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    5r55e rebuild valve body or replace vb

    I have a 2000 explorer 4.0 ohv 148,000 miles that has the 2-3 flare and has some slippage in 1st and reverse. I pulled the pan to change the fluid and filter see if that would help it did not. the only material in the pan was gray metallic dust stuck to the pan magnet about 1/8 in deep and...
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    2000 model problems issues

    I am looking at at 2000 2 door sport with the 4.0 OHV and auto. Did ford have all the problems worked out of the 4.0 OHV by 2000? Explorer has 98,650 miles on it definetly high for a 2000, it was a fleet vehicle. Were there any other problems with this model year? transmission? rear axle? I...
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    97 inner tie rods?

    I have searched the archives about inner tie rod replacment and I have a few questions. 1. Can the inner tie rods be replaced without having to remove the rack & pinion? 2. The drivers side inner tie rod is bad the pasenger side is fine would you replace the passenger side anyways? 3...
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    97 5.0 longevity ?

    I am looking at a 1997 Explorer 2wd with the 5.0 v8. The Explorer has 89,000 on it. Did the 5.0 have any issues in 97, I would think that Ford would have them fixed after almost 30 years of building the 302. How reliable are the auto transmissions? Can I expect 30,000 to 40,000 more miles with...
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