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I wanted to replace the seats in my 97 Ford Ex and my friend gave me some seats he had. The seats turned out to be out of Ford Escort SOHC and not an Ex. There are two wires a black and a black with a white trace and my question is what does each of the wires do? I am assuming that the ground is...

My wife just bought a 2013 Explorer XLT to replace her Taurus Limited I totaled out when I hit a deer. One of the things I liked about it was that the sun visor had homelink. I want to replace the current sun visor with one that has it. The only ones I have found say for use with Explorer's that...

I got a ex with a standard trans. For some reason the starter will not crank. If I jump the solenoid the starter will work just fine. So far I have checked the following: - Battery is charged and is good - Neutral safety switch is working properly (We even bypassed it, no change0 - Ignition...

My buddies 2001 Ranger with a five speed automatic would not start in part. We put it in Neutral and it started just fine. After a bit more trouble shooting we determined that the neutral safety switch needed to be replaced. So we replaced the switch and it now starts fine in park. However, it...

I recently had to do some head work on my Ex. Got that all done and put it back to together and got it running. After it ran a bit the check engine light came on. When I had the codes read I had a "Idle air control over speed error" and a bunch of O2 errors for both banks. I looked everything...

My third chain tensioner has just went out so I replaced that. At the same time I thought that since this was the third time doing this the jack shaft chain may have stretched. So I replaced it also without locking down the cams. I did mark everything to make sure I put it together the same way...

I have a vacuum line that I have been trying to figure out for a couple of days but no luck so I thought maybe someone on here might be able to help me out. What I have is a 1997 4.0L SOHC that was built in 11/1996. The part I am trying to figure out is that there is a Tee fitting, located on...

My '97 Exploder has thrown me a msytery that I can not figure out. My ABS light is on but when I take to the shop to get the code read there is no code stored. I have taken it twice thinking that maybe the second time it was in memory. Does anyone have any idea what is going on? Having the...

I recently replaced the factory radio with a 2-DIN that had GPS. Rather than mounting the antenna outside the Ex on the roof I wanted to attach it to the mirror stem. I looked all over the internet but did not find anything I could purchase that would work. The solution I came up with was...

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement bottom foam piece? The seat cover in my '97 is fine but the bottom is wore out on one side so you do not sit level. I really don't want to get one from a wrecked or junked one as I would most likely have the same issue.

The black plastic caps on my '97 Ex's 5th door keep fading and I have to keep repainting them. When i was walking through Pull-A-Part I seen that the '00 version did not have the plastic caps on them. So my question is are they interchangeable? Well I have the answer to my own question and it...

The idler pulley on my '97 Explorer SOHC keeps squeaking. I have replaced it numerous times and it is quiet for a few months. Then after that time it starts sounding like I have a bunch of burds stuck under the hood. I even tried replacing the idler pulley bolt and bushing thinking that it might...

I am having an issue with my factory radio. When I turn it off it will come back on even if the power knob is pushed in. When I do get it turned off it will come back on at times when I go over some rough road. So the questions are: 1. Does anyone know how to fix it? 2. If it can't be fixed...

I have a '97 Ford Ex with a 4.0 SOHC and a 5R555 (data plate TR code is V) The problem I am seeing appears only when it is cold out and only occasionally. I can start it up and back out of the drive just fine. Then after getting up to 50 mph for a couple minutes it will shutter and stall at a...

My Ex gave me a P430 (catalyst system efficiency below threshold - bank 2) when my friend pulled the codes. He put his scanner in diagonstic and the bank 1 and 2 O2 sensor had the same reading. The truck runs fine and does not idle rough or give any signs of a problem. About a month ago i got...

Not sure what is going with my 2001 Ranger. I can unlock and lock my doors using my keyless entry but the switch inside the truck doesn't work most of the time. The same goes for the power windows most of the time the switch doesn't work. This problem is with both doors and is really a pita. I...

My 1997 driver side power window has an problem I can not figure out. The problem is that when I use the auto down the window goes down and bottoms out but keeps cycling like it needs to go down futher. I have the same situation when I run the window all the way up. In one of the threads...

Well thanks to this site and the people who submitted "How to" I have been able to: -Change out the lower thermostat housing -Change out a broken drankshaft/jackshaft tensioner -Change out a bad heater core (What a P.I.T.A. that was) -Fixed a broken door handle -Changed the keyless entry...

My EX started sounding like there was bunch of marbles bouncing around in the engine. As I suspected the timing chain tensioner was broken in half and all the pieces fell down into the oil pan. I managed to get all the plastic pieces and 3 what I would call leaf springs for lack of a better...

I recently replaced a dash light that went out by the tach. When I reassembled everything the cruise control light did not come on when the cruise control was used. I did not do any work on that side of the gauge. So before I take it all aprt again I wondered if anyone has any ideas what happened.