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Merry Christmas Eve to everyone on this Forum. Hope you all are warm and safe! Peace and joy.

Ford Explorer Repairs and Modifications General Repairs and maintenance … Ford Tough, but this is 600,000 miles across 26 years. Certainly this is not a complete list, and many of these projects were done more than once. Did most of the maintenance myself, with lots of help from the Explorer...

Over the past five years, I have probably put five (+) fuel pumps in my truck. The last few pumps may have lasted less than 10,000 miles. This time, the ”no fuel” issue returned, but the pump still worked when connected directly to the battery. The problem…. The problem was the...

1997 Ford Explorer SOHC. Return fuel system problem. I have been battling this for a few years, and replaced four or five fuel pumps in about four years. One of the fuel pumps had a bad check valve, allowing fuel to drain immediately back into the fuel tank. In the past, fuel pump replacement...

For the past several weeks, my overhead console temperature and compass displays have been intermittently flickering on and off… there are many Forum threads and YouTube videos about needing to re-solder loose “510” resistors on the internal console circuit board. So another Project arises...

After returning to Florida from the Rocky Mountain Winter, it became clear that my air conditioner was no longer functioning…. inspection showed that the air conditioner clutch was not engaging. TROUBLE SHOOTING: Easy fix, I hoped, it just needed a little refrigerant. But after hooking the...

Recently, my vehicle doors all began clicking and automatically unlocking my doors. This would leave my truck unlocked at night, and would sometimes leave my locks cycling in parking lots. I thought it was a computer issue, a wiring issue, or a GEM issue. Tried disconnecting the 12 volt...

I have a 1997 Explorer 4.0 SOHC with automatic transmission. Recently, “4wd 4lo” dash lights began to flash six times every few minutes. Also, the front end often has slight to moderate grinding/binding around slow turns. There are lot of posts about this issue, and some report the exact same...

On these twenty five (+) year old trucks, weatherstripping is starting to flatten, shrink, tear, and collapse. I had replaced mine as needed with salvage weatherstripping, but it was always as old as the OEM I was replacing … Finally decided to replace mine with new weatherstripping. Here are...

It has been hard to keep aftermarket fuel pumps working in my truck. In fact, so difficult that I cut an access panel in the floorboard, which has saved me in snowstorms, remote locations, and areas where I do not have the ability to lower the fuel tank to replace a failed fuel pump. I also...

1997 Explorer with cargo hatch that stopped fitting correctly... The gap between the top of the hatch and the roof line of the truck was getting to be about one inch +, and water was getting past the cargo hatch seal. Took the entire hatch to a welder, who attempted to strengthen the hinge...

Just finished fixing that annoying ”door ajar” problem. The door ajar light on the dash stayed lit, and the interior lights stayed on for about thirty minutes after operating the truck. The theft alarm also would not activate. Eventually, a battery saver feature shut down the interior lights...

Happy Independence Day! And “Go Ford!”

One of the things I really enjoy is travel around the World…. Morocco, Cambodia, Vietnam, Columbia, Myanmar, Egypt….. long list of wild destinations. COVID-19 still limits options, so here we go…. 1997 Ford Explorer, 552,000 miles. Leave Tampa, Florida, and go up through Tennessee. Then to...

Just finished installing the Simmons Thermostat Housing. Awesome upgrade, and we are lucky to be able to get away from plastic housings and inferior design. The plastic housings have many failure points, and after a few years, mine were apparently all leaking. The only issue with this upgrade...

Ok, I have read the posts on this issue, but have not resolved this issue. I am out of State, and do not have access to a multimeter (yet). I am stuck. EDIT: This may have started about a week ago, when turning the ignition key caused a complete loss of power in the cabin. Turning the key a...

Hope everyone is having a safe and blessed Holiday. Thank you for being here, and Merry Christmas to all!!! Merry Christmas!

Two months ago, my1997 Ford Explorer was hit by a 2017 Chevrolet Suburban. The driver of the Suburban was apparently very distraught and completely ignored a red light. The Suburban snapped a back axle (or something that left the back wheel dangling freely) and had to be towed away. My...

A few months ago, I purchased window visors/shades from Weather Tech. However, Weather Tech did not seem to offer rear window pieces. So that I could get the rear window pieces, I just obtained the four piece set from Auto Vent Shade. I do NOT need the new front left of right visors/shades...

Ouch. Last week, a driver ran a red light and damaged my front clip... so I am working on the project. One of the things I want to add is a hood scoop. It will be artistically (I hope) matched with the newly designed flames... and I am going to install a fiberglass bolt on scoop, not a...

I have about twenty of these black plastic clips, but no use for them. New, but probably not OEM. Free. Just p.m. me your address.

The belt molding is the trim that holds the window glass in place on the doors, and includes the felt piece that acts as padding for the glass. These trucks are now over twenty years old, with hundreds of thousands of miles on them. I knew my window felts were dirty and greasy and probably...

Another chance to say thank you to all of the experts and skilled individuals that make this Forum the best ever. Thanks again! There are other threads on this Forum with information about the rear door main glass, the rear door vent glass, and the rear door seal, but this may help some put it...

*another aftermarket junk parts story.... After LED conversion of rear signal lights, I used a capacitor kit to resolve the issue of turn signals flashing at an annoying speed, because the LED lights draw so little current that the flasher tries to indicate that the signal bulbs are out. Of...

Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you to everyone on this Forum, and especially to all of the people that go out of their way to help out. Special prayers for peace and freedom. Thanks again and Happy Holidays.