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Well I got the truck in the garage and crawled underneath to look at it. The bolt holding the bent wire clip is missing so the cable fell out. The cable spins freely so I should just be able to bolt it back in and be good to go (after I find out what size bolt to go buy). I do have a question...

Thank you all for the input. Hopefully (weather permitting) I can get the car out of the garage and get the truck in to look at it. I'm really hoping it's just a loose cable, but not counting on it.

Thanks. I'll try to clear up some space in the garage (we put everything there before we moved it into the house) and pull it in to look at it. The house is on a hill so I'm not about to crawl under a vehicle parked at an angle.

My girlfriend bought a 94 Ranger (4.0 2wd) a little over a month ago and the odometer and speedometer were a little off. The odometer would read 8 tenths for 1 mile and the speedo was off about 5mph at 25 and 10 mph at 55, but it was constant and manageable so it wasn't a major concern. We...

Welcome to the Forum. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

They don't use non-standard size tires. Expensive? You are going to pay more for tires than you would a typical car tire but cars don't weight 2 tons either. Now since you are in the UK I don't know how readily available the tires are over there so that may be why people are telling you they are...

Well once I get '92 up and running we'll have to go hit some trails. I'm sure some of the members of Florida Explorers (social group here and on Facebook) know of some places near us if you don't. I'm a biker and I bought my Ex (The Cage) for $250 (known bad trans) as a project vehicle but one...

Welcome to the Forum. It's always good to see another Florida person here. Semi-stupid question but "Are you gonna off road it or just mainly street and beach use?"

Nice bikes. I miss my Katana (mid 90's before the GSX-R came back out). If you decide to start a thread in the "Other vehicles" section about your project. I would like to check it out.

It's good to see another biker here. I've got a 2003 Electraglide. I bought my Ex (as a project) for rainy days here in Florida. Welcome to the Forum!

Maybe the navigation system is just making you live up to the name "Explorer".:) Actually it's probably diverting you around accidents or something. I know a couple people with newer navigation systems that have had that happen, they went "the short" way and got stopped by a major accident or...

Well you don't have to cram all that under there. Just the middle section.;) I don't have any advice I can give you but I am going to follow and see how it turns out.:)

Another resource to check out is http://www.vehiclehistory.gov/ It a DOJ (Dept of Justice) site to help prevent vehicle fraud and crime. They have a list of companies (like the one I mentioned above) that offer vehicle VIN reports that use their database. Each has different fees and may give...

Okay. I found out that I'm not the 3rd owner like I thought but the 8th (I paid $250 for it so I'm not concerned). But the site is http://www.carhistory.us.org. I would spend the $1 and see if anything comes up before spending more money on a different report. I ran my VIN number through carfax...

Well I did a little more research and you might want to get that carfax or similar report. That "NEW" Explorer you bought may have been in a flood and then shipped to a dealer in a different state that doesn't have the "Flood" brand to be sold. I'm checking a site that does checks for $1...

Welcome to the Forum. When you say you were talking to FORD was that the Dealer you bought it from or the Corporate offices? I would check with the Oasis Dealership Program and ask them exactly why they show the truck as NO WARRANTY. They should be able to tell you. I hope the dealer you...

After spending a week reading this whole thread (and most of the links), I have to say you must go camping and fishing in some really hard to reach places.:) She does look good though:thumbsup:. I really like the grill. I don't plan on getting mine as big as yours but then I may change my mind...

Here is after I got most of the paint off (I ran out of brush on stripper). I found out that the hood was originally red and has been repainted and had lots of small patches of body filler on it. Ready to primer. I got all the rust spots sanded down and some of the filler and paint spots...

Just a weekly update. Well I did get a copy of the upgrade manual and lots of other good reading. But I noticed some rust spots on my hood so this weekend and next is going to be spent painting the hood (my first time on that too). But that is why I got the Ex to learn how to do different things.

Update with pictures Well I didn't get to anything yesterday and got a really late start today. I had to help some friends. I started out by pushing the truck to where it wouldn't be near my neighbors vehicles and then putting plastic around the hood for the stripping. I knew I would be...

Well I hope the new owner comes down to Orlando for vacation. My brother told me last night to use a sponge too. I was thinking gravity feed would be better but it never hurts to ask if you aren't positive. I stopped by AutoZone tonight and picked up 1 can of Rustoleum Airplane stripper...

Toypaseo, That is an interesting idea but I think I'll stick with the spray cans. At least the prep will give me practice for when I do get a compressor and spray gun. Anime, I was more concerned about maybe the old paint possibly coming off and/or not bonding with the new paint since they...

Monmix, WOW!!!!!!!!!! I'm going to come see that paint job. I'm never going to do a paint job that good, but I now know what I'm aiming for. Gil

Since :ttiwwp: I edited the first post. I was able to get a couple pictures on my way to work this morning since it wasn't raining then. Monmix, I have no problem putting a couple days work and only coming out with an okay job. You have to learn by doing and it's my first time so I'm not...

Well my black '92 Explorer has decided it wanted it's hood painted earlier than I had hoped. It's a $250 project truck that I'm currently rebuilding the transmission on so it's not going anywhere for a while. There is a spot on the hood that I knew was down to primer and I was hoping it would...