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    Found great deal on a 97 Mountaineer, what should I inspect before I buy?

    It's a V8 (5.0) and has AWD, I BELIEVE those are standards for the 97 mountaineer...I'll do some more searching, good to know about the ball joints, thanks!
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    Found great deal on a 97 Mountaineer, what should I inspect before I buy?

    I appologize in advance if this is a repost...I did a search for "buying" and even "mountaineer" with both the FAQ and the search function...While nothing came up with the FAQ, tons of pages come up, but the five first pages had no good info... 1997 Mountaineer, asking price of $3900 (will...
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    Hot air coming out of the A/C...Compressor, hot/cold door or leak?

    Got the $25 134a DIY kit and it made the AC cold...Hopefully, it's lasts for a while/not a major leak...
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    Hot air coming out of the A/C...Compressor, hot/cold door or leak?

    Cool...I just didn't want to pay the A/C service if that wasn't the problem...Thanks...
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    Hot air coming out of the A/C...Compressor, hot/cold door or leak?

    Check what I could, I hear the vacuum noise when switching from A/C to Max A/C... I don't know much about an A/C compressor, but it doesn't seem like it's engaging, it just kinda clicks for that half second...Anyone now how I can see if I'm low on refrigerant? Also, does the engine need to...
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    Hot air coming out of the A/C...Compressor, hot/cold door or leak?

    Great info, looks like I need to do some tests after work... What is the normal cycle? XX seconds on and XX seconds off?
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    Hot air coming out of the A/C...Compressor, hot/cold door or leak?

    Thanks for the info...I wasn't sure if my compressor was cycling normally or not... Is there a test I can do to see if the blend door is the problem?
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    Hot air coming out of the A/C...Compressor, hot/cold door or leak?

    I've searched for "A/C heat" and "A/C hot" but still need more info... Upon several searches, it says to see if the compressor cycles normal...I checked and this is how it cycles, it turns on for a half second, stays off for three seconds and keeps doing that...Is that normal? I'm told to...
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    Transfer Case Fluid??

    I just bought an explorer and want to change all the fluids...Just so I got this right, for a 97 explorer, 4.0, 4x4: Auto trans: 9.9 quartes of Mercon ATF (high pressure, let mechanic do it) Tranfercase: 2.7 pints of Mercon ATF (drain and fill myself) Front diff 3.6 pints of 75w140...
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