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    Changed thermostat, now runs cool

    97 Mountaneer with the 5.0. It always ran pretty warm, so i changed out the thermostat and the small hose next to it. Now it runs lukewarm. The heat from the heater would roast you out before, now it blows slightly warm air. Temp gauge before the change stayed in the half to upper part of the...
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    Frame Rust Areas

    Good morning. My 98 Mountaineer is still in pretty good shape, but i might have to run it all winter now. Are there specific areas that i should concentrate on when applying a rustproofing? I know of the rear shackles on these but nothing else. Thanks in advance.
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    Rear brake line?

    Hi all. My 97 Mountaineer is leaking brake fluid from the metal line before it goes in to the hose junction on the drivers side rear. This line is wrapped in metal coil. Is this a 3/16” line, and does it run the entire length of the frame right up to the master cylinder? Thanks
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    Miss under load

    97 Mountaineer 5.0 AWD 75,000 miles. Un-molested stock condition. So everything was working fine until a couple months ago, when it's developed a miss when climbing hills. It's steadily gotten worse. Before it was only in highest gear, but now it's doing it in lower gears/higher RPM. It...
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    New to forum, here's my ride

    Hello everyone. So I bought this 97 Mountaineer a year ago. It was a one-owner, with 67,000 miles. It had no issues at the time other than some scratches on the drivers door. It has AWD and the 5.0. It now has 75K and having an issue that I'll start a new thread about.
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