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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Explorer / February 2008

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The Ranger - 17 Feb 2008 20:44 GMT
My wife's 1994 Explorer XLT 8-cylinder is starting to get a
little long in the tooth apparently. It recently clicked over
the 150K mile when multiple things simply gave up their
collective ghosts.

First was the fuel pump -- right _after_ I filled the tank. 17
gallons of premium unleaded down the tube. <sigh>

Then there was the mysterious leak of radiator fluid that
puddled under the middle of the chassis nightly. The mechanic
was lucky enough to see the crack in the radiator from the
return intake. When the engine was warmed up, it allowed the
crack to open and a few drops would escape (not a massive leak)
and these would travel like an animator's dream down the frame
to the middle of the vehicle and exit onto the ground. The
first guess was her water pump but Lady Luck was with us here.

Then the rear passenger window detached itself from the runner
guide and we were forced to replace the entire mechanism,
bushings and all.

Lately another part -- or parts -- have stopped working; the
auto-locks on two of the five doors (hatchback being one of the
non-operating offenders.) The driver's door is also no working
and requires manually setting the lock and using the key to
open said lock (since the keychain alarm won't unlock it.)

Is there a way of resetting the locks, hopefully purging the
problem, or might there be some wires that have come loose or
are the other doors doomed to failure sooner versus later?

Thanks for any ideas.

The Ranger
Allan Williams - 18 Feb 2008 20:48 GMT
Sounds like simple age-related issues - it is a 24 year old vehicle...

As for the power locks they are actually controlled by relatively powerful
actuators inside the door that physically move the rods that connect up the
locks, handles, and plungers.  They can age and go bad, especially if water
gets in the doors (check the drain holes).  You should be able to hear these
actuators "clunking" when you push the power locks - if not then they are
bad or a wire/fuse is to blame.  Only way to know is to take the door
apart...

Al

> My wife's 1994 Explorer XLT 8-cylinder is starting to get a little long in
> the tooth apparently. It recently clicked over the 150K mile when multiple
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> The Ranger
Jim Warman - 18 Feb 2008 20:54 GMT
Allan.... Is there a chance you can come and work for our payroll
department? I like the way you add....

Sorry, man... there was no way I could resist....

> Sounds like simple age-related issues - it is a 24 year old vehicle...
Al Williams - 19 Feb 2008 17:53 GMT
Whoops.  C'mon, it's that new math I guess...

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Allan Williams

> Allan.... Is there a chance you can come and work for our payroll
> department? I like the way you add....
>
> Sorry, man... there was no way I could resist....
>
>> Sounds like simple age-related issues - it is a 24 year old vehicle...
Bob - 19 Feb 2008 22:57 GMT
A '94 with 8 cylinder engine?
The Ranger - 20 Feb 2008 02:54 GMT
> A '94 with 8 cylinder engine?

Yes. A 94 XLT V8. You might be wondering because the 4X4 wasn't
an option until a couple years later due to too little space
available.

The Ranger
Ulysses - 22 Feb 2008 02:38 GMT
> > A '94 with 8 cylinder engine?
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> The Ranger

I've never heard of a '94 with a V8.  Are you *sure* it's a '94 and not a
'95?  Got any pics?
The Ranger - 22 Feb 2008 17:45 GMT
>> > A '94 with 8 cylinder engine?

> I've never heard of a '94 with a V8.  Are you *sure*
> it's a '94 and not a '95?  Got any pics?

You both had me questioning whether I was having a flashback
from some memory-altering psychotropic so I checked the
registration.

Imagine my embarrassment when I saw "1996" instead of the '94
I've been hallucinating... The 90's must've been real good
because I don't seem to remember a lot from them nowadays.

Thanks for setting me straight. <sigh>

The "Befuddled" Ranger

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