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Thanks for this thread. I bought my 2000 XLS and wanted to fix it and give it to my mom to get her out of her Club Wagon XLT van. I drove the thing about two weeks whilei was fixing it and then it started dying on me. I bought an OBD II scanner, found out the CEL was burned out from being on...

Ok, here is an attempt to post some pictures. The seats have been stored in the back of the XLS since they were bought. The pictures show the front seats unlatched so they fit in the cargo space in the back of the explorer.

I was going to make the conversion the right wayin my 2000 XLS. I actually pulled the entire in-cab wiring harness and fuse panel too because I was planning on extracting the field-end of the fuse sockets and wiring for everything that connects to the seats so I could hook everything up and...

I have a silver-faced AM/FM/CD/Cassette in-dash stereo. I know it fit my 2000 XLS but it has the date 2001 on it. I took it out when I found a dark faced AM/FM/CD/Cassette stereo.

I have a full set of front/rear 2000 Explorer Limited tan heated power lumbar/power seats that I bought a couple of years ago to put in my 2000 XLS 4 door. I do not know how much different they are from 1997s but these seats are in great condition. The only problem is I have no way to ship...

After owning my 2000 Explorer XLS for around a year I am now working on it and it has developed a problem where it starts to lose power and dies. I haven't driven it but every now and then because I have had other vehicles I can drive too. The Explorer started doing this a couple of weeks ago...

Update, I stand corrected. Anyone near North Central Florida (Ocala) that might be interested in what I believe is a factory 3rd row Generation 1 seat, the wrecking yard didn't crush that Explorer. They must have put that Explorer aside, along with a 1997 that is still there, and moved them...

I saw my first 1st Generation Explorer in the local wrecking yard that had a rear-facing bench seat bolted (somehow) to the floor area behind the 2nd row seat. Yes it was back-to-back with the 2nd row seat. What surprised me is this 3rd row seat had the exact same upholstery on it as the rest...

From this Explorer Forum thread http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196489&highlight=brake+lights AND another one I couldn't find a second time that had a link to Ford Motor Company's owner's manual page from BrooklynBay... Here's the Blah-Blah-Blah, and all kinds of...

I troubleshot a bad Throttle Position Sensor in my mom's E150 Club Wagon XLT Van for months before I got a failure code on it. Her idle would jump up while she was slowing down at red lights and stop signs at no given time with no warning. For months it did this. I changed things under the...

If you haven't found the problem yet I believe I would pull all fuses and circuit breakers, connect the alternator and see if it draws the same arc when connecting the battery. I have found shorts in older vehicles that way, pulled all fuses, unplugged sections of wiring harnesses and put one...

I had the same problem when I reinstalled my transmission in my 1993 4x4 XLT. I had to back the transmission off and spin and push and push the torque converter in and it finally pushed / snapped all the way back, into place. The transmission then slid all the way up to the engine. Before...

Look at the fuses in the fuse panel. If you work on computers I'd take it you have your own volt-meter. When you look at the fuses you will see what looks like test points on the outer end of the fuses (both ends). You can ground your black meter lead to a place on the body where the lead...

As I stated in my e-mail to you the fuse panel is located to the left of where your legs would sit when driving, also left of the steering column, under the dash. It is probably covered with a black snap off cover. The cover faces the floor of the Explorer. Fuse # 11 is a 15 amp fuse (should...

Fuse #1 in the under dash fuse panel works Dome / Courtesy Lights, Radio Memory, and Power Mirrors on a 2 Door Explorer. It should be a blue 15 amp fuse. Fuse #1 is located all the way across from the flasher relay next to the silver large circuit breaker.

The thread you posted your other cruise control-related question on mentions someone finding a Cruise Control Amplifier (I am assuning this is the black controller box that has about 10 or more wire connections to it) in a F150 pickup. They are more than likely all the same in all Fords in the...

Yes, I would also say it is part of the Factory Anti-Theft System. Some car thieves would pop hoods to steal things from the engine compartment. Test... With the driver's door open and the Explorer's ignition turned off open the driver's window all the way. Push the "Lock" button on...

The radius arm bushings are on the rear-most part of the front suspension (radius arms) that go from the front axles back on a slight angle toward the rear of the truck. The ends of the radius arms are threaded and stick out through the radius arm brackets where the bushings should be. There...

I was told you can do a fix like this with something called Sodium Silicate, available at pharmacies. I don't know if this is what he used or not. I was told that with Sodium Silicate (liquid glass, as the BMW and Mercedes owner I used to work with called it) you CaNNoT run antifreeze though...

I thought I saw another thread that mentioned some of the early Explorers were recalled for a bad fuel tank seam. You might want to call a local Ford dealer and ask the service department if there are any open recalls on her Explorer. I have done this with many of my Fords over the years...

By chance do you have a Haynes Manual? My Haynes manual for the 1991 to 2000 Ford Explorer, in the Troubleshooting section, says the Engine Coolant Temperature Sensor (ECT) could cause an "Engine Hard To Start When Cold" condition. It also tells how to test it in the truck. It also says...

What type and grade of gas were you running when you went to have the emissions test done? I'm not too familiar with passing or failing California Emissions test, but, Florida implemented emissions testing in some counties years ago. Unfortunately I lived in one of those counties for a while...

$20,000.00 can buy an awful lot of gas, and repairs, in the Explorers you already own. Granted you will use more gas but you won't have the high-dollar full coverage insurance premium to pay, the monthly payment for the vehicle you decide to buy plu$$$ the gas you still have to put into the new...

The door not locking could be something totally unrelated. If you try the power locks (I am guessing if you have power seats you might also have power locks) does the small round button go up and down on top of the inside of the door when you press the power door lock button? Regardless of...

It sounds like you are having a Hinge Pin (the portion of the door hinge that the door swings open or turns on) problem if you have to Lift Up on the door to close it. The 1993 Limited parts Explorer I just bought has a bad upper hinge pin. The door sags on the driver's side (the lines on the...