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    4 Wheel Drive whine

    My 98 Ford Explorer Sport sat all summer. Now, in preperation for winter, I got it running and back on the road. When I was excercising the 4 wheel drive the other day, I noticed that when I turn the wheel sharply to the left, I get a bad whine and the truck sometimes shakes. It seems as if...
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    Two Brake bleeding question.

    As you can see in my previous couple posts, I have been having trouble with my brakes. I appologize if I am getting annoying with these posts. My brakes where barely working and the peddle was soft. I went through and lubricated all the sliders on my calipers with no better result. Next, I...
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    Need Help quick!

    I am replacing my master cylinder as we speak. I got the cylinder off almost too easy.... well it was too easy because now I can not get the brake fluid reservior off the old cylinder. How does it come off? Feels like if I pry any harder it is going to snap.
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    Soft Brakes.

    Because my 98 is now my winter vechile, my explorer has sat from April until this past weekend. When bringing it home, I noticed that my brakes where very soft. This was not the case when I put the truck in storage. With less than 10k on the pads and rotors, pressing slightly would easly...
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    Is my amp powerful enough?

    Ok so I have been told by two people that my Alpine amp is probably strong enough to run the setup I would like to put in my car. I am however, a bit skeptic. The amp is 4 channels and 160 Watts (rms). I use to use it to run 4, 6x9, 2 way, kickers. I would like to put a small 8" sub in my...
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    Tweeter Question

    Although I am fairly familiar with most audio components, I am not very educated in tweeters. I need to replace the current ones I have now. Which would be better and what makes that one better? Kicker: http://www.crutchfield.com/p_20608KS13/Kicker-08KS13.html?c=3&tp=107&avf=N...
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    RPMs way to high!!

    Just bought an 06 Tiburon (no worries, still own the explorer) about 3 weeks ago. It is a 4 cyl., 5 speed, manuel. Starting last night, sometimes when i push the clutch in while driving the RPMs go real high (4000ish) and slowly drop. Today, it happened once but the RPMs where at 5000 and...
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    What do you guys think?

    What do you guys think of this performance chip? Seems a little sketchy... do not want to get suckered in. http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/Surge-Engineering/Performance-Chips/Surge-Performance-Chip/17558/ If you have this/used it. Let me know how the output is/was and how hard/easy...
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    Rim size Question

    On my car, not my Ex., when I measure the rim, from inside of tire, across rim, to the opposite inside of the tire, it is 18.5". So does this mean I have 19" rims? Thanks.
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    HID Bulb question

    I recently bought a used car (06 Tiburon) with HIDs on it (i still own the explorer, dont worry). The bulbs are not all that bright and one of the fog light bulbs needs to be replaced all together. Is there a specific bulb or maker I need to purchase from? The lights are HIDs (has the dome...
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    Need help quick: Trans pan

    Today I am changing the ATF fluid out of my 98 Ford Explorer sport. I REALLY need to change the filter but I can not get the pan out. I have all the bolts out but the pan continues to remain jammed between the cat. converter and driveshaft. Right now I am looking at removing the front of the...
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    Scretching noise from back end

    Just yesterday I noticed that everytime I turn left, this deathing sound comes from my back end. It is a scretching noise that sounds like metal on metal. This does not happen when I turn right. Nearly everytime I turn left it happens and sometimes when stopping. However, it is not nearly as...
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    Wondering what size tires I should buy.

    OK I am looking to buy some new rims for my 98 Ex. Sport (4.0L , SOHC, 4 wheel drive, A.B.S.). My explorer has 17" rims stock. I am considering switching to 18" rims with a lower profile tire (do not want to throw the speedometer off or throw an ABS light). My question is, what size tire do I...
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    Quick HID question

    Next spring sometime, I would like to put HIDs in my ex.. However my question is, how does the hi beams work with the HID kits? Do you need to buy a seperate, more expensive package for one with a Hi-beam? Also, do I need to cut any of the headlight assembly do get them to fit? Or are they...
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    How to: Brakelight/stoplight switch replacement (LOTS OF PICS)

    For the past few days I have been experiencing problems with my brakelights coming on when the peddle is pushed. After doing some research I found that the most likely culprit was the stoplight switch which is mounted on the brake peddle. This switch is a very common problem in Ford's. The...
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    Brake lights not lighting up all the time.

    The other day my friend was following me and noticed that when we where stopped at stop lights, my break lights where not on. When we got to our destination, we checked out the situation. We found that sometimes the left light would come on and sometimes it would not. The right light never...
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    New Taillights with wierd Vents (?)

    Just got a new pair of taillights the other day. They have a clear lense with black along the back. I noticed before I put them on that they have elbow bends that act as vents. Not thinking about it much, I put the lights on but now everyday they have condensation stuck on the inside. Would...
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    No heat!!! Thermosat?

    Well it is starting to get cool in the mornings, up north. The other day I turned the heat on and it came out almost as cold as the a/c. Back in the spring, it warmed up VERY fast. I would barely be out of the neighborhood and I had heat. Now it is freezing even after 15 minutes of driving...
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    Quick reply please... rear shock replacement

    Trying to replace the rear shocks on my 98 Sport. I got the spare pulled down and the back of the truck is jacked. I began by trying to get the top bolts off first because they seemed harder to get at. My shocks are OEM and the bolts seem rounded over and I can not get them off. The bolts...
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    Guy is partsing his Ex for cheap/free

    My neighbor was telling me this guy that he knows is partsing his truck before junking it. The parts are very cheap/free (I am not sure which). He told me to let him know if I want anything. Is there anything that cronicly goes bad that I should ask about?
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    Homemade LED Lights installed with PICS!

    Made some LED lights to go under the dash and seats of my 98 Sport. I ordered 50 LEDs (18,000 mcd) with 50 resistors, off of ebay. That was $10. It also took 2 "L bars", which I bought at Value for $7 each. Also, add wiring and swist caps, which I already had (about $10). This was all...
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    Black Headlights Installed Today (PICS!)

    Got my black headlights which I ordered off of ebay, today. It cost me $150 with free shipping. Had some trouble, at first, on how to get the lights out but I eventually got the hang of it (didn't realize just what was meant by the black tabs. I thought you pinched the entire square black box...
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    Question: Opening the tailgate w/o the handle

    Ok, the tailgate on my Ex right now is rotted to hell. I have a new one and I am just about ready to put it on. The problem is that the tailgate that is rotted does not open. I think the bars which pull the two latches open became rotted and broke. My only option right now is to take and cut...
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    Question: Got my LEDs this morning! Need help.

    Ok guys I got my LEDs off of Ebay this morning. 18,000mcd with resistors. How should I wire them? I want them in parallel. They are for under the dashboard and seats. Can someone give a diagram or just simply explain. Thanks a lot.
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    Correct way to clean sensors

    How should I go about cleaning the mass air flow sensor? Is this one that commonly needs to be cleaned? I am not having any C.E.L. problems and the engine is running fine but with the way gas prices are, I want to make sure it is always functioning properly.
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