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    Transmission Problem. Accelerates Slowly

    Mine does the EXACT same thing. i changed the tranny fluid and that didn't help so i just started beating on it and now its fine. I don't recommend beating it but some cars like it a lil rough.......
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    Exhaust???

    I have a 2000 with the SOHC engine and was gonna delete the muffler. What is the best way to go about doing this? It has two pipes going in the muffler and one coming out. Is there a connector I can buy?? or any suggestions
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    Highest original parts mileage

    just crossed 160,000 on my 2000. Salvaged and rusty from the previous owner but shes the only car we take outta state...... every weekend
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    5r55e sensor maybe??

    I got the codes reset and now its perfectly fine. WTF
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    5r55e sensor maybe??

    So my 2000 explorer with the 5r55e tranny has decided to start sending off the code for the Transmission Range Sensor. this causes my O/D light to flash and the check engine light to come on. It was doing it daily and then stopped for 2 weeks. I put 3000 miles on in those 2 weeks and today while...
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    Any Ford transmission techs here?

    i have the EXACT same problem. i put the tranny fluid to half-way up the hatch marks on the dipstick tube and it seemed to clear up the problem for me
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    2000 tranny problem!!!

    So 3rd gear has been actin like the belt or something is a lil loose. I drove it to the city today to see the hockey game and when i left the parking lot it had almost no power. I had to floor it to get it to crawl down the road. I was finally after a few miles able to get to highway speeds and...
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    Do you wear a seatbelt?

    I've rolled my explorer tryin to get my girlfriend home before her parents got home doing 45 and my mom and sis rolled one doin 75. If it wasn't for the seatbelts there would be 4 less people in my area without a doubt
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    All good things come to an end...

    i was doin 40. honest to god 40. it was really slick grass in the ditch
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    All good things come to an end...

    We took a roadtrip every weekend and day trips almost everyday as long as the friends helped pitch in for gas. hahaha. Homecoming was good because that friday night i dumped a motor in my 1965 ford truck and drove my girl to the dance in it. and still drivin it today daily until i get another...
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    All good things come to an end...

    i held it sideways in the ditch for about 150 feet until it flipped. My mom rolled hers doin 75 and rolled about 6 times with little sis in the front with her. They made it through fine and a trucker watched it happen and busted out the side windows to get them out instantly once they stopped...
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    Sunday drive

    It'd had rear end problems all that week and it finally just went. Thank god it wasn't the next day! (i was taking my date out of town with some friends after the game...)
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    All good things come to an end...

    My mom bought this when i turned 14 and i drove her and the family everywhere in that car because she was in a terrible accident and was scared to drive. (i put 30,000 miles on it). I got it August 17, 2009 when she upgraded and i put 8,000 miles on it until September 17,2009. It was the...
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    Sunday drive

    Sweet explorer!! mine was a twin but dark green, got it stuck once mudding in a ditch but i drove that thing half way deep in flood water and it never failed. just don't roll it like i did (Crappy rearend locked up)
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    Bumper help!!!

    I recently rolled my 1999 Explorer and severly totaled it with 4 others in the car with me and it kept us safe by taking a bad lashing, (I had my rear end lock up coming around a corner at 60mph during homecoming night) Anyway i'm looking at a 1998 Explorer that has front end damage. It needs a...
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    What do you call your X?

    The roller, exploder or the most common one Bessie ( got its name for screamin through some hills passin everything we could)
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    CLUNK! help!

    I just got a 99 explorer 2 weeks ago. I was about 2 hours from home with a friend goin to look at a camaro in the country for him. A truck to a wide ass turn so i moved to the side of the gravel where the road happened to give way. The truck drove off leavin us 2 and the explorer laying almost...
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    My 1st gen!

    My explorers been in my family since the mid 90's. I wish it looked as good as yours.
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    Weatherstripping Is Torn

    I crudly taped and glued mine together just to make it work. If you could get a good adhesive that should fix it. Or you can replace the entire weather stripping
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    How hot is too hot??

    Once my gauge hits red i shut her down. thats all i know
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    Steering leaks!!!!

    I took my mom to the hospital one day and noticed the power steering was grinding badly. I left the hospital about 20 minutes later and a huge puddle was under the front end. I checked it out and the bottom of my steering box is leaking like crazy! you can flat out just watch it drip. This is my...
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    over 100mph in an explorer

    I been cruising with the friend of mine with the mustang for quite awhile. I trust her in my cars and she trusts me in her cars. I know street racing's stupid ( i prefer dirt track) but sometimes a lil friday night fun passes the time.
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    over 100mph in an explorer

    GEEZ. i wish my EX's would go as kwik as some on here. my 93 has been over 85 (end of speedometer) on some gravel roads trying to make curfew.(i did by 1 minute). i had about 110 in my moms 1999 while i raced a friend of mines silverado. EXPLORER WON!!! I have a grand am and thats only been to...
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    Hub bearings

    we spend $500 for both hub/bearing assemblies. and for the specials tools to do it. (the tools we return for a full refund of them) I took it out to test last night and it shudders when you turn to the left. (the car vibrates badly making the interior rattle) and when the 4X4 is turned on and...
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    Hub bearings

    My mom has a 1999 explorer and i have a 1993. She had a the front right side bearing go bad and the front passenger side one was getting weak. it has 114,000 miles on it. Is this a common problem?? My 1993 had the front driver side one go out last summer but thats probably due to 180,000 miles...
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