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u can get the chilton's manual on cd for like $5 at pep boys. def not as good as a printed haynes manual, though

looking for an online repair manual? well u kind of answered your own question by coming to this site. just use the search function. also, autozone has a version of a haynes manual online

the explorer's brake system is undersized to begin with, and this is one area you dont generally want to compromise on. I have used OEM rotors and autozone reman'd calipers with no problems, but I would suggest to at least buy a better set of pads. Good pads will not only help your rotors last...

might try resetting the computer. it may have "learned" to deal with a vacuum leak and plugging the leak throws its settings off. you say it has strong fumes. do they smell like gasoline or exhaust? you might also try running a bottle or two of seafoam through the vacuum lines to try to...

autohub wouldnt make noise while parked. could be idler pulley or vacuum leak.

that being said, you should still engage it every once in a while (at least once a month) and drive for a few feet so everything stays lubricated. This is important if you only drive on pavement and dont get to actually use 4x4 that often.

Hey everyone, I have had my sony xplod headunit for a few years now. I just got a Dell mp3 player, and one thing that really annoys me is that, even though the headunit DOES have AUX IN connectors, i cant use them without a unilink device to turn them on! Great design Sony :rolleyes: So I...

a somewhat rough idle is normal on initial startup, especially for a 13 year old car. but if its pretty bad, you might benefit from a tuneup - new plugs/wires, oil change, maybe use a lower viscocity synthetic if you live where it gets really cold. also, seafoam works wonders to smooth out...

is there any test i can perform to confirm a bad solenoid before i replace it?

so thats basically a part of the emissions system? that would cause bad mileage would it?

no CEL, no dripping gas. smells outside, under the hood after cas has run for a while. i have reason to beleive it might have been my truck running too rich. i reset the computer to relearn the settings and ill let you know how it turns out.

if that fails, check all your vacuum lines. an open vacuum line can cause a weird idle as well.

like 410fortune said - calipers are $12 at autozone (with lifetime warranty :D ) i put mine on a year and a half ago and in may i was experiencing some problems i thought might be stuck caliper. autozone traded me for a new one, no questions asked, no reciept needed.

yep it does apply to you, only difference is that there is a connection to the clutch that disengages cruise when you press the clutch in. i have archived in my gmail account an excelent website on ford cruise control. it has since been taken down, but the author sent me a copy. PM me...

Hey guys, last year replaced the FPR on my truck and dropped my tank to replace the opening that had rusted out. now i smell gas and get real bad gas mileage. anybody know what else could be wrong?

check the vacuum connection. mine was capped at the vacuum tree, so it wouldnt work. i spent $.80 on a length of rubber fuel line, and it worked great.

check/clean your autohubs (goto useful threads forum, find thread called "explorer maitnence page" or something similar, and there is very good info on cleaning your hubs there), also check your brakes. might also be a sign of a stuck caliper.

you have a bad tstat/crud in colant (will eventually cause a bad tstat). as everyone suggested, it would be a good idea to change the tstat and flush your coolant (Very cheap to do - should cost less than $40 total for parts)

does it happen with HEAT as well as AC? The AC system will increase your idle when it is operating to compensate for the extra load. If you have an overloaded elecrical system, this could cause the gauge jump as you describe, since higher idle will increase the current output by the...

Sometimes when its wet when I apply my brakes for the first time, ill feel a big jerk and theyll lock up the wheels, almost like I hit em as hard as I can, even though i give the pedal a very light touch. It will do this only once or twice during the first or second time I apply any braking...

sounds like your wire is not fused properly, and is shorting to ground (maybe frayed or improperly insulated splices) use a smaller fuse (125% of the expected maximum current) and make sure all of the connections are insulated.

you ask is it possible to use TOO MUCH grease. you should not use ANY grease inside the hubs, as this gums them up and causes them to not work. Try cleaning them with paint thinner and then soaking them in ATF to get the grease out.

Sounds like lifter tick (very common on these engines) if you goto explorer4x4.com(the main page for this site), there is a writeup on howto replace your lifters, but its more trouble than its worth, especially for a 1991. I use a bottle of seafoam every once in a while and that seems to take...

is it R-12 or R-134a? I know they sell cans of R-134a with "leak stop" in them. I dont really know a whole lot of A/C stuff, so i dont know how well that stuff works (or if it just causes more problems) Also, I dont know if the oil and freon are different parts, I thought that the oil is...

I have that hose, but there is a rubber hose on the inside of the frame rail, right behind the fuel filter. Is that supposed to be there?