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    tow wire installation

    I need to install a 4 wire flat plug in my 98 Expedition. Can anybody tell me the easiest place to make my wire connections or send me a link of some installation pics? I have read on line that some vehicles have a tow wire harness behind one of the rear tail lights. Does the 98 Expeditions have...
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    Ruff idle

    I have an 1998 Expedition that I am having some serious idling issues. This just started a couple of days ago and I have never heard anything like it. It has an extreamlu ruff idle if it not moving. When I am driving it is like there is no power at all and I am hearing a clicking every now and...
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    Heater blowing warm air

    I hope that I am posting this in the right section, but I have a good feeling that my problem is with my blending door and I was wondering if there was a way that I can get to the door and maybe either have something hold it closed ( or open) depending where it needs to be to get the hot air...
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    !998 Expedition front end

    Thanks for the feedback. From what I have seen on line this looks like a resonable price, I wam still shopping around a little. I am also considering doing it myself. Is this a hard job to take on yourself if you have never done it before? (We have to learn sometime)
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    !998 Expedition front end

    I just found I need to replace my upper and lower ball joints, control arms. My garage quoted me around $700. Can anybody here tell me if that is a fair price? From looking at the cost of the parts it looks like I would be into it for around $600 or more.
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    Heater blowing warm air

    I posted this a while back and I was told that it could be the heater core or the blending door. Now that it's cooling down and we have been using the heater more I have noticed that the heater will go from luke warm air to hot. This is with the temp set al the way to hot, but if I move the...
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    overdrive light flashing

    Well I dropped the pan tonight and did not like what I found. It kind of looked like what was left of a bearing stuck to the magnet plus gobbs of metal and the dust plug. So this was the first oil change in 140k. What do people think about when they don't take care of their vehicals? Oh I know...
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    overdrive light flashing

    I just had the code scanned at the shop and it came up 782. the tech said it was a shifting issue from 2nd to 3rd. We took it out for a drive and he felt it was shifing ok might be a little slow. I'm going to drop the pan this weekend and see what I find inside. I'm hoping not to see shavings or...
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    overdrive light flashing

    I just got a 98 Expedetion and two days ago the overdrive light Started flashing. I have read a few post about it here and on line Saying that it could be anything from a sensor to a rebuild and a lot of I don't knows. I am going to get it to the shop ASAP, but I just wanted To see if...
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    No power up hill

    I was thinking about that last night. I had a Ranger in 98 that was doing the samething And it turned out to be a bad cat converter. I know the muffler has a crack at the seam So I an to put a flowmaster system on. Do you know if this would effect the reverse going out When the trans gets too...
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    still...no tran oil change.

    I have heard the same for years. Once the fluid has been in the trans for So long just leave it alone. I am having issues with my trans not having any power Going up hills and losing reverse when it is hot. I am going to change the filter and fluid and Hope for the best.
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    No power up hill

    Hi I am a new owner of a 1998 Expedition XLT 4.6 engine, but a devoted Ford owner for life. Anyway we have been noticing a problem while going up hills we have no power the tach is around 4k and I am only going 30 mph. A couple of times now the tach has even jumped to 5k then jumped back to 2k...
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    No power up hill

    Hi I am a new owner of a 1998 Expedition XLT 4.6 engine, but a devoted Ford owner for life. Anyway we have been noticing a problem while going up hills we have no power the tach is arounf 4k and I am only going 30 mph. A couple of times now the tach has even jumped to 5k then jumped back to 2k...
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    1998 Expediton air intake

    Hi I'm new to here. but I've been on the Explore form for some time and have gotten some really awesome advice and I'm hoping to get some help here. I just purchased a 1998 Expediton and I need a little advice. I installed a Spectra air intake system this weekend and ran into a small issue...
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