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    94 Explorer Sport 4.0L Cologne V6 Exhaust Valve Deposits

    I've had to pull down my 94 Explorer to the block because she popped a coolant channel in the driver side head gasket (no power drop). But I've been cleaning the heads today and I've noticed a white buildup around the middle exhaust valves on both sides. I was wondering if anyone would be...
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    Need Advice 02 Ford Explorer high XLT V6 4.0 L

    Hello just bought my first car and glad it's Ford, had 261,000 miles on it , got it for $1,200 tagged running but it didn't pass smog so I had to fix the EGR , then last year on December I took it to the shop for a tune up , motor craft Sparks , new wires , oil, coolant , fuel filter , air...
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    New explorer owner 2010 V6 4.0l - some questions

    Just snagged one rust free here in the rust belt. It's a beauty. Had some questions: 1. Carcomplaints.com lists the 09 and 10 as great years for the explorer. Does the 2010 V6 model still suffer the transmission issues? 2. Does the 2010 have the same radiator leak issues? 3. Any other...
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    1997 4.0L V6 OHV Shakes my whole suv

    When i am driving and i come to a stop my Explorer shakes super hard, it's idling rough. I don't know why, anybody have any ideas. I like to fix everything myself and i have big plans for this car. If i can get it to run nicely im gonna keep the original engine. I was thinking about swapping the...
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    2003 V6 Air Conditioning - Replace/Repair

    So, the air conditioning on my V6 blows room temperature, I turned the AC on max with fan all the way up and temperature all the way to cool with AC on and I noticed that the compressor never engages, so I'm pretty sure that's bad. Over the summer I'll be looking into getting the AC up and...
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    1997 ford explorer sohc to ohv swap

    I am looking to swap out my sohc motor to an ohv. yes I understand the sohc motor produces more power and tq. but I am looking for a more reliable motor instead of power. my current one one has a timing set failure with what appears to bearing failure happening. I can get a complete motor and...
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    Is this even worth the money?

    Hi all, Im new here and in need of some quality information that I cant seem to find anywhere else on the web. The dilemma Im having is with my 2003 Ford Explorer (V6 4.0L SOHC Flex Fuel) transmission. Everything was fine until my wife went to carry the kids off to school the other day and once...
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