See If This Might Help
READ THIS AND SEE IF YOU CAN UNDRSTAND THE 4WD SYSTEMS ON THESE.
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THIS IS ON MY 2OOO EXPLORER SPORT
The 4wd system on these explorers without the mod of the switch allows what is known as traction control. If your 4wd switch goes like this (AUTO-4WD HI- 4WD LO) then you have the same thing as mine (I have 2000 explorer sport). Even if your switch is on the dash is on AUTO, it still allows the 4wd to work. Heres what it does. If you are in snow, stones or a slippery wet road and are sitting still or moving very slow. If u hit the throttle, the rear wheels "should spin" only for a second, the vehicle's computer will sense this and engage the electric clutch in the transfer case which in turn will engage the front wheels so ur truck does not sit there and roast ur tires Even if you have the switch on AUTO. When you do the brown wire mod This cuts power to the electric transfer clutch which in turn will not turn the front wheels even on 4 wd hi and lo or auto, Ur truck should now be 2wd even if u turn it to 4wd hi, lo or auto. Now Heres what might be messing you up. If you put your truck in 4wd lo and I think you havfta put it in park or neutral. you should here a click or clunk noise. this is not engaging the front wheels, this is engaging the low gears in the trans. So your truck should be in 2 wd lo and thats it unless you flip ur modified switch u installed to the "on" position.
P.s: iF YOU WANNA TEST THIS OUT DO WHAT I DID. BACK YOUR TRUCK UP TO SOME GRASS, DIRT, STONES, etc. AND JUST PUT THE REAR WHEELS ON THE GRASS,STONES OR WHATEVER AND LEAVE UR FRONT WHEELS ON THE PAVEMENT, TURN YOUR MOD SWITCH TO OFF AND UR 4WD SWITCH TO 4WD HI. PUT IT IN DRIVE AND HIT THE GAS TO GET THE REAR WHEELS TO SPIN FOR MORE THAT A SECOND. IF YOU TRUCK PULLS OUT NO PROBLEM THEN FLIP UR MOD SWITCH AGAIN, LEAVE THE 4WD SWITCH ALONE AND TRY IT AGAIN. THE REAR WHEELS SHOULD SPIN. IF THEY DO THAN YOU GOT IT.
IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS OR DONT UNDERSTAND THIS THEN EMAIL ME AT THE ADDRESS AT THE TOP AND ILL TRY TO HELP YOU WITH PICTURES.
