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    Does this sound like catalytic converter?

    Started '99 e-Sport w/ 100k miles up this morning and it would not hold an idle. Starter is fine, battery is fine, it turns over fine, RPMs go up like normal on startup, but on the way down the tach doesn't stop, keeps going until it dies. This happened several months ago and a friend at a...
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    Changed alternator, now I have belt issues!

    Hey everyone, I changed my alternator yesterday, but now I'm having belt issues. First, my '99 X has a very brief 1-2 seconds of belt whine when you start her up. Second, there is a constant whirring sound from the belt when the engine is running. It is hard to describe, but is is...
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    New Alternator Install Questions

    Hey everyone, After upgrading my stereo my X now requires more power. I have a 220amp alt. on the way and I had some questions about it. 1. To accomodate for the increase in amperage I will run some 1/0 gauge wire from the output of alt. directly to the pos. post on battery. I will also...
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    Question on Pwr wire and Big 3

    Hey everyone, Currently I have my 4awg power wire w/ a ring terminal directly on the pos. battery post. Is this correct or should it be on the power distribution block? Also, when doing the Big 3, or just getting a larger alternator for that matter, you are advised to run larger wire from...
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    What maintenance at 100k

    Hey everyone, I have past the 100k mark on my '99 Sport. The only work that has ever been done are reg. oil changes, air filter changes, and a new thermostat recently. I have a friend that runs the service dept. at the local auto store, so I was going to take it into him and have everything...
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    Will this hurt my Explorer

    Hey everyone, I just finished my install today w/ 2 10" subs powered by a 700w amp and a set of components powered by a 300w amp. This is in my '99 Sport Without the gear you could see the bottom right corner of the battery on the indicator, and now w/ the gear it covers the lower right of...
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    Chris4x4Gill2

    I bought a rear cargo cover from Chris after setting a price via email. I emailed him the next day that the check was in the mail and I received my package three days later. Everything was perfect. Thanks Chris!
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    Problem w/ antanea wire on '99 Sport

    Hey everyone, I installed a new Alpine head unit and everything went smooth except the antanea plug. The factory plug is a right-angle male and the female end on the Alpine seems to be too long. So the right angle male can't go in all the way. I tried to straighten out the right angle, but I...
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    4awg through firewall '99 Sport

    Hey everyone, I need to run some 4awg through the firewall on a '99 Explorer Sport. Any pre-existing locations that the 4gauge will fit through? There is a pretty big grommet behind the brake pedal that a thin cable is running through (parking brake?) and I was thinking of using an exacto knife...
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    Where to buy rear cargo cover

    Hey everyone, The back of my explorer sport (99) has a place for one of those drape-type pulls to cover the cargo so people can't see what you have by looking in the windows. It self retracts when you want it rolled up. Where can I buy a beige/tan one? thanks -Eric
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    Smoking emergency lights button

    Hey everyone, I just got a call from my wife that as she was driving smoke started to rise from the emergency lights button on the steering column. She says it smells gross, which I assume means like burning plastic. I will look at it when she gets home, but is something that needs to be...
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    '99 Sport - High rev problem

    Hey everyone, I was driving my wife's '99 Explorer Sport the other day and noticed that it was not coming down from the rpms when I would break. So it would be at 2k rpms when I was trying to stop. Then when I left off the break it would accelerate quicker than normal because the rpms were...
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