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Precisely what I was getting at. For further confirmation, I got a price for a replacement power steering pump from my local Ford dealership, just in case I needed one when I had the problem described above. Their quote was £600.00 for the new pump plus £200.00 to fit it - plus VAT at 20% on...

Simon, I would like to say that Justin did those particular jobs on my Explorer. It was worth every penny he charged and the motor has been running very sweetly ever since - for a year and a half thus far. My engine has done over 160,000 miles but runs like a much younger donk. Justin sent me...

Hi BIGHVM Yes, Justin told me he'd been in Canada but he was certainly back in the UK when he promised me the part I needed and then did not send it OR respond to a message I left with his girlfriend, Lisa Tate. No matter how sympathetic I might feel or how good the reasons Justin may have...

Hi Chris Yup, I did what you suggested above and it completely resolved the problem. All working well now. Thanks very much for your kind assistance. :thumbsup: Incidentally, please let me know if you come across a rear bumper in good condition. My EX has dipped its tail in the briny once...

Oh dear. Justin let me down completely. He promised to send me the part and then I heard nothing. I ended up getting the mounting bracket by next day courier from a wrecker. The part is now fitted and all is together again. The car is running well but I've noticed that I get a groaning...

Oh dear! I'm sorry to say that my post above was perhaps premature. After speaking to Justin on the phone and accepting his price for the needed part, he said he would send me the package urgently. I then heard ... nothing. And he seems to be unavailable on his usual phone numbers once again...

Sincere thanks to 'onetime' and 'chrisquelch' for trying to help me with this issue. Thankfully, I've now been able to contact Justin Woodham of explorerpartsuk (check him out on eBay) and it looks like my problem will soon be solved. This website is a boon to any and all Explorer owners...

EDIT: 13 January 2012 - please disregard what I said here and look further down the thread for latest news. Great news! I have just spoken with Justin after phoning his number for days. He's been busy overseas and just got back, so all of us Exploder fans can breathe a sigh of relief coz...

Thanks onetime I have sent a PM to chrisquelch as suggested. Many thanks for the heads up. :thumbsup: Regards Mike (Biggles62)

I have finally got to the bottom of a problem I've had with shredded drivebelts on my 4.0L SOHC V6 Explorer. After a new belt shredded last night after just a few days running, I found there was excessive play in the power steering pulley. On inspection after removing the pulley, I find...

Hi guys It's been a while since I posted as I've had no problems at all with my Explorer since Justin did the mods on the engine for me. Ran into trouble with the drivebelt failing. Suspect the power steering pump has either a failed bearing or has somehow become loose where it's mounted...

Thanks Chris, didn't know that. Will bear it in mind. I don't have the reflector. It must have fallen off in the dark and I didn't hear it.

Has anyone got any ideas on where I might find a reflector lens for the drivers' door on my Ex. It is the type that is all red. I will also need the little thingumyjigs that you attach it with. Mine is missing and has no fixing points. Thanks in hope Mike P.S. Sincere thanks to all for...

This was a fascinating thread. Glad I read it. My thanks to all who contributed to it as I learned a lot. Janolsson, you were indeed right from the start, once again. Well done. And thanks for putting me onto Justin. He did an outstanding job in fixing the timing chains. He also found a small...

Just a quick add-on to say thanks to all of you who recommended Justin at Explorer Parts. He has resolved the issue for me by fitting the timing chains mod. He also found a small air leak on the inlet manifold and fixed that. She runs sweetly now and I am over the moon. On the Ford Fair, I am...

Thanks for that welcome, Ilikemice. Sure sounds like Justin comes highly recommended by members here. Good enough for me. I plan to call him next week. And he is not too far from home, either, even if it does mean a trip over that toll bridge! Nothing in England comes cheaply nowadays. Ohoh...

Oh boy, thank you so much, BIGHVM, for the welcome. Restores my somewhat waning faith in the human race, does this kind of response. :thumbsup: I look forward to meeting you too. :dpchug: Thanks to you too, Howard. You are the second member to recommend Justin. I have made a note of his contact...

Oh yeah! I didn't realize there was a Brit section on here until janolsson greeted me elsewhere and pointed me here. Briefly, just bought a 1998 Explorer to tow a boat I'm building. She's in beautiful nick but the donk idles pretty lumpy and I think she's got some tensioner issues - rattles a...

Well thank you Grnmachine. I was hoping for precisely that. Learning already. :thumbsup: Ha ha. Thanks for that welcome. I am retired from flyin - and don't miss it after pushing aluminium most of my life. Sailing is something I've done for just about as long but always as a love rather than a...

Hi All Just joined up with you and thought I'd pop in here and say howdy. I have just bought a 1998 Explorer and am getting to know as much about it as possible (I can't yet tell you what model as the paperwork just says 'Ford Explorer'. She's in beautiful condition but the motor, at 163,000...