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Several of my friends are firefighters and my “boss” is a retired fire chaplain. Most of them have classic/vintage fire trucks. We get together to rescue and work on these old trucks. A lot of times it’s so we can all decompress from the stresses of the day, especially the firefighters who deal...

Working through my TDI swap and trying to figure out fuel lines. Anybody know what type and thread size the two connections on the fuel rail are? Idea is to adapt the Ford lines to the VW lines without having to run all new stuff.

For sale is the 4.0 out of my 93 Explorer. It has 197,000 miles. Ran when pulled but needs work. Leaks oil from pan gasket and front main. Compression low across all cylinders, particularly on the passenger side. Compression test as follows: 1) 90 2) 100 3) 90 4) 125 5) 145 6) 125 Would make a...

I'm starting this thread to track and share the progress of my TDI swap into my 93 Sport. If you're unfamiliar with my Explorer you can check out all of the other stuff I've done to it here: Tim's '93 Sport This is a VW BEW TDI from a 2004 Jetta and it runs very well. The guy I bought it from...

In search of a new driver side trunk glass panel for a 1993 Sport after a small incident with a tree on the trail. Found some on eBay, but don’t want to spend $200. Let me know what you have!

Another project I need to start thinking about. Engine cooling. The entire cooling system on my Ex has been replaced (radiator, radiator hoses, water pump, fan clutch, fan blade, thermostat) as well as a good system flush. The A/C has also been removed. But even still on hot days the temp rises...

So now that my Ex is lifted, it's time to start thinking about re-gearing. Currently I have the stock 3.73 with 31 inch Duratracs. 33's are a possibility, but not definite because I would want to make sure I can run 33's without rubbing too much as I don't want to trim fenders on this Explorer...

I have the Deaver Add A Leaf and the shackles that came with my James Duff lift. Did not use them because I got custom leaf springs. They are still in their original packaging. Should work for any Explorer with leaf springs in the rear. The Add A Leaf and Shackles together provide around 3" of...

Off of my 93 Explorer. No rust $30+shipping

No rust. Still in great shape. $20+shipping

Stock radius arms off of my Explorer. No rust. Passenger side arm has small wear spot from when the bushing failed. $30+shipping

So I'm preparing to lift my 93 Sport as soon as December. I will be using the James Duff 2.5" Stage 2 kit. The kit comes with lift shackles, but I don't like the idea of using them. I would rather use lift leaf springs. So, I've heard of the OME 36 (or CS042R) but just need to confirm that they...

My plans for me Ex have been to add more lighting as well as other electrical equipment eventually. So I've been wanting to add a secondary fuse panel to avoid having all the wires go to the battery with a bunch of inline fuses. This is the panel I've been looking at. I like this style because...

I was underneath the Ex today and noticed that one of my drum brakes is chipped. Looks like it's been this way for a long time. It's just on the outside lip of the drum and is not interfering with braking. The drums are still within the tolerable thickness. Should I be concerned about this...

So i'm getting ready to remove my factory A/C in my 93 Ex. It doesn't work and I never need it, so I figured I would get rid of it. My main question is about the vacuum line that goes into the canister/cylinder thing on top of the current A/C box. How should I go about capping this vacuum...

I just purchased a set of KC 26 Series lights. My plan is to mount them either in or behind the grille on my '93 Ex, preferably in the middle row of openings on the stock grille. I haven't looked real close as to what is behind the grille to mount them to. But I think what I'm trying to...

I got in my Ex today and tried to fire it up. The first couple times it wouldn't turn over and finally after cranking it for 3-5 seconds it finally turned over. It started making this weird humming/kinda grinding noise and idling a little rough. Then when i shut it off the noise got louder and...

I have a 93 Ex sport. The problem i'm having is if i drive the vehicle for a bit then turn it off and let it cool for 10 minutes to an hour and then go to fire it up again it idles very rough. So rough sometimes that it'll die. The problem occurs more often when i turn it off when the engine...

1993 Ford Explorer Sport Drivetrain VW 1.9l BEW TDI, stage 4 Malone tune, Garret VNT17 Turbo TD Conversions trans adapter M5OD from 1998 Explorer (Replaced original A4LD) Stock Borg Warner 1354E Front Suspension Dana 35 TTB 3.73 Warn 37780 Dana 35 hubs James Duff 3” long arm lift Progressive...

I have a 93 Explorer Sport with the factory 15x7 "deer hoof" rims and 235/75r15 tires. What is the Backspacing and offset of these rims? I'm looking to upgrade to 15x8 rims with 31x10.5r15 tires (with a 4" lift obviously) What would the IDEAL Backspacing and offset be for these new rims?

I want to do a 4" lift with 31x10.5R15 tires. I just need to know what gear i need to calibrate my speedometer for the bigger tires. I'm currently running 29x9.3R15 tires with no lift.