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My transmission blew and I need to replace it. How do I tell what kind of transmission I have? how do I know what type of transmission to buy? How do I know what other makes model years etc will fit mine? Can I put an explorer transmission on my truck? my truck is a 2002 ranger v6 3.0...

so about a yr ago I blew a head gasket and got a used motor swap put in. Put a brand new radiator in from autozone. about 6 months later the damn radiator started leaking. I tried to make it to the closest autozone to swap out the radiator rather then playing it safe and getting it towed and...

so my od light was flashing. wife was driving so dont know the full details but the car is shifting kinda funny now. anyways i did some reading online and it suggested to take the truck in have some codes pulled on the tranny. it looks like many people are recommending to just change the fluid...

ok so my truck is running hot, and i thought that was what was causing this problem, but its now doing it when the engine is not hot, like when I first start it up so it must be something else. when i shift it into gear, it stutters/surges/dies, or wants to die, the rpms drop and the car wont...

how do I check the tranny fluid? There is no dipstick like for the oil on my truck. How do I check to make sure its good?

so I did the obdi test, and I got the check engine light flashes, and tried counting them. I wanted to run it by you guys to see if I read it correctly and got the right codes. the codes I got are: 46, 64, 66 did you get the same? link to vid...

so i have used the obdii code readers before but never a obdi. I read a thread on here about how to do it with a paper clip and reading engine light flashes etc. well I decided to cough up 30 bucks and just get a obdi code reader, where do I plug this thing in?

I live in the southern california desert. In the summer time it can be regularly over 110 degrees. Cars are not designed to be zipping down the highway at 75 mph with the ac on when its 115 outside (was 115 last weekend) every summer I always have some kind of car problem I replaced my...

so my car is running hot, I was thinking of removing the thermostat, but I dont know if this would be a good idea or not?

heres a few pics of me getting my truck stuck, stock minus the larger tires :eek:

ok guys, so I have replaced my entire cooling system. 91 explorer stick 2wd new: radiator radiator hoses waterpump thermostat thermostat housing unit temp sensor (at thermostat housing unit area) it has been over 100 degrees the past few days, but because of all my new replaced...

Hi guys, so 91 explorer ended up being driven for a while with no or low brake fluid. So I ended up replacing the master cyclinder and have bleed the brakes a bunch of times and they are still "spongy". meaning soft and easy to push all the way to the floor and dont grab so good. whats...

so i have a 91 explorer, truck over heated. I could start it and it had lots of very thick white smoke coming out the exhaust. took it to the mechanic, he said its a blown head gasket, and that the heads could possibly be cracked. So he says hes going to take the heads to the machine shop to be...

My friend let me borrow his actron code scanner thing. I have a 91 explorer and I cannot find where to connect this so it can scan. I know its supposed to be under the steering wheel area somewhere but I cant find it. I found it on my ranger no problem. can anyone help?

anyone in riverside area?

where do i plug in my 02 sensor? its just dangling, the pic shows it by the front left tire area. i crawled under there today and cannot find a spot to plug it in. you would figure its somewhere relatively close to the length of the cord. and the connector on the end was white so i was looking...

are all parts interchangeable between the ranger and explorer? specifically the drive shaft?

I need to make a ladder rack for my ranger, and I have a camper on my truck as well. So I want to make a ladder rack that fits on top of my camper. I am on an extremely tight budget and was wondering if it would be possible to make a rack out of wood? would it be strong enough etc.? Any...

so u-joint stands for universal joint? now do I need to get a specific u-joint for my 97 ford explorer? or will any u-joint work?

long story bear with me :salute: So I paid a shop $2000 for a motor swap and to put new brake pads and resurface my rotors. When I got the new motor put in and the guy gave me my car back, he said that I needed to drive it for a bit to break it in and that it will be driving "sluggish"...