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    warning light illuminating thats said to not be used

    i got the 98 exploder back from trans fix and all seems to be good, im fixing it all up to sell, although today i was driving and this little light came on near the battery level gauge, i've never seen it before and it isnt in the owners manual. It looks like a gas pump with threee little...
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    explorer with bad trans

    i posted a thread a few weeks ago to diagnose a problem with trans and had myself believing it was everything but the worst, and of course it was the worst. clutch pads are burnt, quoted at cheapest estimate 1400 to fix here locally, right now its sitting in my yard and not being driven, im...
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    98 v6 4.0 sohc trans problem

    well i just had the engine rebuilt, its a 98 4.0 v6 sohc, when i got it back all was fine, but theres was something with the transmission ive never had before, when taking off with a half way lead(going onto interstate and such) foot the trans would like slip out of gear and rpms would take...
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    karma got me when i said "100,000 and still truckin along" HELP!

    well i just had the engine rebuilt, its a 98 4.0 v6 sohc, when i got it back all was fine, but theres was something with the transmission ive never had before, when taking off with a half way lead(going onto interstate and such) foot the trans would like slip out of gear and rpms would take...
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    where to buy a chip for 98 sohc v6 4.0 HELP

    i dont know where ive looked on numerous sites and found some that would work in the same year mustang thats a v6, and if im correct the mustangs that are v6 in 98 had the same engines as the explorers? anyway i want a chip that addes max horsepower and somewhat stabalizes the gas mileage, it...
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    E85 on in a engine not compatible?

    i put some in last night just for the hell of it and it didnt run bad....put 5 gallons in mixed with probly a gallon of regular gas.. i looked at the list and my vin number doesnt match to the 4.0l fords of 98 that were on the compatible list but it didnt seem to hurt it, ran fine and water temp...
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    im tired of getting the gas mileage of a space ship

    that last 3 tanks ive gotten 200 miles on. give or take 10 miles.... if i do math correct thats like 11.8 miles to the gallon, ive put in like 16.6-17.2 gallons in each time and thats in a 17 gallon tank....any ideas what i can do, im really considering getting rid of the explorer....i cant...
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    transmission slipping out of gear at high rpm?

    i recently had the engine work done and they had to drop the engine from the trans and what not, any way on the interstate or just messing around something happins, i give it gas it gets up into the passing gear and like 2 seconds later its like it just drops out of gear, the rpms shoot up like...
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    hid color temps differ by brand?

    looking on ebay... some brands have pictures of there 5,000 6,000 and 8,000's and they all look the same...do different brands mean the actual color is going to be different then otehr brands or is a 6,000k color strict at 6,000 k with white and some blue?
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    ok guys finally got the explorer back and have some crazy ideas..help

    i just got it back 3 weeks ago from it being gone almost 2 months with the timing chain incident, new timing chain 5 new valves and 1300 dollars later its back and ive already put close to 4 k miles on in, 94k when i got it back about to hit 99 probably tonight, anyway, these past few weeks have...
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    cargo dimensions for 2nd gen Sport

    mine is in the shop for repaires, the sohc v6 failed me, ends up its one of the rear timing chains, and btw theres 4, 2 in front and 2 in back, anyways i need some cargo(back where no seats are) dimensions cause i wanna build a sub box and have it ready when i get the car back, if someone would...
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    so heres what my problem is

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    where to buy headlight housings?

    ive looked and looked, its for a 98 sport, cant find anyhwhere, aftermarket ones nto stock
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    what happended to my engine?

    was pulling out of gas station and it sounded like a "clank crack ram knock boom", engine cut off, when i turn the starter over its like theres no compression as if the starter is just spinning not turning over anything, although the serpantine belt is moving with the starter turning over...
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    terrible gas milage

    always had bad gas mialage but this week i filled up sunday and had to again today, as soon as gas light came on i filled up, put in 15.8 gallons and trip meter read 179 miles, its a 17 gallon tank on a 98 explorer sport 4.0L v6 sohc, if im right thats about 11.3 miles to the gallon, which to me...
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