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    truck runnin really hot

    I have a 98 with the 5.0 and its runnin really hot, its not leakin anything out of the waterpump leak hole, and its full of antifreeze I was wondering if the fan clutch is going out, the fan spins still when the truck is running, how do you know if the fan clutch is goin out, or any ideas?
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    if i install a autometer temp quage will it affect my computer?

    If I install a autometer temp guage and disconnect the factoy guage will it affect my computer at all, like will it make the truck run like its cold all the time?
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    BIG gasmilage loss..please help

    I have a 98 5.0 awd, and its getting like no gas milage, I mean last night i filled up, and drove like 70 miles and i used a half tank of gas. I have mac exhaust, and a kkm, and I put a 180 thermo in it, and I have 31s, but its never been that bad on gas before, whats up..I mean I dont drive it...
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    20X8.5 with a 10+ offset???

    boss has a set of wheels that are 20X8.5s with a 10+ off set will those work on my 98 awd
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    need help wiring a water temp guage

    I just ordered a electrical water temp guage, and I know that the sender just goes in place of the factory sending unit on the manifold, but under the hood what wire do I hook it too, so that it has power, and what one do I hook it too, so it has lights? Thanks
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    what guage pod to use?

    I gotta get a temp guage for my 98, and I was wondering what guage pod do I use, do I use the one from the 98 ranger? and how do I get it in a tan color, not black or gray..
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    temp guages problem..

    ok, so heres my problem, I went 4 wheeling, im some serious deep mud, and caked the radiator with mud, cleaned it off, got all the mud out, and so on, well then the temp guage started to climb, and fall, climb and fall, so I was thinking thermostat, so I changed it, with no luck it still rises...
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    still over heating problems

    well after a 4 wheeling adventure I had alot of mud build up on the radiator, so I cleaned it all off, but then the temp guage started to rise and fall, acting like a bad thermostat, so I went ahead and changed it, and installed a 180, and I test drove it and everything was fine, so I was cool...
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    anyone have battery problems??

    So ive had this problem two times now, so heres what it does, like everything will be fine..forever, and then all of a sudden, like it will go completely dead, so dead that it cant even be jumped, like the lights wont even go on, when you open the door, and you change the battery and its all...
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    help putting in a thermostat in a 5.0

    well its help with the gasket, should I use the gasket or ditch it and use some ultra black gasket maker..and if I use the gasket, should I hold it on with two little dots..and how would I go about holding on the thermo in the housing..while I put it in?
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    factory trailer wiring harness for 98 need by tommorow

    I have a problem, and I need it fixed tonight, for tommorow, I have a 98 with the factory trailer wiring hook up, and its always worked fine, untill about 2 days ago, when it just stopped working, and now, I have no trailer lights at all, I know its not the trailer, cause we hooked up my ranger...
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    question about towing...bad swaying problem..

    So, I just got this 5X10 tilt trailer, to haul 2 atvs..so we loading them up..heres how we loaded them straight on with one in the front with the front wheels over the front of the trailer, and the other straight behind it. and its all good..we hit the highway, and thats when all hell broke...
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    is this the only harness I need to make my factory cd player work?

    Is this the only wiring harness that I need to make my factory cd player work, the factory one was cut off along time ago..I dont really remember what it looked like..heres a link http://www.radiosandmore.com/prod_detail.asp?pn=71-1771
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    Best Shocks for the money

    I have a 98 with a tt and shackles, and 31s, and I need new shocks, I pull a trailer almost ever weekend, ifs its not two 4 wheelers, its a 19 foot boat, so I need a good shock for the money, auto zone gots gabrials (sp?) for like 24.99 I think, but then they got belstiens which I know is a good...
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    question about a 4.0 in a ranger pulling a boat?

    I know its not really a explorer question but its a ford question, I need to get something that better on gas mileage, so I was thinking a 4x4 ranger extended cab step side, with the 4.0 v6but the problem is I have to pull a boat that weights about 4000 pounds, and doesnt have trailer brakes on...
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    anyway to mount a tv in the over head consol?

    I was looking at my over head consol, and I was thinking about taking out the light, and some way mounting a tv like hanging out of there, has anyone does this, or have pics or info on how I could do it?
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    does anyone fix in dash tvs?

    I have a manual pull out in dash tv, but its got a problem, like the screen comes on, and will go blank, its not like the tv turns off its just like goes black, and like if you wiggle the screen after it goes black it comes back on, but then it will do it again..so like when hit a bump the...
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    What usally causes a abs light to come on?

    I have a 98 AWD and the abs light is staying on, it happened after a hill climb in the sand that I didnt make it all the way up, the truck just didnt have enough traction. But now the abs light is stuck on..where can I go to have it checked out..or what can I do myself to check it?
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    Suspension seems loose?

    I have a 98 with a TT and shackles, and it seems like the suspension is loose, there is loud clunk, like when you hit a pot hole from the front end, and like when you brake hard, and then let go of the brakes, its like the suspension shifts, its weird, Do you think that the transfer case could...
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    Inverting subs?

    I was wondering when you mount the subs inverted do you mount the subs still on the outside or do you like mount the subs on the inside with the magnet still on the outside, I dont know if you understand what im saying, but I cant really describe it? Do you screw the subs in with the surround...
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    where to get a new ring around my subs..

    I have a set of audiobahn AW12s, and they have a chrome ring around the surrounds..but the problem is that one is broke, and the reason I need one is cause thats what really holds the surronds on there, does anyone know where I can get some..or new ones.??
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    downward firing subs?

    I got these high excersion audiobahn, and I was wondering if I could use a downward firing sub box..or will it sound bad?
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    Audiobah A2800E amp and 2 AW12s.

    How good is this combo? How would you wire the amp, bridged, or normal?? What box type should I use?
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    changed idler pulley, still got the whine noises..

    I thought that my idler pulley was going bad, cause there is a whine coming from under the hood, and I cant tell what pulley its coming from, how can I tell what pulley its coming from?
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    where to get the upper belt tensenior for a 5.0

    I need to get the upper belt tensenior for the 5.0 its not the idler pulley right cause thats $267.00, where can you get it at, I went to autozone, and they dont have it listed and I went to advanced autoparts, and they dont have a listing for it either?
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