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So I had some intermittent blinking of my interior lights. Knowing the ol fried headlight switch issues we sometimes have, I pulled the dash and pulled the switch and its connector.... Yeah. Ouch! And the switch is getting replaced too. The resistance and heat there got the switch too...

Do you all think that if I have a bolt head (or two) sticking out of the bottom side of the fuel tank skid plate, that I am risking ripping something off? Or should something no longer than a bolt head not concern me? (FYI typically when offroad my truck wouldn't see massive rocks, probably...

Have any of you changed your fuel pump and sending unit/float/strainer etc.? Do you have any particular brand that you would stay away from? I'm looking at Carter, Motorcraft, and Spectra. Motorcraft is about twice the price of the others -- but is it worth that price. Walbro makes a pump...

Need advice here. I have a seemingly reputable gear/diff shop located about 70 miles away from me, that estimated about $2,700 to regear the axles on my rig. Before you say that is outrageous, consider that this includes entirely rebuilt axles/seals/bearings/everything, not to mention Ford...

So I was looking into getting a Magnefine inline tranny filter, but it appears that there are a lot of fake/ knock-off "Magnefine" filters out there. Buyer beware. Per Magnefine tech line in Australia, a lot of these fake Magnefines filter element distorts, and the filter quits filtering...

I am about to install a pair of Rancho RS9000XL shocks in back, and they came with the inner bushing metal sleeves sticking out past the bushing, as shown below: What that does, when I put the bolt and nut in, is this: the flanges don't make much contact, they're only touching the inner...

I'm doing a little cleanup in the Ex right now, and I've removed the passenger side seat and pulled the carpet back. I noticed a little corrosion starting around one of the seat bolt holes, which I will clean up...and I noticed the remains of some sort of sealant (or maybe a nylon washer ??)...

I'm considering upgrading to 5/8" diameter RuffStuff u-bolts...and as many of you know, that requires drilling the spring plate/shock perches from 1/2" (OEM size) to 5/8". My question is...kind of a dumb question I guess. I do not have a drill press. My largest drill bit is 1/2" cobalt...

I'm thinking about running 220 volt to my garage, so that I can run a stout compressor and welder. My question is, a) should I have two outlets put in (1 for compressor, 1 for welder), and b) should I have it all installed in a separate circuit

Do pretty much all welders require 220 volt outlets? I'm not talking some huge industrial welder but something a person might have in their shop, etc.

Well I did the dreaded deed the other day, I removed my lower rocker guards that the 1st gen Sports have. And underneath, here is what I discovered: I did some grinding already to get rid of some of the crud. At this point, however, I don't know what the best way is to handle...

http://www.3m.com/product/information/Super-Panel-Filler.html any of you body guys ever used this product? Know about it? I'm trying to find a part# for a tube or two of it...can't find anything, even on 3M's site... thanks

Nope, I won't even click on that link. hahaha "Wouldn't be prudent, not at this juncture." -- Bush41

Some of you might like this link: http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~eggplant/people.html The one about "Plants" is way true. I can kill any plant, guaranteed, if you let me take care of it for a few days. Mind you I'll water it and TRY to take care of it, but it will still die.

Called AMSOIL, and they said the EAAU 3560 would fit my application. Since I appreciate the wisdom of all of you, I want to double-check with all of you though. I thought I could use the conical for a 95-01, which is EAA416. But I won't if any of you can tell me that it won't work for me...

I am no electical genius, but tell me if something is wrong here. I had the battery out, doing some misc. work, and when I went to hook it back up, I got a spark show and smoke... it was almost a bad scene. Anyway, I immediately disconnected and pulled the batt back out. And I saw this...

My Duralast Gold batt lasted 6 yrs, and I think that's pretty decent. Anyway I replaced it with an Optima (red top). The parts guy at AutoZone said, "An Optima for a 94 Ford Explorer? Isn't that kind of overkill?". :rolleyes: Yeah, I got your overkill for ya right here, bud.

Hello Ex'ers I have this 2 year old Maxtor 40 gig hd installed in a system, and suddenly, the system won't boot using the hard drive anymore. The hard drive appears to be physically spinning, but obviously the boot sector is not right. It has XP installed on it, and I attempted to get...

The other thread asked what Tuesday is. Well, here it is: (6/6/6) http://www.nationaldayofslayer.org/

If you were in the stands, and caught a record-breaking home run ball, would you give it to the player, sell it, or keep it?

Have any of you used this device? Does it work? Here's a link: http://www.weather.com/partnerships/mosquito/index.html Any experiences, etc. welcomed, thanks.

Have any of you tried these yet? http://www.tricoproducts.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=2838&location_id=65&go=SearchtricoPopular

I came across this and thought I'd share: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1915934,00.asp

Do any of you remember this little kid that did commercials for this company called ,"People PC"? This would have been probably 5-6-7 (?) years ago or so. I wonder..."where are they now....". Kind of like the "Dude, I'm getting a Dell" guy...

Do you all think that in say, 10 years, we'll all have flash drives in our computers, instead of an actual rotating disk? Here is an article on a new "hybrid drive" which combines a traditional rotating hd with a flash drive: http://www.anandtech.com/news/shownews.aspx?i=24160 Imagine...