I don't have a trailer hitch. However I want to install just a
ball to my rear bumper and haul a light trailer for small plants,
small lumber etc. What max weight can I haul in this setup?

Anybody got a guess on why a 99 4.0 OHV would reguarly throw a P0171
code first, then eventually add a P0174?  I've cleaned the MAF, checked
for vacuum leaks, etc. I haven't tried replacing the intake manifold
gaskets yet. I haven't had the time. I do have a hookup and the

Explorer was driving okay when I dropped off my son at a friends, put the
truck in reverse, backed up then put it into drive, nothing happend.
I have changed the tranny fluid and filter but still nothing.
Anyone have any ideas?

What is the best way to change oil without flooding the garage floor?
Removing the filter seems to be a minor mess, but removing the drain plug
results in a spray that bounces off the frame and makes a hell of a mess.
Any ideas on how to actually get it into the drain pan, short ...

I'm posting this message to help other DIY's who get this same trouble code.
Couldn't find the info I needed in this newsgroup.  So I'm posting it to
help others whe get these same codes.
I went to get my explorer smogged.  Wouldn't pass because the CEL was on.

I have a problem with my 95 Ford Explorer.  I can drive anywhere, but once
I stop the car, and try to restart it it will not start.  If if pour water
in to the engine, the car starts.  I have changed the fuel pump recently,
but I still have the same problem.  Someone please help!!!

I have some power mirror problems on my '91 and '97 Explorers.  Does anyone
know how to take them apart?  It is not obvious to me and I have not been
able to find any instrucitons anywhere.
On my '91 they go up and down but not in and out but that might be the

I am auctioning off a Bazooka 10" Tube SubWoofer with enclosure.  The
auction ends on October 16, 2005.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5817458697
The Bazooka® EL series subwoofers are direct descendants of the

I just took my new-to-me '94 Explorer on its first backroad trip. It
did GREAT! Gravel roads, fording a foot-deep stream, a steep, muddy,
rutted road- it handled it all. This is just what I wanted.
However, I noticed that on long downhills the temp indicator dropped to

LPE  
water as the pistons .  2 cylindrs 3x30 with a sliding vane rotor
between and the same gas air mix bu with o2 boost .
sliding vane rotor has an inside cam wheel and the vanes are spring

I want to tow a significant distance a boat and trailer weighing about
8,000 to 9,000 pounds with my 1973 Ford pick-up, which has about 60,000
actual miles.  The plate on the door, which I can't decipher, reads:
F10YPM80143

I have a 2002 Explorer with 58,000 miles on. I have begun to get the dreaded
rear end "whine" that seems to be all too common in this model year.
Apparently, according to the dealer, there is nothing wrong with the rear
end at this point. However they did diagnose a "rattle" in ...