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    Valve Cover Gaskets for Vin E engine.

    Wow, really? They DO exist.
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    2001 intermittent starting problem

    Take a hard non-metalic object and give your fuel tank a good thump the next time it doesn't start. If it starts up after that, then you can suspect something in your fuel pump. I just recently lost mine, but I went a week without replacing it by 'encouraging' it. If it does start, grumble...
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    Valve Cover Gaskets for Vin E engine.

    Like I said, I would have paid just as much to have them overnighted. Galaga is my daily driver, so I did not have any choice. That being said- If you have a 2001 Explorer with the letter E as the 8th character in your VIN, DO NOT BUY the Felpro VS50529R Valve cover gaskets. They are not...
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    Valve Cover Gaskets for Vin E engine.

    Hi all, It was a PITA, but I figured it out. If the eight digit in your VIN is "E," you need the following two parts for your valve cover gaskets: F77Z 6584 AE F77Z 6584 BA The VS50529R Gaskets will not work, they do not match the mating surface. I got mine from a Lincoln dealer for way too...
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    Valve Cover Gaskets for Vin E engine.

    So i'm confidently tearing through all the steps to replace my valve covers (and hopefully my plugs + wires, and timing chain tensioners, if time allows) and it seems as though something has come up. I have the Felpro VS 50529 R gasket set, and from what I'm looking at, it cannot be the...
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