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    thinking about parting out - '97 sohc sport

    mods?... anybody?... you'll have to forgive my noobness... the x besides the engine is in overall good shape all things considered... is parting out an explorer something that's not typically done?... i'm just trying to get the most return from it at this point - so advice (sans...
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    thinking about parting out - '97 sohc sport

    rod started knocking... cam tensioners were fixed a bazillion times... worst purchase of my entire life... anyhoo... just throwing this out the masses... u guys think it's a good idea to part it out?... what' do ya'll think it's worth - whole vs parted?... (and i just bought new tires...
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    Vibration in peddle on accelleration

    i'm having the same problem... what did it turn out to be?...
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    cold idle good hot idle bad... (?!?)...

    1) i thought downstream O2 sensors can't influence the ECU when it comes to fuel/air mixture... they can? and how do i 'reset the fuel tables'? 2) i'm not having any black exhaust on cold startup... tho i did have 'too lean' on both upper O2 banks (prior to replacing the IAC)... wouldn't i...
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    cold idle good hot idle bad... (?!?)...

    yeah... i think i'm going to go ahead and buy a fuel pressure gauge tomorrow... this evening i Dead Link Removed on the engine -- and everything appeared to come out ok... that was a huge relief (provided i did the testing correctly)... i'm really leaning towards either a MAF problem or...
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    performing a vacuum test - 4.0 SOHC

    hey guys... i'm experiencing Dead Link Removed with my 97 sohc... so i and went ahead this evening and put a vacuum gauge on the engine... problem tho - none of the books i have mention EXACTLY where to get the vacuum readings from... so i just spliced into the line going to the top of the...
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    cold idle good hot idle bad... (?!?)...

    i cleaned the maf this evening... had a little brown buildup on the "filament like" wires... still having the idle problem... i'm going to put in the order for a replacement maf in the morning... and change the plugs on wednesday... i honestly don't believe either of these fixes will fix...
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    cold idle good hot idle bad... (?!?)...

    the original codes indicated both banks of upper oxygen sensors were bad... (replaced them and cleared the codes) also fyi folks, i have cleared codes/computer after each repair as listed in my original post... (can never provide enough info - if u ask me) :D i thought it could be the...
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    cold idle good hot idle bad... (?!?)...

    howdy folks, sharing this one with the masses in hopes of getting a little help from something that's stumping me... 97 4.0 sohc cold starts (after 8 hours of cool down) are fine... sometimes on hot start, rpm's oscillate 1200-500, 1100-600, 1000-700, then level off around 900 or 1000...
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    350 HP Possible?

    any good links out there (besides here of course) to help newbies Xplore this possibility a little more?... many thanks :D
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