manarpat
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- Born/Raised in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Currently residing in Lansing, Michigan. Las Vegas, Nevada 08.
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- 94 Explorer XLT
Aloha,
I have read and learned a lot from the postings in this forum, and as you all know after one fix or mod, 2 others pop up. My Ex is a 94, 2 inch body lift, 4 dr, 31 inch tires, original owner, with 75K miles. She has been in HI until 2 years ago when I brought her to MI for school. Afterwhich, a slew of little things have come up. I have the shade mechanic's book and I want to do as much of the work myself. Any help for any item would be appreciated. Mahalo (thank you) in advance.
1. My power windows die on me at the most inconvenient times. Twice I have had to pay the shop $75.00 to get them raised up. It was about to rain when they got stuck and I live in a questionable neighborhood so leaving them down wasn't acceptable. Are the motors expensive and difficult to change?
2. My fan was perfect when it left the islands, but after one winter in MI, I noticed that there were cracks and fractures all over it. I presume the cause was it got so used to island temperatures that cracked when it got bitter cold and then heated when running. How long can I run without changing it, and when I do change it, what kind of cost am I looking at. Would it be wise to change the belt as well while it is all apart?
3. My radiator has a leak such that it is only 1/2-3/4 of the way full. It doesn't show as hot from the guage though. Will stop-leak remedy this or is changing it altogether the better way?
4. After I put on the B-lift, both my rear doors no longer open from the outside because no tension exists when I try the latch. They work from the inside, but is this going to be a costly fix?
5. I put in some Hellwig sway bars to get better street performance, but has anyone heard of any "quick disconnect" devices so that I can disengage the sway bars during off roading?
6. I put some Eidelbrock shocks on, but can anyone tell me ho long it will be until the boots crack, and if so, where can I get replacements?
7. Does anyone run a "steering stabilizer" I bought one, but I am suffering buyer's remorse so I would rather use the money for something that I need id the benefit doesn't outweight the cost.
I have read and learned a lot from the postings in this forum, and as you all know after one fix or mod, 2 others pop up. My Ex is a 94, 2 inch body lift, 4 dr, 31 inch tires, original owner, with 75K miles. She has been in HI until 2 years ago when I brought her to MI for school. Afterwhich, a slew of little things have come up. I have the shade mechanic's book and I want to do as much of the work myself. Any help for any item would be appreciated. Mahalo (thank you) in advance.
1. My power windows die on me at the most inconvenient times. Twice I have had to pay the shop $75.00 to get them raised up. It was about to rain when they got stuck and I live in a questionable neighborhood so leaving them down wasn't acceptable. Are the motors expensive and difficult to change?
2. My fan was perfect when it left the islands, but after one winter in MI, I noticed that there were cracks and fractures all over it. I presume the cause was it got so used to island temperatures that cracked when it got bitter cold and then heated when running. How long can I run without changing it, and when I do change it, what kind of cost am I looking at. Would it be wise to change the belt as well while it is all apart?
3. My radiator has a leak such that it is only 1/2-3/4 of the way full. It doesn't show as hot from the guage though. Will stop-leak remedy this or is changing it altogether the better way?
4. After I put on the B-lift, both my rear doors no longer open from the outside because no tension exists when I try the latch. They work from the inside, but is this going to be a costly fix?
5. I put in some Hellwig sway bars to get better street performance, but has anyone heard of any "quick disconnect" devices so that I can disengage the sway bars during off roading?
6. I put some Eidelbrock shocks on, but can anyone tell me ho long it will be until the boots crack, and if so, where can I get replacements?
7. Does anyone run a "steering stabilizer" I bought one, but I am suffering buyer's remorse so I would rather use the money for something that I need id the benefit doesn't outweight the cost.