 96 Ford Explorer, 6 cyl. Last month my husband said that my antifreeze was low, so he flushed out the radiator and put all new in. I got into the car and drove to get groceries and no heat! Before he did the flush I had HEAT all...