SuperKirby
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- 1993 Explorer XLT
I had about an hour and a half before work this morning so I pulled the Explorer in the garage and started disassembly. I'm trying to keep notes of all the steps and things I'm taking off and as well as labeling things that could cause confusion when I'm putting it back together. I figure this will add time now, but hopefully will make it a lot easier and avoid extra parts when I'm done.
A couple things I've learned so far - first off, my A/C compressor isn't locked up. I figured it was, but once I had the belt off the whole thing spins easily. This means that sometime I should be able to have AC again, just have to figure out why it doesn't actually kick on. Regarding the AC, I think it will also be the biggest challenge to work around. It would be nice if there was a way to remove it from the engine bay to make more room.
Next, I learned that somebody has screwed with this before me. I'm got as far as loosening the bolts to pull the intake plenum? (That's what it was called on my Pathfinder. On the Explorer I assume it's the uppper intake, but not sure.) When I was working on getting the back nuts loose, I looked down and realized that I could see down inside the intake manifold. There's no gasket between the two. I assume there's supposed to be? I'll try to get a picture of what I'm talking about tomorrow before I get going again. I don't know if I can post pictures if I'm not an elite member. I need to figure that out.
Anyway, that's where I'm at. I'm hoping to get more time tomorrow morning. I would like to get the intake, valve covers, and heads off tomorrow, then Sunday rebuild the rocker assemblies. I'm off Monday and Tuesday so should be done by then.
More updates to come. Just figured I would keep a running project thread since it seems like there's a few looking to tear into their upper engines at the moment.
A couple things I've learned so far - first off, my A/C compressor isn't locked up. I figured it was, but once I had the belt off the whole thing spins easily. This means that sometime I should be able to have AC again, just have to figure out why it doesn't actually kick on. Regarding the AC, I think it will also be the biggest challenge to work around. It would be nice if there was a way to remove it from the engine bay to make more room.
Next, I learned that somebody has screwed with this before me. I'm got as far as loosening the bolts to pull the intake plenum? (That's what it was called on my Pathfinder. On the Explorer I assume it's the uppper intake, but not sure.) When I was working on getting the back nuts loose, I looked down and realized that I could see down inside the intake manifold. There's no gasket between the two. I assume there's supposed to be? I'll try to get a picture of what I'm talking about tomorrow before I get going again. I don't know if I can post pictures if I'm not an elite member. I need to figure that out.
Anyway, that's where I'm at. I'm hoping to get more time tomorrow morning. I would like to get the intake, valve covers, and heads off tomorrow, then Sunday rebuild the rocker assemblies. I'm off Monday and Tuesday so should be done by then.
More updates to come. Just figured I would keep a running project thread since it seems like there's a few looking to tear into their upper engines at the moment.