1994 XLT capability

[Pattyboy]

I am planning on taking my explorer four-wheeling for the first time. Just wondering how capabale it is and how deep of water it can go thru w/o stalling ext.. Thanks

 

[mental_help]

bump

 

[mental_help]

and is it completely stock?

 

[DeRocha]

A stock explorer is surprisingly very capable... As for water I wouldn't go into any water above the hubs unless you Extend the Axle breather tubes and remove the air intake located behind the front bumper.. This intake can force water into the air filter and hydro-lock your engine... Once that happens you will be pulling all your plugs and then cranking your engine to expel any water (otherwise you could easily bend a rod/valve)

 

[mental_help]

where can i find a thread about extending my axle breather tube.

 

[Burns]

Its as simple as buying some rubber fuel line....Get enough to get it into the enging compt.

 

[mental_help]

where is my axle breather tube(a pic woul be helpfull)

 

[Burns]

It will be on the chunk of you front end and you will easily find it on the rear. It is a factory rubber hose from the factory. Yll find it i do not have a picture. Its easy.

 

[LBarr2002]

don't forget the transmission breather too, if you have an auto. Its on top of the transmission.

 

[mental_help]

is there any thing els? i am going to a hardware store tomarow.

 

[Burns]

You need to extend the following: Front and rear axle breather tubes, Transmission and transfercase breather tubes, and as DeRocha said the air intake for the engine.

 

[mental_help]

where is the transfer case breather at and are all the hoses i need will they be the same size? also about how much will i need?

 

[mental_help]

and i have a cone filter so i wont have worry about the stock intake.

 

[schmidlkofer]

extent the breather tubes as far as possible...the one on my front axle goes above my radiator and my other is above my frame in the rear. you will see the stock ones on there just cut off the old and put on some new. and take in some of the old so you make sure to get the right size.... get like maybe 6 or 7 foot and some zip ties.

 

[DeRocha]

Axle breather hoses are needed because as your drive the axle shafts and gear oil heat up and expand. The Axle breather hoses allow the axles to vent gas/air which prevents any pressure build up which could blow out an axle seal or cause it to leak.

On your Dana35 front axle the breather is located on the Right (ie passenger side) of the differential. In the pic below the stock breather hose is the 8" long thing with the curved end resting on the 2x4 wood block.

On the rear 8.8 axle the breather hose is located just to the right of the Left (driver's side) sway bar mount (top of the axle tube).

 

[Pattyboy]

thanks I'll temporarilly take off the air intake

 

[triplexplorer]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184374

Follow this link there is a pic of where one of the breather lines are.

 

[biggs92EB]

nice nutz

 

[mental_help]

dang i still cant find the breather hose for the front axle.

 

[DeRocha]

nice nutz

nice....real nice. . Actually only the top pic is mine, I had to mine the site's photo albums for the lower pic..