After driving for awhile and stopping then start driving again it soundsand feels like the 4WD is engaging on the front wheels. Is this the result of a need for a fluid top off?

If you are suffering from the ever so common problem of the cracking console cover on the Explorer (and I've seen them on the Mountaineers), you may want to check into the replacement kit at www.fixyourford.com. I was able to replace my own worn console from my 1998 Explorer and pleasantly...

I just bought a 2004 Explorer XLT with 29,000 miles (for $19,888). I didn't get get extended warranty since it still has factory 6,000 more factory warranty miles left. Is the reliability of this vehicle good, or should I purchase the warranty before the 6000 miles is up?

After 11.5K miles I noticed a drip right at the transfer case. Covered under Ford service, but I'm concerned there's something else going on, seals don't go bad that quick. BTW, I believe I'm starting to hear the dreaded whine under acceleration at hwy speeds. Ken

It's typical. There are plenty of stories of the same at http://www.antiford.com. wrote: > Exactly. > > "MMccoy01" > wrote in message > ... >

hi everyone-- would have posted this in r.a.m.ford but that group seems to have gone to hell, plus i have always gotten good responses from ramfe. i just bought a new 2005 ranger, an upgrade from my 94 xlt explorer. i was disappointed to discover that there seems to be a speed governor (maxes out...

Hello everyone. I'm looking for a work truck to pull around a trailer that could weight up to 6k. I also want to be able to pull around a trailer that has a bobcat on it. I was looking at an 86 ford f-250. From what I'm seeing, the towing capacity was around 9,000lbs. This is under half of...

Hi all, I've been noticing (strangely) when it's either snowing or whether leading up to snow, the engine will stall for like 1/2 a second and then return to normal. It does this intermittently. This caused a check engine code of p1500 for vss (variable speed sensor). Before this I had codes...

You people saved me $2000! Because of the help I received here, I did not let my shop (ex-shop) replcae the A4LD tranny in my 94 Explorer. I replaced the $37 vacuum modulator instead. Been driving it for a couple of weeks now and it is DEFINATELY fixed! I took the advice of someone and pulled the...

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I am getting the above Explorer in a couple of days and wondered what the owners manual recommended for engine oil. ---------------------------------------------- Posted with NewsLeecher v2.0 RC2 * Binary Usenet Leeching Made Easy *...

The message center in my 02 Eddie Bauer is dim. I can't see it on sunny days. It is readable on cloudy days and nights. It is much dimmer than the radio readout, for example. Has anybody had this problem and fixed it or had it fixed? Are all 02s like that? I don't think it was like that when...

I got a letter from Ford today saying that the transmission in my '05 Limited had been "filled with a fluid formulation that, over time, may cause delayed/harsh reverse engagements". Ford offers to have the dealer install a bottle of additive to correct the formulation of the transmission...

I am now experiencing a grinding on the front end at low spped turning right or left but particularly right. Would anyone have any clue, this is not a disc brake grinding it sounds and feels more in the trans itself. 65000 miles.

OK, I seem to have some issues getting into 1st gear on a 1996 manual 4WD sport. Also you have to delay some to move to other gears. Pedal seems 'springy', or close to normal - hard to say. When I switch the engine off, it slides into 1st effortlessly. The clutch fluid level is correct. I had a...

Temp guage was acting funny. For awhilw it would read normal at running temp then it would read "zero" or stone cold. Periodically back to normal then fluctuating back to resting position. Now it's seems totally dead. Replaced sending unit, no change. Once in a blue moon it will read...

Hi: My 1997 Explorer v6 won't start. Can anyone help? It just clicks when I tried to start it. I thought it was the battery so I put in a new one. No luck, still won't start. Anyone have any idea's? the truck has 68,000 miles on odometer. PLease help... thanks Judy

Look at it this way.... at least it keeps the NG busy. Nuthin' like a little controversy to make folks speak up.... "Backyard Mechanic" > wrote in message ... > Blanca opined...

Typically my 96 explorer will clank and pop while in 2 wheel drive between 30 and 50 MPH, either at a constant speed within that range or during decceleration. This is not a cyclic or periodic clanking, very sporatic, not to any speed on truck (ie engine speed, wheel speed). I noticed that when I...