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Hey guys back at it again working on my Ex. had some crazy screeching bearing noise from the drive belt area, the belt is fairly new, and it does not appear that the belt is making the noise, but I was able to figure out that the smooth idler pulley, and the tensioner pulleys(which are original...

Alright guys, I've done some searching but I'll explain a little bit first. The truck is a 1996 Eddie Bauer V8 AWD, with a 4R70W transmission. I just went over 200K in the truck, finally! I was borrowing it to a friend because all of his cars are down for repair. but I think he really broke...

Hey guys, its been a while. I haven't been driving my Explorer that much, I lent it to a friend who had some pretty annoying vehicle issues. I drove it right past 200K, YAY!!! then let him continue to drive it, not more then 40 miles later the speedo, and odo completely stopped working. this...

Hey Guys I'm currently looking for a Generic Electronic Module for my '96 Eddie Bauer. Mine has had issues for many years, and had now starting causing a very large .500amp draw. So if you have one let me know, I already searched Ebay, and they want WAY too much for one. Part number I need...

Hey guys, I finally got around to checking my '96 Eddie Bauer for the Parasitic draw it had, it would take about 2 days for it to die, and it would be completely dead, no lights, no door chimes, nothing. With everything hooked up, I had a draw of .455 amps, which varied a little bit, maybe by...

Hey guys, been a while since i've posted. I haven't really been driving my explorer too much because I really need to replace all the ball joints on it, So it has been sitting. I usually try and drive it 2-3 days a week, to keep gas going through it, and to keep the battery charged. Speaking of...

Truck is a 1996 explorer Eddie Bauer v8 AWD. The truck started fine this morning and ran great, drove about 40-45 miles parked at a diner, now it started, was idling really low, and died. It will run poorly for 5-10 seconds and die. Any gas input will make it die right away. I checked the fuel...

So I have finally made the decision to make my Daily Driver what I really want it to be, which is a off roader/overland vehicle. So for modifications my main goal is to make it super reliable. first thing I am doing is relocating all of the vent tubes for the transmission, transfer case, and...

So I have been reading around, but cannot find a for sure answer, I am stating a drag explorer project here in the spring to summer area, and I want to ditch the 4r70W trans for a C4,C5, or a C6, wiring, and odometer aside, which one bolts to the newer version of our 5.0L engines? I am pretty...

Well winter is fianlly here, and I can no longer do projects on my Explorer outside, so I just bring them inside, the project for the next few weeks is a projector Retrofit on my '96 Eddie Bauer. Unlike most of the Retrofits, which use the Morimoto Mini projector housings, I am going to use...

I am looking for some input from people who have actually done a coilover conversion. Hows the ride? I have my Torsion bars turned up, and it sort of reminds me of a tractor with no suspension. What issues have you had? If I do a conversion I plan on doing it on my daily driver, so I...

Well everybody I have been looking for a project truck here for a while. It seems that I have found one. my Friend is tired of fixing his '97 4.0L Ex, which he made a V8 AWD. So i will be purchasing it off of him pretty cheap, and proceeding with my project Ex. First thing first I need to make...

Just started watching Dirt Every Day with Fred Williams... and it seems to have a pretty bad ass dude in a sweet 1st gen Explorer, so is he on this site?

Hey guys, was wondering if there is a common problem with the sockets for our reverse lights? or if it is the harness connector. both lights work some times, but most of the time it is one or the other, but they will turn on, so its not the neutral safety switch, it has to be a poor connection...

I was at a local Cruise night last week, and found out that Kenny Brown and a local Ford Dealer, Victor Ford, made a brand new Kenny Brown Edition Mustang, while looking into them I found out that Kenny Brown made a Explorer?!?!? It looks badass. Anybody on here ever get one, according to their...

So in about a month I am looking to puss off my brush guard and paint it with some bed liner, I have 3 requirements, it can't be really expensive, although that can change, based on my second requirement. It has to be durable/look good, and I have to do it my self. So what has everybody used...

So I am going to be rebuilding a 4r70W, but I am looking to get the fixture that holds the transmission onto the bench, basically the piece of metal that looks like a "C" that supports the transmission. So does anybody have a part number, and or a link to one I can buy? I also know there is one...

So after putting some more refrigerant, and dye in my truck this year to try and find the leak, I cannot find it anywhere, checked the condenser, the Evaporator drain, and all the hoses, and nothing is leaking anywhere. so am I missing something, or what are common leaks for our trucks? Also to...

so I am at the junk yard looking for parts for my project truck. I have found a 2wd ex, what parts do I need to convey a 4wd ex to 2wd?

So I am going to have to break down and just get a Ford racing block, or a DART block for my project, that way I don't waste time and money, and a bunch of expensive parts, just for the block to crack in half. SOOO, since I want all of my Explorer accessory's to bolt right on,along with anything...

So I have always wanted to do Nitrous in my project Explorer, but the more I read about it, and the more research I did, the less fun it seemed to be on the street, if I wanted to use it and mess with people. So I am expanding my options to a turbo, I can get either a used Garrett, or Ebay turbo...

This thing is awesome!

After having my interior rear view Mirror shake constantly since I bought the truck, it has finally Stopped! But what did I do? Well let me tell you, It was really 3 things that stopped it. -First was the Drive line vibration damper shock, that made it a lot better, but it still happened...

Well it is finally time to drop the trans pan on my Explorer swap some fluid, and possibly do a full flush, but I have an issue. I work at a GM dealer, and I have bulk Dextron 6? available for me to use, at a super low cost, but my truck uses Mercon 5? So are these 2 fluids compatible? I know...

Well guys I can't avoid it any more, it takes a lot more pedal pressure to stop my Explorer now, Now granted I only have a TT, and lift shackles, with 31's, but I notice it a lot. I use my truck for the occasional off roading adventure, maybe a few passes down the drag strip, but more...