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    Engine questions 302

    First of all let me say that i have searched around a bit and am a bit overwhelmed by the 302. It had been in production for over 40 years and in my mind has seen many changes in those 40 years. By far the most popular application for performance 302's has been in mustangs. I currently have a...
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    New Mobil 1 ?

    Whats this new mobil1 oil i see at my local walmart.... they didnt change the old stuff to be like that castrol synthtetic thats not really synthetic did they... its supposed to be for longer drain intervals ... anybody got info on this stuff yet. is it worth the extra 4 bucks... i still drain...
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    Anyone have a snowplow

    Anyone have a snowplow installed... i was reading a while back and seen one that fits into a front reciever... in kinda need of a plow now and was wondering how much those kits are and if anyone has or had one.... how does your truck push it / hold up....
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    ABS Wheel sensor part#

    Does anyone have the part number for a wheel sensor for a second gen AWD explorer. I dont care if its ford or otherwise but i cant seem to find one at the local auto parts stores. If anyone has one laying around on a old bearing unit let me know and i could give you a few bucks for it i broke...
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    cv nut question

    im going to be taking the cv halfshafts out of my truck in the process of replacing the lower ball joints... do you have to use a new nut when putting this back together... i heard this somewhere. any truth to this... anything else to replace while im in there... already done the uppers...
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    Differences of opinion (Oil Related)

    Okay I know there are differences of opinion on oil types and synthetic vs non synthetic... my question is on the viscositys... many people believe that using thicker oil helps the engine last longer... is there any truth to this... I worked for an auto parts store for about three months and...
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    Taking Driveshaft out

    Hey i was wondering if any of you had taken the driveshaft out of your v8 awd ... how does it affect mpg or steering... any bad results.... good results.... im thinking about doin it for towing on asphalt and as i really dont need awd hoping maybe it would free up some mpg....
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    Tire Questions

    Does anyone know who makes and sells Wild Country Radial APT's. I am having a few problems and want to see if i can get them to do some prorating.....Thank you in advance..... what kind of tires do you reccomend besides bfg's and bridgestones/firestones ... i hate both these brands ... i know...
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    ?s on Jeep Cherokee limited

    Hey guys, my girl is thinking about getting a new car/truck and we came upon this limited grand cherokee at a bank sale today.... it has every option includint the high output 4.7 v8 towing package sunroof,heated seets,,,, you know all the bells and whistles, and the quadra drive.... with 16,000...
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    AC repair ?'s and Pricing

    Okay i have a 97 5.0 that has the infamous rusty accumulator. It finally rusted through as far as i can tell because the compressor cycles on and off very frequently and i dont have any cold air.... I do have the blend door problem and live with it because i can still get air conditioning by...
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    Bonehead needs some advice

    Well I'm not going to try and wiggle out of this one... I have a 97 black X and yesterday after jumping someone in a unlighted parking lot at 3am i turned to go toward the exit of the lot and didnt notice the yellow pole that was out of my headlight view.... well anyway it rubbed down the...
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    4r70w home rebuild ?"s

    First of all let me start by telling you guys what went wrong with the transmission. I was driving home and just going to pass somebody and floored it the transmission downshifted like it normally does and i made it around him no problem. Picked my foot up off the floor and the tranny seemed...
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    Rough Idle When Hot

    Okay my 5.0 X has a very rough and low sometimes less than 500 rpm idle when in drive and it is hot out....I do have a check engine light on and found that it is a downstream oxygen sensor.... now from what i understand these downstream sensors do not control fuel mixture but are there to ensure...
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    AC Compressor Running When Heat is on?

    I have noticed on my 97 XLT when i start it up...even though its -3 outside and the heat is on that the a\c compressor will cycle on and off no matter what the controls are set on besides off. Is this normal? I mean i can see no reason for it to be on. I'm pretty sure it will still cycle on...
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    97 X Black XLT 5.0

    Here she is.... My Pride and joy the day i bought it... Got a hell of a deal on it... 85k miles on it... fully loaded XLT 5.0 AWD that was a rental for 40k miles and then belonged to a laywer in ohio for 45k more had new tires...and a new torque converter for $9500. Planin on some mods.... We...
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