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Ive been poking at my rich codes for a while now, and this is not the first time ive posted about them, but I think I finally distilled all of my issues down to one photo. This is Fuel PWM and O2's for bank 2 on top and bank 1 on the bottom. The first part is warm engine at idle with AC on...

Hey all! Im back at it again! A week or so ago I was up climbing 25 degree hills in the forest, trans got hot, and seemed to start to slip a bit. I took a break, let it cool, then just gently worked my way out. It worked fine after that untill... Last night I was running up a large hill at...

Hey guys. I was pulling out of my place today and was able to back out just fine but when I went to go forward I just barely started moving and then nothing. I found that forward would not work and reverse had also disappeared. I had noticed issues a couple times before but didn't think much of...

Hey guys. I have a rough idle issue on a 98 SOHC that I cant seem to chase down. Hoping I might be able to get some help. My Explorer is having issues with idling. It will idle rough with revving and has bad exhaust burn (you can smell it). The rough idle /mostly/ goes away when it warms up...

Hey guys. This is coming off a thread working on a 5.0 drivetrain + swap found here here, but thought it might be better to post in the trans section. TLDR, I finished rebuilding the inside of a 4R70W following the transmission bench videos on YouTube but have yet to finish everything in the...

A few weeks ago Brian Donnelly on the "Explorer Nation 1st an 2nd gen" facebook group offered up a 1996 video owners guide and I offered to convert it to digital. He shipped it off to me and I got it up online. The HiFi version has cleaner audio, but it peaks a lot. The non-HiFi audio is...

Hey guys, Im still looking at swapping a V8 into my 2-door and I am back to looking at rebuild parts. Still looking at the rebuild part of that. I know that if nothing else I want to do all the seals, berrings, rings, hoses, etc and looking at parting that out. Not looking to do...

Hey guys, im back to working on my 98 SOHC w/auto trans again. This time im looking to address heat. Recently I took a 2000 mile trip down to Las Vegas to attend a cyber security conference and had a great trip. The truck ran well with one exception, it got HOT. For a better part of the trip...

Hey guys, recently I found a cut in the sidewall of one of my tires and didn't think much of it as when I got them (from walmart) I got the road hazard warranty. I run 31X10.5r15 Goodyear Wrangler Authority A/T's on stock rims (Link to tires on Walmart) Last week I went in and they told me the...

Hey guys I have a 98 2 door with a 3" body lift runing on 31" tires. When I'm driving around it is noticably harder to steer than the stock 98 4 door that I also have. It's not like the pump is dead or anything, but there is definitely more resistance. Additionally when I am on the highway in...

Hey guys, my AC stopped working a few weeks ago and I finally traced it down to being a bad ground connection on the AC clutch. For now I'm going to go ahead and just run a new ground wire there but I've also had some other things act weird recently and figure it might be related. Does anybody...

Hey guys, when I am running my 98 2 door around the mountains I sometimes end up with the front end up the truck bottoming out hard going over large bumps. I haven't had any damage caused by that yet, but I know it can't be good. I would like to do something to try and make it a bit harder to...

Hey guys I've been having some engine issues the last little bit here. As I mentioned in a previous post I had a bunch of misfire codes on my 98 sport with the V6 SOHC. I replaced the plugs, wires, and coils, and eventually replaced the fuel injectors once I found that the issue was a bad...

Hey guys. I have had the subwoofer stolen out of my truck twice in the last year so I am wanting to install an aftermarket security system. While I am at it I figured I would look at remote start systems. The catch is I only have 1 key and still have PATS. Im seeing parts of the documentation of...

Hey guys I recently had to replace an injector so I swapped them all out. While I had the intake pulled off I figured I should also replace the driver side timing chain tensioner as i'm sure it still had the original in it. The first time I just dropped it in and did not prime it. Started it up...

Hey guys, I have a 98 SOHC Sport 2 door that I am having problems with suddenly. Bit of background to start, I have had this vehicle for about 11,000 miles and 18 months and I rolled it about 3000 miles ago. Over the time I have had the vehicle I have had some minor issues (fuel pump failure...

Hey guys, last weekend I ended up flipping my 98 sport. The truck still runs and drives (actually had to drive it 10 miles out of the mountain) and the car itself has sentimental value to more than just me. TLDR I would like to recover it. I'm not looking to make it Street legal again, but I...

Hey guys. I have an engine that I have been rebuilding and I finally found an explorer to put it in. I just wanted to know if I can remove/replace the engine, transmission, and transfer case as one unit, or do I need to first remove the t-case? Fortunately I have access to a car hoist and a...

Hey guys. Still looking at possibilities. I have a '95 4.0 OHV engine that im fixing up and going to drop in another car. I found a '98 Eddie Bauer 4.0 SOHC. The car and paint is super clean, but has engine problems. Im looking at dropping the '95 OHV into the '98 once I finish the rebuild...

Hello everybody, i've been lurking ever since I got my first explorer back in June but just now got myself setup with an account. Back in November I was looking for a new project and ran into a really cheap '95 4 door 4.0 OHV explorer with 4x4 XLT so I scooped it up. I had it sit in my...