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P1744 when I bought this Mountaineer, it failed to lock up. Interstate speed I was running 2600-3000rpm. since then I have done the solenoid pack, Sonnax valve body, filter & fluid. I know the fluid is to proper level. And I drained the PCM by the Positive/Neg terminals touching while...

hey guys and gals, been a long time since I've been here. Glad to be back in the family and see the site still around. Long story short, my car got totaled a couple months back and I bought me a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer Premier (4.6L) with 114K on the dash. I am now dealing with a flashing o/d...

Ok, I have tried some searching (here, google and youtube) and haven't had much luck. My wife couldn't get the truck in reverse the other day (not the first time, but the worst time) so she used some force and got it into reverse. now the shift indicator is off. not by much, but it is off. I...

ok, driving down the road slowing to a stop the truck dies and left me blocking traffic.. would not fire up afterwards so $120 later i get home... wait about a hour and crank her over and bam, fires up and idled good for a few minutes then chocked out, shook and died. (have videos but will have...

Ok, long story short is my 97 has some trans issues and w/240k on the clock and also owning her for 9yrs, I believe she has done me good and time to make a decision. 1. Drive it to scrap yard and collect my $500. 2. Sell it on craigslist for $600 (had a few bites already) 3. Sell my...

The guy next door has a 99 or 2000 eddie bauer. He has been having this "free spinning sound" when coasting, easing off the pedal but it will go away when you give it gas. He took me for a ride because it was hard for him to explain it.... I pin pointed it to the transfer case area...

Ok, this is gonna be a drawn out process for the next couple weeks probably(hopefully only one week, but we'll see), just want to start a thread for any questions I might have along the way. Ok little back ground, driving home one night, O/D light starts flashing and I lose 5th. Get it home...

Sorry hands are nasty and full of coolant and need a quick(ish) answer while on my droid otherwise i would use search. What sensor is next to the coolant temp sensor on the t-stat housing? Trying to get rid of this leak around that area and cant find it in my haynes. All its showing me is the...

ok, i bought my 98 eddie bauer for $850 at the end of 2/2012 due to timing chain rattle(runs and drives good tho, so far). since i bought the truck i have had a flashing theft light.. i have done some reading/searching but due to all the post about pats/theft light and finding none regarding...

Getting ready to swap the VB in my 97. while "shopping around" I came across 800700tran.com and they have a VB w/5yr warranty and comes w/6 latest design reman'd solenoids.... I am looking for anyone who has bought one of their VB's and can leave me some feedback, good or bad.. want to do this...

Ok, on my way home today (in the 97) i notice my o/d light flashing and loss of 5th gear (hit the o/d button for the hell of it and felt it downshift i believe). got her home and checked the fluid, it was a grayish color even though i dropped the pan and did new fluid and filter at 222k miles...

ok, in preparation of installing my new filler neck i had to pull the hose connections from the gas tank to the filler neck to find my other leak. well when i pulled the thicker hose off, i discovered a horrible view. my question is::: do you think j-b weld will fix this? the...

I am getting ready to buy a filler neck from tony and the folks @ 1A.. but the filler neck does not come with the rubber hose connection to connect the filler neck with the gas tank and I am in need of them as well. Does anyone know where I can get my hands on the rubber hose connection...

I am in the middle of ripping my A/C out (all components). but have a few questions that came to mind - first being that i do not have a ranger heater box w/out A/C yet (going to pull-a-part this weekend). so am i going to run into any problems just disconnecting the lines from the...

Ok guys i need a little help here. after i put on my 31's i knew that it would throw my speedo off some and i was ok w/that at the time. But now after getting pulled over twice and this time resulting in a $170 ticket i am not ok w/it like i was before. now ive searched (well tried and...

Detroit Michigan area http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/pts/1751731609.html $85. good Deal IMO.

Ok, i am in the middle of some body work to the X (welding in repair panels, ect.) after all the body work is done i plan on just leaving it primered till all the spots are done and ready for a paint job. The vehicle is my daily driver so it will see rain. so that leads me to the question.. i...

my Shackle's are pretty rusty and it has ate away at the pass side one real bad now so i am looking to replace them. i use rockauto a lot to order from and came across their shackles (DORMAN Part # 722009 More Info {OE Solutions #F1TZ-5630A, F87Z-5776-AA})...

Xplorer82's Rust Restoration & Body Work Well to start off I am making this thread to follow my progress and hopefully get tips/hints when needed. i am by far a "body man", but i have had some experience just thought it would be smart to start a thread in case someone see's something i...

Ok, well i finally got my exhaust bolts off (cats to headers) and dropped the old exhaust system. now i have never done any exhaust work except welding on tips, ect. I am getting ready to install my magnaflow bolt-on cats and dont know if i need to place a gasket in between the end of the...

Ok, i am getting ready to install my new magnaflow cats (bolt on's), rear o2 sensors and my new tail pipe from rockauto (nice quality and look btw), so the last piece of this puzzle is the muffler. I am running a flowmaster 40 series (american thunder) right now and that muffler will be more...

ok, getting ready to do my plugs wires & coil. first question is: I am seeing that some plugs are suppressors and some resistors. what is the difference? what is the best? second question is: I called auozone to see if they were doing the rebate on autolite plugs like rockauto is, and...

i searched and couldnt find any info on adjusting the kick down cable. as stated in the title i have the 5r55e trans, any help is appreciated. thanks.:salute:

i am having trouble finding replacement cats. all the ones i see do not look like mine. both of mine are angled. i tried to get some clear pics of them but was not able to get any "good" pics. i will post the best ones tho. i have saw some direct bolt on ones, but they dont even look like mine...

hey guys. i searched around a bit and couldnt really find a answer to my question. I am getting ready to order/buy some new tires for the explorer either on the net or locally, depending, but i need a little info first. i have the stock size right now (P235/75R15). i am looking at a certain...