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Has anybody successfully installed one of these? I spliced into the bottom hose that goes to the heater core and have hooked the heater up both directions in the hose, but I can't get it to circulate coolant. It turns on fine and warms up and I can hear the impellor running but something is...

Replaced the broken springs in the rear with a whole new assembly and decided just to do the shocks on the front since the springs were ok and it was a difference of $100. Took off the front left and went to compress the spring and I compressed it so that there was about 1/4 inches between the...

So I changed the diff fluid in the rear and put in 85W-90 instead of 85W-140. I change it every year in december with the thought that the rear diff will last longer since it has been humming since I got it at 87k 5 years ago. (at 145k now). So can I leave this in til next year or will it...

So the original owner replaced both rear bearings at 60k. At 120k the right rear went so I just replaced the bearing, not the hub. At 130k the r rear went again so I replaced the bearing and hub. Now at 144k the right rear is making a low growling/roar noise again. A mechanic friend said...

I am constantly loading my 02 up quite a bit either occasionally hauling stuff, towing or moving every few months (college and seasonal work). Recently it has been sagging alot in the rear when loaded (although I have been loading it more than before, but not that much more) The rear is about...

I recently drove my in-laws 02 mountaineer awd 4.0, stock with 3.55 and 112000 miles on it. It had a noticeable amount more power than my 02 4.0 4x4 3.55 with 135000 and I wouldn't mind having some power as mine is little lacking. I've got a CAI, deleted rear cat, and 265/70/16 General Grabber...

So here's the deal- a rather weak vibration started about 7k ago when going 75mph+ down mtn passes in MT, it did it whether the truck was in drive or neutral(can hit 80 in N). Also when I go about 60mph+ and let off the gas it will vibrate quickly as the rpms fall, it only lasts for about a...

2002 4.0, 115K So the cats are in rough shape, the front 2 pre cats are going and the rear is gone. I want to replace the pre cats with the o2 sensor with high flows, but cant find any except for universals and i have no idea if they will fit or not. Where should I get them from? Where have...

My 02 XLT's frame seems to have been getting weaker or at least looser over the past summer. When i first got it at 87K it had an easy city life and was tight and no squeaks or rattles. now its got 110K on it and most of that is highway but it is treated like a truck now. A good amount of off...

So I went to check out the swimming hole today where i had to ford a relativley shallow creek where the water came up to the bottom of the center cap/hubs. On the way back i was bored and decided to drive down the stream a few feet and hit it at an angle, going pretty slow. one side was waay...

My check engine light has been on for a while and is saying P0430 Catalyst Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 2) The thing is that sometimes it runs excellent and has full power and other times it struggles and gets terrible gas mileage and i havent found any correlation as to why it does this...

I redid my brakes when i got my truck 2 years and 20k ago and the guy before me had completley taken out the parking brake so there was no brake shoes or anything in there. we put all new shoes and the mechanism in there but couldnt get it to hold very tight without it dragging when the brake...

So I have been having issues with my X this winter. When the temperature drops to 10 or lower, it looses serious power and mpg. I always let it warm up and all, but even once the engine is up to temp it just is at a real loss for power. the colder it gets the worse it is: 10 degrees isn't too...

Hey guys- Its been a while so I thought I would start a little discussion on drivetrain stregnth and how much abuse it can take NOT in terms of racing. Reason is I live in International Falls, MN and need a truck for what I do. I use it for about 90% highway as I travel across the counrty...

So I am in the process of replacing the rear diff bearings and I can't even get into the diff! I took out the 2 bolts holding the cover to the frame along with 8 other 1/2" bolts holding the cover to the diff and no matter what we do it will not budge. I stopped after I broke off one of the...

Long story short, My truck has not been running for a while now and something very interesting happened. one of the pre-cats self destructed, and the charcoal broke down into a very fine almost dust and plugged the rear converter so bad it wouldnt start. Yes, i do take very good care of my X...

I recently purchased a new rear bumper for my 2002 and now have to paint it and am not sure where to start. I have alot of body work expirience and have painted my old 91 and my 95 Contour a few times but I havn't started from scratch with plastic like i am now. How do you prep a plastic...

I have a shot at a nice grille guard that looks like a Westin or Manik, or one of the other top brands, I'm not sure which. However, I am apprehensive about these. I really want one because I like the look, but most importantly I really need some protection on the front end. I have heard...

Well, I was pulling onto the street and i noticed that the X sounded different, kinda like it was bogging down. So I listened and the it started chugging like it would if it were to run out of gas. then it died completley after I stopped and tried to start again. I couldnt get it to drive...

Well, I was pulling onto the street and i noticed that the X sounded different, kinda like it was bogging down. So I listened and the it started chugging like it would if it were to run out of gas. then it died completley after I stopped and tried to start again. I couldnt get it to drive...

so I'm going to replace my 4x4 module and I hear that there are different ones for the 2002 year. How do I know which one mine has and how do I go about getting a new one that is the same? I want to get one from the junkyard, but is that possible since it may not hook up and work? Any...

Well, after searching i think that i have a bad 4x4 module but i have a few questions regarding it and want to make sure that is the problem before i go and fix it. the 4x4 is completley dead. when i push the buttoons, nothing happens: no light, no sounds, nothing. took it to the local repair...

I've got a Kicker Comp VR witha Rockford 900 watt amp left over from the previous car and was wondering if its possible to hook it up to the stock cd/tape player. it has the premium package in it i believe. I tried to splice the RCA cables into the door speaker wires like i did in the Contour...

Just wondering who on here has grill guards, what kind they are and how they like them. Pics would be awesome too! Looking to spend no more then $400 or so on it, so if you could tell me what you got it for that would be appreciated too. I have spent hours searching for one but can't seem to...

Hey guys- First of all, this website is awesome and I have learned lots already from poking around here. I have searched and came up with tons of info already but have a few questions that I would like your opinion on. First this would be my second Explorer, I had a 1991 5 speed XLT...