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    I want to supercharge my 5.0 Exploder!

    I was ready to pull the trigger on an Explorer Express Xcharger for my 5.0... Then I discovered that they have been out of business for 15 or 20 years and the website was apparently a ghost from the past :( I've searched high and low and I can't see to find any kits available for them at all...
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    New build, 92 XLT just finished it!

    Over the last couple months I've spent a few weekends building up a '92 for my wife... not sure how much use it'll get but I thought I'd share a few pics of it and a brief story on the build. As usual, I wish i took some before pictures.. this '92 has been sitting since 2011 with a bad fuel...
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    4x4auto T-case binding..

    recently picked up a 2002 explorer. once it's warmed up (noticed after driving a couple hours) it seems the transfer case is binding up a little.. when i make a sharp turn it hear some clunking/bumping and it just feels bad. I've read a little about a "viscous coupling" but I also...
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    AWD vs 4WD

    I'm looking at a 2002 explorer on craigslist, the owner says it is 4x4 but "it's awd when not in 4x4".. i know very little about these "newer" explorers. in my '93, it's 2 wheel, 4 wheel, or 4 wheel low. my understanding is that this is AWD, 4 wheel, 4 low. Am i correct in that...
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    high volume power steering pump?

    so i installed a ram assist... and now if i turn the wheel very quickly the power steering pump can't keep up.. especially at idle. anyone know of a good remedy for this? another pump thats an easy swap, or a high volume unit i could get? i don't love the idea of a smaller pulley i...
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    1993 power loss and wont run right

    my '93 (220k miles) had been running great until it blew a head gasket a few months ago, i pulled the engine, changed the gaskets, timing chain and other nick nacks and put it back in. now however, it has a drivability issue that i can't figure out. at full throttle it seems to run fine...
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    Explorers dont like deep water!!

    Just to warn you guys.... i went wheeling at gorman this weekend (just got back) and took my explorer through one of the new deep water holes (my 37's were under water) of course, it was high enough to splash into the air intake a little and it stalled (didn't hydrolock though). i...
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    Possible blown head gasket?

    A few months ago my '93 started running a little rough right when i restarted it, if i had shut it off while it was warm (like i went into a store for instance, when i'd come out it would run rough for 30 seconds or so then smooth out) anyway that problem has been getting worse, so i figured...
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    98 5.0 X won't start when warm

    So I'm working on a '98 explorer 5.0 with AWD. It's been very reliable but recently it's developed a strange problem. In the morning it starts great, and runs perfect.. but if you shut it off after it's been running for a few minutes, when you go to start it again it cranks fine but won't...
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    is the VSS sensor required for the A4LD to function properly??

    my 93 explorer won't shift into overdrive, i'm thinking it is because there is no VSS sensor on the new axles i put in. is this VSS sensor required to tell the computer when to engage overdrive? note* i also replaced the transmission at the same time, the TCC works fine in 3'rd, there is just...
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    1 ton SAS into a '91! (build thread?)

    So this may become a build thread, if i'm that organized. but for now, i just feel like telling you all about the new project i've been brewing up in my head, i've been searching other SAS threads, and thought i'd start my own to get some of you're opinions on my ideas here.. so give me your...
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    4.0 OHV idles great but runs horrible

    so my '91 has developed a problem.. and i can't quite put my finger on it. it's always taken a bit of cranking to get it to start after it's been sitting for a while. so that may or may not be related. the problem is, it stumbles a bit when i hit the gas, and if i give it more than about...
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    a4ld lock-up clutch won't engage

    a while back my a4ld in my '93 stopped quit engaging the torque converter bypass clutch on the freeway. i noticed the 3 wire plug that goes into the transmission (which controls this function) had frayed and shorted wires.. so i fixed the wiring, but unfortunately it still won't lock in. i have...
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    '91 cranks a long time before starting

    On my '91, when it's cold (or been sitting over night) it takes quite a bit of cranking (maybe 10 seconds, or several shorter trys) before it fires up.. i changed the fuel filter, and there is no CEL or codes. what should i check next?
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    $40 to whoever figures out this problem! (93 explorer)

    I spent Saturday replacing the a4ld automatic transmission in my '93 explorer (second gear was gone). After it was installed i did a test drive, and found that it had horrible power, and could hardly rev past 3800rpm while in gear (would stumble and drop power, almost like a very crude rev...
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    Runs bad after trans swap?

    So today i changed the transmission in my '93 explorer (4.0 v6, a4ld trans) with a brand new (rebuilt) transmission i ordered. and i noticed two problems.... first problem is with the engine, when it gets to about 3,800 or 4,000 rpm in any gear, the engine acts like its hitting a rough rev...
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    Do i need lower gears?

    Took my '91 explorer out wheelin' this weekend. its got the 4.0 with a4ld/bw1354 combo (like all first gens). axle ratios are stock, and (i think) 3.55 gearing. it's lifted 4" and has 33's on it. anyway, it did really awesome the whole weekend, except on a few very steep hill climbs...
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    Vin number locations

    Does anybody know where all the vin number locations are, as far as matching them up etc? i know there's the one in the windshield, and the door jam.... but is there one on the frame, or engine? and if you do a body swap, are you required to move the vin's over to the new one? or does...
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    A4LD problem.. any experts here?

    On my '93 4x4 explorer, with 215k miles, i'm having a problem.. ill describe the symptoms best i can. up until now it has been perfect (perfect shifts always, no slippage, etc) it has a trans cooler and usually runs under 170 degrees. gets up to about 210 towing (a 17' boat) on hills...
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    transfercase oil on a '91?

    I saw on my '91 there is a drain plug on the t-case (bw1354) (or a plug about an inch or two up from the bottom, on the back of it) my question is, is this an oil fill hole or a drain? it looks too low to be an oil fill, but i don't see anywhere else for the oil to go in? or does it just...
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    cam sensor squeak

    I have a cam sensor squeak on an '03 windstar. does anybody know what the part that drives the cam sensor is called (the part that goes where the distributor would be, with the bearings, cam driven gear, etc)???
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    Roof rack build progress.. any suggestions?

    The roof on my '93 has been rusting out where the bolts for the stock (i assume it was stock anyway) Roof rack were. Also, due to the holes, it was leaking pretty badly when it rains.. now being a California car there is zero rust anywhere else... so this rust problem is kind of annoying!! a...
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    How do i set the Cam Sensor on a 96? HELP!

    Just finishing up a rebuild on a '96 with the 5.0. the engine is assembled and currently on cyl 1 TDC compression stroke. now with the cam sensor, how do i set it correctly? there seems to be no indicator on it, but when i take the top off i see a little half-circle metal thing.. (i guess its...
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    1992 Aerostar 4.0L is running rough, and feels like it has no power.

    Working on a '92 aerostar with a 4.0, a4ld and 240k miles. it runs perfect 95% of the time, but it has an intermittant problem i just cant figure out!! i've tried just about everything. swapped the MAF, installed a new fuel pump, new fuel filter, new plugs and wires.. tons of new stuff...
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    98 5.0 explorer radiator removal?!?

    so i'm working on a '98 5.0 explorer.. replacing the water pump (its making a terrible whining noise..at least i *think* its coming from the water pump) and i know i have to get some kind of special tool to get the fan clutch off.. but how the heck do i get the radiator out without removing the...
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