Now that winter is over and we could have really used a remote starter, I've
decided to have one installed.  In my local area New York, Long Island - the
going price at high end auto installers is 200.00 ( + 50.00 for the special
ford relay and another key)for  just a remote starter ...

I'm closing in on a choice for a newer Explorer to replace my '94 EB w/197k
miles. I'm looking at a '03 XLT (130a) with only 7k miles on it. It's black
and I have a question about the paint. I seem to remember reading here that
the black paint jobs are more problematic than other ...

 Here is my situation.  2000 Exp Sport 4.0 OHV 5 speed.  60,000 miles and
the pinion seal let go yesterday or today.  I don't have an issue with the
seal letting go, but this is the 2nd Ford in that last 5 years to do this.
I had a 98' Cobra that killed two pinion seals, one at ...

I tried the blend door fix described at
http://home.earthlink.net/~kandc1/ford/blenddoorfix.html
on my '96 Eddie Bauer this weekend.  It worked!!!  I'm sooo happy to
have saved the $900 the dealer estimated it would cost to replace the

Is there a way to reset the check engine light (turn it off) without a
code reader?  
Thanks

Does anyone know where the fuel pump is on a 1996 Explorer?
I am assuming that this is why my truck refused to start this morning.
The only thing different I noticed when I tried to start my truck this
morning is absence of the hum I hear when I engage the ignition switch.  I

I have a 99 Explorer 2 wheel drive with 100,000 miles. It has
developed the O/D light flashing. It usually occurs anywhere from 15
to 100 miles of operation.  The fluid level is fine. The transmission
shifts normally.

I heard a radio ad for a local dealer (upstate ny) who was selling 04
Eddie Bauer's for 7K under sticker.  That got me thinking since I'm in
the market for a new SUV (either an Escape or Mazda Tribute) and was
wondering where a dealer's threshold of pain would be for getting 04's

hi everyone, i don't know about cars that much and I need some help. I
recently bought a 98 explorer from a dealer with 55K miles on, and
apparently having couple of problems.
1) whenever I switch to 4WD,  i hear these banging sounds whenever i try

Anyone have AT Italia 5 Razze wheels on your Explorer? Or what do most
of you like for after market wheels on Explorers.
Thanks'
Ron

I'm looking into buying a 96-99 explorer, and I need it to do 2
things:  Tow a heavy 20 foot boat up a compacted sand/mud boat ramp,
and get me around reliably in snow and ice.  I'm tempted by the V8's
from these years, but most of them come with AWD instead of 4WD, and I

My 95 Explorer XLT had the "regular" AM/FM/casette deck; not "Premium"
or "JBL".  Anyway the on/off button stopped working so I went to a
junkyard and got one from a 97 Explorer which has CD changer controls
- had a "CD" button, other that that it looks the same as my old

I jsut purchased a 1998 Explorer. My neighbor also has a 1998 Explorer. It
seems that his key fob also activates and deactivates my vehicle. Is there
any way to reprogram my vehicles settings so they don't match his?

I'm thinking about replacing the lower intake manifold gaskets this weekend
on my '98 Explorer 4.0 SOHC.  Looking through the Hayes manual I have they
say to remove the drivebelt, upper intake manifold, valve covers, remove the
cooling fan and shroud before removing the lower ...

Hey All,
Just wondering if anyone has any insight into the following problems, how to
fix them, how much it will cost and recomendations:
1) Upon taking my 1998 limited explorer in for an oil change and tune up the