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You may be making perfectly valid statements about composition and grammer, but that was not the point.  If someone said to me" My house be on fire!", as negatively I feel about ebonics, should I correct their language or help put the fire out?  Getting into a rant about [...]

Pilot Replacement Tires?

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>I’m looking for people who have replaced the OE tires on their Pilots. >I’ve >got a few thousand miles to go, and would like to hear if anyone has >recommendations. I’m looking for a quiet all-season tire. > A fair number of people who frequent http://www.hondapilot.org/ forums > are using the Michelin [...]

Car doesn't heat up

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I have a 98 Ford Explorer XLT, 5.0L AWD.  Sometimes, but not always, the car just doesn’t heat up.  When it doesn’t heat up I obviously have no heat. The temperature gauge doesn’t show the car heating up at all.  But sometimes it does heat up, however when this happens I have [...]

98 Explorer – Cold Starting/ Idle Problem

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The manifold gasket was a problem on many of the 98’s. I had the problem on my 98 but the symptoms were somewhat different. In my case the car would idle up and then cycle up and down. It would not drop low enough to stall. Your leak might be worse than [...]

whose got the most miles

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225K, 97 xlt, 4wd, SOHC, it’s gotta be working

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‘92 EB with 270K.  Original engine, second transmission, manual locking hubs now.  So far on the engine I replaced the intake, valve cover, timing chain, and water pump gaskets.  New timing gears and chain, water pump, and starter.  A/C leaks but the compressor [...]

1993 Ford Explorer

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I need help on the 4 wheel drive part.

Response:
 What kind of help do you need? Ill help if i can

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> I need help on the 4 wheel drive part.
There are a lot of 4wd parts. Which one do you need help with? H

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So, does that mean a dually [...]

AWD gone in 2005?

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Quite the opposite… all wheel drive is showing up on more models than ever including the 500 and (IIRC) the Freestar.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I was reading in some Consumer Buying Guide that AWD has been discontinued in > the 2005 models. Does anyone know [...]

98 Ford Explorer Sport

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I need some help on how to fix my cruise control. The light on the dash says that it is on but its not working. Is their a fuse that I need to replace? any help would be nice

Response:
Since the light comes on, I would start looking at the cable and actuator. [...]

THANKS TO JIM!

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Thanks for such a concise and clear explanation, I have come to the conclusion that if I must remove axles it falls outside of my DIY mechanical skills. I am however going to attempt to repair the e-brakes according to the instructions culled from the Ford technical CD. Thanks Jim [...]

Ford Explorer Maint Page

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Take a look to make sure that the turn signal bulbs (front and rear…) on the right side are working.  A burned-out buld can cause rapid cycling of the flasher unit. The Explorer Maint Pages were set up by Jeff Singleton.  Mike Iglesias at UC Irvine has graciously recovered the old [...]