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    Coming back? :)

    Hey all, its been a few months since I've posted.....I was forced to sell my 96 Ex because the problems kept mounting and come to find out it was a lemon......hence all the problems, but I'm ready to come back! I really want another second generation, but maybe a V8? Any sugguestions? I've been...
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    Fix one problem, another MAJOR one occurs

    I was driving home from work and i noticed my Ex was shifting a little funny, a picture of my girlfriend is blocking a part of my dash so i moved it to see if my check engine light had come on and boom the o/d off light is flashing and i about had a heart attack since last weekend i replaced the...
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    someone please help me with my 4.0 :(

    So the original motor went last week at 208k, got a newer one with only 40k, motor is clean as can be, put it in had trouble getting it running, now it runs and drives, however.........it has a fairly erratic idle and when i give it about 1/2 throttle the check engine light blinks and my...
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    92 and 96 4.0 differences?

    my 96 4.0 finally took a dump on me but i found a 92 4.0, i was wondering if i could use the 92 in my 96, obviously the accessories and intake manifold would need to be swapped, but would it bolt to the tranny and such? thanks guys!
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    Advice about Towing.....

    Hey guys, i have a few questions and you guys never fail to let me down and i thank you for it....I have a 96 Xlt 4x4 V6 with about 200k all highway miles and i was considering doing some towing for my girlfriend and her horse to local shows. She has a 2 trailers one a gooseneck and one a bumper...
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    Rim and tire questions!

    Hey guys, im about to do the body lift to my 96 Ex, and going for 33 inch tires, my buddy is selling a set but theyre for 16 inch rims and not 15's i was going to upgrade to wider rims anyway, my question is if i go up to 16's does the backspacing change? and since the tires are 12.50 wide...
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    96 4.0 OHV oil dipstick removal....

    anyone know how to do it? im putting BBK headers on and i need to remove before i put the driver side header on, any advice would be great, thanks guys!
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    Ticking/tapping sound when in gear

    Hello all, i have a bit of an annoyance with my 96 xlt, there is a tapping or ticking noise when i have it in drive or reverse whenever theres a load on pretty much, in park or neutral the sound is gone.......my brother might think it was a cat heat shield but upon inspection its not, i was...
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    ABS codes....C1185 & B1318

    Hey guys, just had my friends Dad (he's a mechanic for the county) check out why my ABS light was on and he came up with a C1185 and a B1318... C1185 - ABS power relay output circuit fail B1318 - Low Battery Voltage at module I looked up how to fix them and all i came up with was stuff for...
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    HELP!!!!!!!!!! Differential Fluid Change Problems!

    i was taking advantage of the nice weather this weekend and changed my leaky rear end..........i put a new cover on and completely drained it, when i went to open the fill plug i couldnt get it open! it doesnt budge and a 3/8" extension does not work, i tried maybe going through the speed sensor...
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    Leaking front axle and changing fluid........

    I was poking around under my 96 4x4 and i noticed some fluid leaking out of the cover for my front differential.....it looked like a real pain in the butt to do, i was wondering if anyone has ever changed the gasket and fluid out on this..any information would be helpful....thanks guys! :thumbsup:
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    About to do some decent Mods to my 96 xlt...just had a few questions!

    Hey all. I recently purchased a number of items for my 96 XLT 4x4 that i hope will make it a pretty mean machine. I'm just waiting for the rest of my parts and a warm day to put them all on...i hope to document it all and put it up in this thread as progress goes on....i was just wondering if...
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    V6 header questions....!

    I was wondering if anyone has heard of or put headers on a 2nd Generation X V6? and if so where i can get me some...thanks!
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    Power Steering Problems!

    Hey all i have a 1996 4.0 4x4 XLT 4 door and something funny has been going on with the power steering...... about 6 months ago a line blew on the power steering cooler so i just replaced the whole thing and everything seemed to be going fine, about 2 months ago i noticed that every once in a...
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    1996 4 door lift advice

    hey all, im new to the site and i was wondering if anyone could help me out.... i have a 1996 4 door xlt 4x4 4.0 v6 with a cold air intake, throttle body spacer, and flowmaster exhaust i was wondering what i could do to get some lift? Ive heard of this torsion twist and rear shackles, i was...
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