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    new rack, lines, flush, now low speed shudder

    I know you are supposed to use atf not power seering fluid in the 4.0's at least not sure about the 5.0's though
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    Help with overheating !!

    the engines are supposed to idle high when they start to overheat, it is programmed in the computer to do this in attempt to help cool the engine off, once you fix teh overheating issue the engine will run normally again.
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    Please Help!! Before I go crazy

    there is awalys the change you got a bad hub. Been there done that.
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    dripping... pouring oil

    id say either the oil filter or oil filter elbow. if it was a leak in the pan it would have leaked all the time not just when building up oil pressure
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    Rear Diff. plug and cover help

    or you can fill it through the abs sensor
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    Another quest ….

    or you can swap in a 4wd drive engine with a balance shaft.
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    97 4.0 SOHC explorer idle problem?

    you probrally overtorqued it, they are only supposed to go to about 15lbs with locktite
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    bad gas mileage 98 sohc 4.0

    check the basic stuff like tire pressure and so on first
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    Problem with clicking noise and exhaust.

    yea 4 cats isn's exactly helping the sound neither is the dual in single out with a y pipe. as far as the ticking goes we need a little more information, do you hear more on one side then the other. could possibly be a lifter tick and he egr tube like stated above
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    97 4.0 SOHC explorer idle problem?

    we need to know the exact codes not just the fact that there were 6 of them
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    Help Please! Won't go past 45Mph when hot.

    why ruin a perfectly good converter if that is not the problem there are easy ways to test them to see if they are plugged up
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    Stuck Plug

    if you are using the correct 6 point spark plug socket it should not strip out
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    Another quest ….

    Not sure of gas milage because I never really cared enough to check.Although it seems the same and I dont really spend that much time idleing. as for the A/F ratio I have no idea as the only car that sees dyno time is my GTO. It makes my explorer seem like a hybrid with 4MPG
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    Another quest ….

    these newer engines idle very lean. I used my excalibrator and made the idle 15% richer raised it to 750 and it's smooth as glass now.
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    gto

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    Emission Test Failure

    I would pull the spout connector or whatever it is called, that shouldretard teh timing and bring your nox levels down. also clean your maf at the same time
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    Emission Test Failure

    new converters will NOT solve a nox problem there is a problem with your EGR system
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    Draining oil in '97 SOHC

    please explain what is junk about it. I have one and it is great, very high quality with a metal cap with a gasket that goes over it so even if the valve inside fails you will not leak oil everywhere. it is better then some valve that can be broken off offroading or running over something
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    Overheating issues...

    Is the check engine light on at all, a problem that can cause a lean condition or a situation where the computer will retard the timing can have an effect on engine operating temprature, I would try cleaning the mas air sensor, it may not seem relivant although there is a chance that it will help.
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    Wont stay on!!!

    if you hold the gas pedal does it continue to run? when you turn the ignition to the on position does the fuel pump prime. a quick test that usually works for me is to bang on the gas tank with a rubber mallet or somethig careful not to dent it. that will usually get the fuel pump working...
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    In need of braided fuel line 97 4.0L SOHC :-(

    how would jump starting a car make you need a fuel line?
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    TONS of white smoke from exhaust, lacking of power , among other things

    my bet is on a cracked head or head gasket. most likely cracked head
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    Ticking on a 2000 Explorer

    have you checked your oil
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    fuel problem.... i think.....

    do you have a check engine light on?
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    CEL; Poor performance

    i would try changing out the o2's then see where you are
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