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4WD LOW INOP ~ I JUST BOUGHT THIS THING USED

snorecore

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dover, delaware
Year, Model & Trim Level
'91 XLT
i just purchased this explorer ( i haven't even picked it up yet)

it's a 91 xlt, with 82,000 original miles
i bought it from a girl who inherited it from her grandfather, i only paid $2000, i still think i made out, my only known problem so far is the lack of 4wd low, actually here's the deal...

i test drove it once, i pressed the 4wd HIGH button, and the light came on, of course i didn't get to test it out, because i was on dry pavement... so i am no absolutey sure if all 4 wheels were turning... i stopped, put in neutrual... pressed the 4 Low, NO light, put it in gear, and it definitaly was not in low gear, i tried almost everything, even dropping it in lower gears... so my big question is....

Electrical or Mechanical????? what do you guys think, i know you all have vast more amounts of wisdom than i do about fords.

I asked the owner, and they said it has never worked since they had it... they never used it.

So where should i start? what do i need to do to get my 4wd Low light on, and 4wd Low actually working??

I live on the beach, so i could definitaly use it.

Thanks ever so much for listening to something i could have probably explained in a few short sentences...

ok let me know
 






You have to press the high light, then the low light. Your foot has to be on the brake and the tranny in neutral.
 






yea, copy that, i did that... still bleh... someone told me it could be some kind of solenoid... but i don't think they knew too much about explorers... how accurate is this?
 






Try reading up on the T/F case here. If it was never used, chances are the motor is either stuck or the contacts in the shift motor are dirty. You'll find the instructions here on how clean it... Dead Link Removed
 






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