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    Rusted off spark plugs

    Yes and no. I have time. Not lots of money. Heads are around here about 250 - 350 a pair of rebuilds. And then there's the head gaskets intake gaskets valve cover gaskets and whatnot about 200 bucks there. So before a wrench even touches the truck there's 500 bucks. To get a...
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    Rusted off spark plugs

    Good day peps. So the JB weld trick did a good job. It held on to the spark plug hard enough for me to start to turn it. But what I suspected might happen .. Happened. instead of turning out the plug. It turned out the ceramic and left the threads. What I ended up doing was using the...
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    Rusted off spark plugs

    I appreciate the information guys. I am not sure about the penetrating oil prior to the application of the jb weld. I am not sure what the residue might do to the jb weld mix. or how well it might hold. There isn't anything left for a socket to be tapped on to. the plug looks like it...
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    Rusted off spark plugs

    Anyone? the weekends coming up.
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    95 into a 92?

    I like daves part mart when their store on merivale was open. now that they are only in carp(which is only down the road from me about 20 mins) I have not much luck at daves. And I have issues with 600 and 700 dollar price tags for a 17 year old tranny. => I have and do buy entire vehicles...
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    Rusted off spark plugs

    Howdy peps. Kinda long.. I'm windy Only 4 weeks ago bought a 1993 explorer. It was in fantastic shape and ran really well. It ran so well I never even thought to look at its spark plugs. I was planning on replacing the plugs and wires before the snow fell in a couple months. In...
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    95 into a 92?

    Thanks for the info. They are both auto. I cannot seem to find a manual transmission in my area. I have been watching the junk yards and the local buy and sell parts forums for a manual for almost a year now. I am almost a the point where I am Going to attempt a rebuild on the First...
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    95 into a 92?

    I have a possible replacement for my 1992 rangers trashmission. There is a 1995 explorer in my area being parted out. Both vehicles are 4.0 and I know that the transmissions are from different generations. Is it possible to make the 1995 explorer transmission work in the 1992 ranger?
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    wrong colors wires?

    howdy peps. I am slowly fixing the small problems on my 93 explorer. one of these problems was loose connections for the speakers on the front and blown speakers in the rear. after repairing the wiring in the front speakers I pulled the panel off the rear driver side door and took the...
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    Cruise control swap

    /bumpage anyone?
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    Cruise control swap

    Howdy peps. My ranger died! So I bought a explorer. The explorer doesn't have cruise control and my ranger does. The rangers a 1992 and the explorer is a 93. Is it possible to move the rangers cruise control system over to the explorer?
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    Howdy peps

    Hello people. I just purchased a 1993 explorer 4.0 XL auto(yuck) 4x4. Due to my rangers auto transmission(same damn transmission!) going the way they all tend to go. So the explorer was available at a very good price the owner has every single piece of paper of work done. On which I...
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