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Congratz. You seem to have had a bit more luck than i did. I did have valve and head damage and my transmission shifted like crap when I got it back. and I have a busted O2 sensor that needed to be replaced once it was all back together. I'm guessing some of those problems could be...

Trackerforsport, do you have an email address i can use?

So your guide rail broke? Thats exactly what happened to me. Is this a common issue on these trucks?

I 2nd that. The mechanic initially intended to rebuild the engine and after a few weeks of f'in off decided to just get a replacement motor.

Just went through this with my truck. I had a broken timing chain guide rail. good luck.

it works very well. the only thing i had to do was put a piece of plywood under the seat cushion so no1's ass would sit on the speaker cone

$200 plus s+h for amp box and sub? I can take some pictures but it wont be for a couple days. the sub sits under the rear passenger seat and the amp is mounted on a second box under the rear center seat. The 2 boxes are permanently connected and have pass-thru holes to allow for the proper...

yea i'll miss it. it was my second explorer too and only my second vehicle. I had a 95 explorer and the 04 sport trac. It was becoming less practical of a vehicle for me as i mostly use it to go to work. I had it for a while so it was a little easier for me to move on. I think the biggest...

I found that sometimes my 4wd would get stuck and it would only disengage in neutral. I also had a miserable sound like grinding metal coming from the front wheel and it was the bearing. where does the smell come from? is it around the wheel or under the truck?

i'm broke for the foreseeable future. I saw more problems coming ith the truck. hated to see it go. got a decent price for the trade in. I really just did not want to go though this again and with the way the transmission was acting i could only imagine what headache was waiting for me down...

sorry if this is in the wrong location but anyway I traded in my truck. I built a subwoofer box and mount for an amp. It fits perfectly unter the rear passenger seat. Anyone want to buy it? I'd bee happy to discuss how to go about doing this. I dont have a place for it would like for it to...

update so i finally got my truck back. 7 weeks. not bad right....... it ended up at $2800. FOr some reason he decided he didnt need to tell me thst the damage was beyond reasonable repair and actually replaced the engine. I was feeling a little worried because he did it for almost a grand...

I would love to be able to do it myself but there are a few issues preventing that. First I dont have a garage it was -9 when I woke up yesterday. Today is a bit better at 19. I have done a bunch of stuff myself. I actually used to work at a place called Truck Guys which sold and installed...

I agree, he doesn't deserve anything. I just want my truck back and this is going to be the quickest cheapest way. I'll be looking for another place to go from now on. Too bad u can recommend a place being on the opposite coast. This site should set up a section for recommended shops ( and...

also I didnt take you as rude, you were just saying it as u saw it.

Went back this morning. It still hasnt moved. there is 1 truck in the bay and i'm next. Aparently that truck has been there longer than mine. I talked to 2 other places and its too much work for them and the place I did find would out a new (used) motor i. It would be $2500 Vs $2200 I'm...

Its not on me. I was there at least once a week. Every time I went he would say it would be done at the end of the week but come friday there was another excuse for why it had sat in the same spot. Maybe I misunderstood. The only fault I could take is being too trusting I guess. Maybe he...

so I talked with the mechanic again this afternoon. He said he has to remove both heads but only 1 is damaged. He said 3 springs and a valve are damaged. I wasn't able to see the parts today but will be able to tomorrow. He was finally moving my truck into the garage when I showed up. It...

I believe from reading other posts around here that to access the timing chain you do need to pull the engine. The mechanic said he would be pulling the engine to do this.

Well thanks for the help. i'll be visiting him again this afternoon. should be interesting.

it was pretty loud, enough so that it could be heard over a cell phone. I don't think the engine tone itself changed, there was just another noise over it. Would damage be easily visible or could it be small enough so that you can't see it?

The existing heads are still on the truck but I did tell him I want to see them before he gets paid. I can stop by the shop on my way home today. If a pull the dip stick will I see coolant or would i have to drain the oil to tell? Truck was running flawlessly when i parked it. He told me the...

So we got out from work early the day before thanksgiving. Yes, i'm starting back on thanksgiving not Christmas or New Years. I started my truck and it sounded almost like the tick tick tick when a car wont start but the engine was running. I called the shop and the guy said it could be a...

i bought an 04 for 15k. Same color, color body panels. the thing i got screwed on was the brakes and tires. makes sure you have a good set of tires. its also a 4wd.

i have seen a lot of people on here talking about the rancho rs5000's, they seem good and are good price but i dont know if they are the best or not

I used to sell and install exhaust systems (as well as a lot of other stuff) at Truck Guys in Weymouth, MA. I was no expert but from what I was told is that Gibson has better performance (and maybe quality) while Flowmaster had a louder sound. So Interscope, when i save up for some add-ons I...

yea i had seen that and it would have been a lot easier but i already had a box i could cut up from my 95 explorer and it was a lot more fun making it. i didn't see the issue with needing the plywood under the seat until the first person sat in the seat

no sub for sale but here's some help looking or installing one when you get it. i have a 10" rockford fosgate under the rear passenger seat. I built my own box. its a tight fit. I had to pull the seat cushion and put a layer of plywood under the cushion because people would compress the...

that is an awesome idea adding a switch like that. I'd like to put one in the center console not only for my seat but the passenger seat as well. i find that my passenger (usually my fiancee) leaves the seat on when there is no one there to enjoy it. you could connect the wires in the...

i was washing my truck the other day and noticed a lot of salt and road crap from the last snow storm between the bed and cab. I also notice a lot of wind noise from the same area. I was thinking that the shape of the cab/bed must direct a lot of wind in front of the bed which would create a...

they might just be a little bit bigger. i have stock size tires and they rub on the sway bar on both front wheels. i was told that's just how the truck is.

i put the sub under the rear passenger seat with the amp under the middle. If i were to do it again i would replace the entire plastic thing behind the seats. I have pictures of what i did if you want to see them. The issue i found is that if anyone sits on the seat they will compress the...

http://yfrog.com/jbsporttruc2j same idea, however i think the proportions are a little weird

i cant help you with removing the mirrors but if you go behind the pedals, there is a small dimple pointing into the engine bay. i didn't see any removable plugs so i drilled through there and that is where i ran the power cable for my sub-woofers on my 04 ST. You might have to pull back some...

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3715/stockh.jpg http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/4134/paintedf.jpg I want new rims, however painting the ones i have is more in my budget. What do you think? if i do this, do you have any advice on prep and paint or is it as simple as sanding and masking...

John you beat me to it, i think you helped me with this a couple months ago, all you have to do is pull up on the brake pedal

I 'll agree that desert "Sport Trac" is awesome looking but i also will agree that its not really a sport trac any more. Isnt that an 1-150 set of headlights? and an LS6??? isnt that GM? I dont understand how anyone would want a GM engine in a Ford vehicle. Couldnt you have used a 5.4 and...

I have the same problem and just come up with an idea for you, How about buying something like "U" shaped like what is used to hold a piece of pipe or wire against a wall. Put the "U" on its side. You would have to improvise a way to attach it (maybe with a couple small "L" brackets but it...

driving around this weekend i saw a quad in the back of a 4 dr wagon body explorer so i would image the ST will fit it. they had the quad in backwards with the front wheels resting on the bumper. definitely an odd siting

Josh_delaney506 : talked to the dealership today, they said that it may be that the steering stops are worn out, i'll know more when i get truck back tomorrow