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Hi all, For all those body work and paint geniuses, I had some trouble with the passenger door this past weekend for some odd reason. Used an Epoxy Primer Sealer over the old paint which was mixed with catalyst and about 10% of reducer to thin it out. Laid the primer, even coats although...

ok, here's the deal. 98 mountaineer in middle of restoration, truck is awd. Right now I have a set of 15" gen 1 explorer wheels with 275 60 15 bf goodrich radials in the rear. Here's the specs for the 275 60's Overall Diameter = 28" Revs Per Mile = 743 Now I'm trying to find a set...

ok all, I've been doing some searching around for a new pickup and I found a 2001 Ford Ranger Edge in very nice shape for a decent price. I didn't get a chance to look under the truck but I believe for some reason that the edge has the torsion bar front suspension like our...

Hi all, I have an extra, brand new Fel-Pro Lower Intake manifold Gasket (GT40P). If you need/want it, it's yours. Just pay me for the shipping. :D

Started a new topic from my topaz love story LOL........ My story...... Well the legacy began about 2 years ago when a coworker of mine sold me this car for 75 dollars. At the time of purchase the car was running on three cylinders, had a leaking gas tank, all 4 struts were blown leaking...

The official "POST YOUR BEATER THREAD!" My story...... Well the legacy began about 2 years ago when a coworker of mine sold me this car for 75 dollars. At the time of purchase the car was running on three cylinders, had a leaking gas tank, all 4 struts were blown leaking fluid, needed new...

and let me say so far I am overly happy with Torque Monsters service. If I'm not mistaken I think the gentlemen I talked to was Bob/Rob? and by far one of the most informative and nicest guys I've dealt with in auto aftermarket in quite a while. I'm looking forward to receiving the product; if...

Morning all, Just a quick question for you welders. I bought a Sears Handy Mig last year mostly because it was the only thing on the market I could afford at the time especially as an absolute beginner. I've practiced welding sheet metal, exhaust piping and multiple other misc. metals and...

Hi All, I'm sure this has been discussed more than a few times. I've searched and searched for some answers but can't seem to find the right one. Currently I have a 98 Mountaineer, 5.0L V8 with AWD. I'm going for sort of a unique look so bare with me. I have a set of 15x7 Gen1 explorer...

I'm looking for a pair of big wide meaty street tires, who else better to go to than Mickey Thompsons. I called there help desk and here is the info they gave me. Front - MT Sportsman SR 26x10 Rear - MT ETs 28x11.5 I have a set of GEN 1 sploder wheels 15x? not really sure. Do you...

Has anyone ever removed the window or the weatherstripping on a 2nd gen explorer/mountaineer. I'm in the process of repainting my truck and this is about the only thing I can't figure out without taking it all apart. Which I'd like not to do lol. I Really don't want to tape the...

roccov12345's 98 Mounty Restoration Thread. Back From the Dead & Finished Well, after some thought and planning, I've decided to go ahead and start the restoration project of my mountaineer. I've been lurking through the explorerforum threads for quite some time. I guess I would call myself...

Hi All, I've started the tear down, what seems to be a long and tiresome process, I've decided to repaint my mountaineer. It has a few spots here and there that need some bodywork/respray so I'm going to go ahead and respray the entire truck as opposed to fixing/blending about 10 different...

ok all, here I go again.... 1998 Mountaineer, since I bought the car the rear diff has been leaking so I decided to tackel the job over the weekend. Inspected the leaking to be coming from the pinion seal. Disconnected the driveshaft, took off the pinion nut (PITA!). Pulled off the disc...

Hi all, Here's my issue..... 1995 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0 SOHC. Truck was leaking antifreeze all over the driveway so I figured I bring it into the garage for some routine maintenance while I resolved the antifreeze issue. Replaced the plugs (PITA), wires, belt tensioner (bearing was...

Hey all, I've been searching around the forums looking for an answer as to where to mount my temp sensor for my aftermarket water temp gauge but haven't found any "real" answers. I was thinking of tapping into the water neck at the front of the lower intake manifold. I think the thermostat...

Hey all, new to the boards here, I have a 95 eb explorer that is in need of tires. I think the current tire size on the truck now is 255 x 70 x 16. I wanted to go with something a little less off roadish, reason being, the car is lowered probably 3 inches all round. Any ideas on...