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    Whats that horrible noise ?

    This morning I go to leave and have to go in the grass around my brothers truck that was in front of me (I was backed in away from the street)..... Its been raining and snowing so much lately, my yard has just turned into a massive swamp and needless to say when I got about half way around his...
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    Bad TPS?

    The Exporer seems to idle fine. Steadly about 800 rpm. While in P or N, if I push on the accelerator and get the rpms (say 1500 or so(it does it no matter what rpm)) up and keep it steady, the rpms are no steady. They range from 1400-1600. Also, under hard accel. through first gear (auto) it...
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    Bent Wheel ?

    What are some symptoms of a bent wheel? Are there certain speeds it would be worse (the vibrations) ? I dont get any vibrations or anything until im about 65 mph or more... its worst at 70.. and gets smoother towards 75-80. Its driving me crazy... some days... its very minimal... but others...
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    KKM q's

    On the bottom half of the stock airbox .... what is the tube that goes from box to the exaust manifold? EDIT* What do i do with the 2 vacuum lines that came off the top half of the stock airbox?
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    Power to Manual Swap

    Since my FL gears are stripped ( in the motor) and the back two windows are SLLOOOOOOWWWWW..... I was thinking of swapping the manual windows from the XL to the XLT and scrapping the power windows for good. I was wondering what I would need from the XL for the XLT....... like the crank arms...
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    Ive got a couple questions

    1. About my brakes. 2. About my TTB/4WD system. 1. Back in October or so when my transmission bashed out on me, I pressed on the brake pedal after it had been sitting for awhile. And the pedal sunk down to the floorboard. Brake fluid was coming from the passengers side rear wheel. Leaking...
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    steering vibrations

    Weve got about 10"s today. I was in 2wd and came to stop, was gonna go left up a hill, so I engaged 4WD. as I was going up the hill, about 20-25 mph, then steering wheels shakes back and forth. I looked underneath and theres snow in the coils and pretty much completely covered in snow. Could it...
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    Drivers-side window

    When the window is up, ill hit down on the switch, and it wont come down on its own. Ill drag down on the window and hit the switch and itll go down with my help pushing it down......... When its down, ill hit up on the switch and itll come up about 3-6 inches(varies) then itll stop and the...
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    Front pass window

    I got my cd player installed this morning, and I just noticed my front passenger window wont go up, the motor isnt grinding or anything. Could this problem be related to the cd player install ? Or did the switch just blow out ? Is there a fuse I could check that might be broken ? Thanks
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    stock radio removal

    HELP ME!!! I cant get my stock radio off. How do I get it out, I'm trying to install a new cd player !
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    rear wiper

    Last friday a sprinkler got my rear glass wet, so i wiped it off with the rear wiper, and it layed down fine when i shut it off. The next day, it poured down rain, and my rear wiper came on without me turning it on (that i know of). And now it wont go off. I pulled out the fuse but now it...
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    Trans wont shift when cold

    I just got a rebuilt A4LD installed about 2 weeks ago. In the morning, i'll drive all the way down the street in first because it wont shift. If im moving onto a faster pace road, ill start in 2 (second) . Why wont it shift until it gets warmed up a little ? While im going down the road in 2...
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    which was does it turn ?

    I was wondering which way the engine turns. If your sitting in the drivers seat looking out, imagine you can see the engine turning.... is it turning clockwise or counter clockwise ?
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    door chimes

    When i have the key turned forward in the ignition with the door open, itll chime like normal. But sometimes the chime will be off. For example: normally it goes biiiinng, biiiinng, biiiing. But sometimes it goes like : iiingb nniiibg bgnnin . It might not make sense but i dont know how i...
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    spare tire tool

    where is the long tool that you stick in the hole in the rear of the explorer to lower the spare tire ? yes, ive searched, but didnt find any good info. i looked under the hood but couldnt find it. is it under there ? give me some info please.
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    wheels not fitting because of hubs...

    What's the difference in the auto hubs on a 91 xlt and a 98 limited ? the front center caps wont fit onto the 91 ( the 98 rims) , and the 91's center caps wont fit onto the 98. Why is this ?
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    air pockets.. Am i hearing things ?

    When I'm going down the highway ( 65 as normal ), with either the 2 front windows ,or all 4 windows, or just the rear windows down........ I can hear air kinda pounding against my ears. I'm thinking it might be from the tires, but im not sure. It doesn't bother me, I think its kinda cool. lol...
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    spare tire cable..

    My spare tire cable box, pulley(whatever its called) doesnt want to turn. and i think i need a new one. Its probably clogged from goin muddin. can anybody help me out on how to fix it or should i just get a new one ? If i need a new one, does anybody have an extra sittin around ? thanx
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    finally got me a new one

    I finally got a new transmission. My brother is the one who trashed it, so he had to pay for it. My brother had an S-10 that blew a head and he was trying to sell it. A guy came by and offered to trade us a rebuilt A4LD for the S-10. We decided to trade the S-10 for the transmission. It came...
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    my speedometer

    During the cold winter, right when i start my explorer and go driving down the road, my speedo goes higher than it should. EX: going down my street ( limit is 30 mph) itll say something close to 45 or 50. And driving on the highway, with people passing me, the speedo will be burried. But...
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    fog lights AND parking lights.....

    i was wondering if i could wire my lights differently to make this possible. its a 98 limited. i want to drive with just my fogs and parkings without the headlights being on. is this possible, has anybody done it ? thanks in advance
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    4 door sport

    has anybody ever put or thought about putting a new sport nose on a 4 door body ? or would it fit ? can you photoshop masters make up a picture possibly ? i think it would be interesting. thanx
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    2wd in 4x4, whats the deal???

    heres the story, me and my friend went wheelin. my friend got stuck in a small pond, so he asked me to pull him out. i back up, we hooked up the ropes, i clicked it in 4x4, and started to pull. he was in reverse kinda helping me out ( my x is very weak ) . the x was struggling and then my two...
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    mid july

    whats goin on mid july ? and get-togethers, trail runs, other group events.
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    how many valves ??

    how many vavle per cylinder are on the 4.0 ohv, and the 4.0 sohc, and the 5.0 ? thanx all
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