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    Pittsburgh PA area. 99 lifted explorer m5od/1353M

    http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/5030336161.html Pretty good deal
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    No start - no fuel pump/ 4x4 switch...???

    Hey guys.... got woke up this morning when my moms 95 wouldnt start....30 mins before she had to be to work... so after i get out there i turn the key and.... no fuel pump prime... motor rolls over... but obviously the fuel pump isnt sending the required fuel... lol when you turn the key you...
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    Frame compatability (frame swap)

    hey guys....im thinking of swapping frames on my 99. its getting rough... the frame is bent where the trailer hitch mounts (hook up to trailer and it bends the whole hitch down lol) already did a body lift, so the body bolts are all out and new... so that wont be an issue.. what frames are...
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    m5od...guess how many...

    guess how many curse words i said when this happened!?!?! :fire::fire: got a 5speed and a 1354M from a local junk yard for 450 bucks for both! tranny was from a 99 ranger, t-case from a 95 ranger.. mileage unknown, both seem to work great except its a lil sticky going into 3rd gear... i...
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    Jakes Lifted 99

    i have got alot accomplished on my truck lately. so i decided to take some pics and post em up. there is stil ALOT left on the "to do" list. right now its my lawn ornament, hasnt been road legal for a while and probably wont be. its got the 2inch TT/AAL/ custom Shakles. and i am in the process...
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    95 (obd1) CEL codes, few questions...

    howdy again, just spent alot of time reading all the eec-iv threads and went out and pulled the codes from my moms 95. its been running horrible for the last year... kept replacing things one by one as money would allow her to but it still isnt fixed. it idles horribly, stalls when you let off...
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    Body Lift...auto tranny linkage question

    hey guys, just got my 3" body lift installed...kinda that is...took me about 10hrs total, taking my time, and by myself. its sitting on the lift blocks, but as i said in an earlier post - living in NW pennsylvania the rust problem is pretty bad. anyway i got 2 bolts out. the rest broke. so im...
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    Creating data backup on bad harddrive ?

    hey guys, wondering if anyone in here knew how to save all the data on my laptop before i reinstall windows. i just got off the phone with dell, and there is a problem with the my operating system (windows 7) they want me to re-install windows, whitch iv done before on other computers, and you...
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    HF: 6'x8' Welding Blanket under 5 BUCKS!!!!!

    well i decided i was going to buy an oxy/acet torch, looked up the price on HF. as i was browsing the welding acc's i seen a 6'x8' welding blanket originally 29.99 marked down to $5.67 !!!! im guessing its a typo, as their other ones are on sale for 20-30 for similar sizes. they are back...
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    removed gauge cluster...gear selector stopped working!

    hey guys and merry x-mas. working on my moms explorer, bought a bunch of stuff for her truck for x-mas. 4 out of 6 dash bulbs were burned out, so i took the gauge cluster out, replaced them, and went to put the gear selector back in and tried it out before it put it all back together and it...
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    Regearing the m5OD ?

    hey guys, i had an interesting phone call today i thought i would share. well i am going full manual. local junk yard has the m5od and 1354M out of a 99 ranger (not sure if its the OHV or SOHC 4.0). they wanted 400 for both! 450 since i wont have a core exchange. well im going to pick them...
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    superlift front kit question

    hey i just wanted to make sure im ordering the right kit. SLF-9637 is the entire front kit correct? as found here: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SLF-9637/ has anyone on here ordered just the front kit only 550! and with 15% off coupon code it comes down to 485!!! just wanted to make...
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    found on craigslist: BW1354 Manual AND DOUBLER!

    searching around craigslist for parts for my 5speed swap and found this http://newlondon.craigslist.org/pts/2115698572.html Ford Ranger Borg Warner 1350/1354 Doubler - $500 (Salem ) custom doubler! and includes the 1354M and both shift linkages i didnt know there was a double made...
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    Summit Racing -- 15% off orders of $150 or more

    just found this coupon code and i just ordered the x-mas present for the sploder...3" body lift:) i saved 33bucks XS1215 saves your 15% on orders of 150+ didnt uses this but i found it too XS1210 saves 10% of orders of 75+ hope this saves someone some money too
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    Failed Body Lift Attempt...Ideas?

    well over summer i went to summit and got a pa-883 body lift, i shot the bolts the night before with pb blaster. anyway, went to my buddy's house located and cut the carper for all the body bolts. started at the very back, put the impact gun on it and it would break loose. after 15 mins we put...
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    Trouble installing overhead console...bad console?

    hey guys i got an OHC off ebay last week for a lil over 50 bucks from MidwestMustang. anyway i got it all wired up and the one dome light dont work, bad bad i think. the other dome light is on all the time. i wired the dome light wires from the other dome light, one has power all the time, one...
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    Another hood latch problem

    hey guys, searched alot and didnt find anything that would help me. my moms 95 hood wont open. she took it to get oil change at a pennzoil shop. the place is a rip off. the broke the hood latch and didnt tell her. i went to check the oil and stuff last week and it wouldnt open. she went back...
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    Ebay Brush Guard Thoughts

    well iv been looking on craigslist alot for brushguards, and found a few around here for 150 average. i was on ebay and seen a new one for 159 plus 50 shipping....i should have posted this first but money burns a whole in my pocket lol.... heres the link.... has anyone bought one of these? i...
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    PATS problem after Push-Button Start...

    my 99 has the PATS system obviously and after i did my push button start, sometimes the THEFT light keeps blinking after you start it. it starts fine and everything. just wondering why its doing this, will it affect anything?
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    bigger power steering fluid cooler?

    has anyone upgraded to a larger power streering fluid cooler? mainly due to bigger tires? the stock cooler is rather small. i can imagine the fluid gets rather hot when i move my trailer around, turning the wheel all the way one way, then all the way the other way. as well as in town driving im...
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    Where are the ignition wires?

    hey guys, after searching upon searching upon searching, i have found all the posts that say/show the two wire i need for a push button ingtion is the yellow wire (hot all the time) and the red with lt blue stripe that goes to the started. well i cant find either of these wires lol :banghead: i...
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    Where is the wire from ignition to starter? 99 4.0

    hey guys, i have bought ALOT of stuff for the sploder :) im in the middle of doing the brown wire mod as well as adding an extra fuse block. im going to be doing a push button igntion beacuse i bought the Moroso 6 rocker switch panel....its got a momentary switch so i might as well use it...
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    serious stereo wiring accident... help asap!

    well nothing has went right today. and it all started with a transmission cooler lol. i was putting a trans cooler (with electric fan) on and ran the wires first. here is how i have my stuff wired up in my truck since i have so many electronics: ran a wire off the radio harness to a stud block...
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    Failed attempt at 883 body lift...

    well i drove all the way to summit racing yesterday to get my body lift kit. me and my friend where going to install it today. well it didnt go to good. i sprayed the bolts a couple times a few days before. anyway we started at the back. it the ratchet on the right rear bolt and we snapped it...
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    trans and diff temp gauge install problems

    i did a bunch of work to the explorer this weekend. got it lifted 3 inches - TT/custom Shackles/ AAL's since i have been having some tranny issues i wanted to do some work to it to make sure i dont blow it up with the 32's i have on it now. i changed the tranny filter and fluid using a mobil 1...
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