Blackhawktony
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- City, State
- Quincy, Plumas County, California
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1996 EXPLORER XLT
I am the new, very proud owner of a 1996 Explorer XLT! This SUV was given to me!! It has 172 K on it. It was given to me because it had chronic over heating issues; the sub woofer was “ BLOWED UP”. And my friend had just acquired a new Corolla.
OVERHEATING ISSUE: This was a bit unusual to say the least!! The coolant res. Was properly filled with clean antifreeze, but sure enough it ran hot on the way home. So I naturally assumed that I probably had a hole in the radiator…busted water pump… at the very least a faulty thermostat or clutch fan, hole in a hose etc. So I shoved a drip pan under the engine to help locate the leak. The next morning, nothing at all on the drip pan!! No electric green anywhere! Next I pressurized the system, no leak spotted!! I then popped the radiator cap and discovered that it had no fluid in it!! I looked over at the full, clean reservoir and went HMMM. ? I pulled the rubber hose that connects the reservoir to the radiator neck and found that it was clogged by a BEE!! SO… as the antifreeze tries to go into the res. It is blocked and has to expel itself from the radiator cap, and when the radiator needs more fluid, it cannot suck it in!! Damn Honey Bee!! I blew the hose out like a giant spit wad, filled the radiator, runs cool as a cucumber!!
SUBWOOFER ISSUE JBL SYSTEM: All speakers were running fine, clean, no distortion, except for subwoofer, which had no output whatsoever. I just figured oh well I’d shell out 300 bucks for the amp loaded 10 inch MTX unit. After realizing that CHILTON AND HAYNES had no diagrams or instructions on how to get to the sub I poured over this site and found out how to take apart the rear cargo area trim panels carpet and belts to get at the silly little subwoofer box!! I pulled the speaker input leads off their tangs (watch it, there is a release) and pulled the speaker from the vehicle. I brought the speaker to the bench and discovered that one of the leads that goes from the + tang to the voice coil had frayed and just one, hair like wire, was touching the speaker frame!! SHORT!! Hemostats, one drop of solder, and SHAZAM Wooffen woofer!! Honestly, it took me longer to R and R the damn cargo trim than it did to fix the speaker!!
I am looking forward to a long relationship with my beautiful 96 EXPLORER!! Next up, I think I’ll tackle the INDIGLO gauge install!! THANKS EXPLORERFORUM WEBSITE!!
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OVERHEATING ISSUE: This was a bit unusual to say the least!! The coolant res. Was properly filled with clean antifreeze, but sure enough it ran hot on the way home. So I naturally assumed that I probably had a hole in the radiator…busted water pump… at the very least a faulty thermostat or clutch fan, hole in a hose etc. So I shoved a drip pan under the engine to help locate the leak. The next morning, nothing at all on the drip pan!! No electric green anywhere! Next I pressurized the system, no leak spotted!! I then popped the radiator cap and discovered that it had no fluid in it!! I looked over at the full, clean reservoir and went HMMM. ? I pulled the rubber hose that connects the reservoir to the radiator neck and found that it was clogged by a BEE!! SO… as the antifreeze tries to go into the res. It is blocked and has to expel itself from the radiator cap, and when the radiator needs more fluid, it cannot suck it in!! Damn Honey Bee!! I blew the hose out like a giant spit wad, filled the radiator, runs cool as a cucumber!!
SUBWOOFER ISSUE JBL SYSTEM: All speakers were running fine, clean, no distortion, except for subwoofer, which had no output whatsoever. I just figured oh well I’d shell out 300 bucks for the amp loaded 10 inch MTX unit. After realizing that CHILTON AND HAYNES had no diagrams or instructions on how to get to the sub I poured over this site and found out how to take apart the rear cargo area trim panels carpet and belts to get at the silly little subwoofer box!! I pulled the speaker input leads off their tangs (watch it, there is a release) and pulled the speaker from the vehicle. I brought the speaker to the bench and discovered that one of the leads that goes from the + tang to the voice coil had frayed and just one, hair like wire, was touching the speaker frame!! SHORT!! Hemostats, one drop of solder, and SHAZAM Wooffen woofer!! Honestly, it took me longer to R and R the damn cargo trim than it did to fix the speaker!!
I am looking forward to a long relationship with my beautiful 96 EXPLORER!! Next up, I think I’ll tackle the INDIGLO gauge install!! THANKS EXPLORERFORUM WEBSITE!!
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