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    Pulled TB on my 04 5.4 2V

    Yeah plugs on the 2v are easy. Having an 04 you've got the heads with the 8 thread plug bores too. Took me about 2 hours start to finish on mine going slow. I rebuilt the COPs too.
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    Gotts mod (stock cold air intake improvement) for 03/04 Expy/Navi

    Hmm good to know. Does it rattle or clunk around at all?
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    Gotts mod (stock cold air intake improvement) for 03/04 Expy/Navi

    This will work on the 03/04 Expy and apparently 03/04 Navi as well. I've seen it done on 05/06 models but that requires cutting the airbox. 3" diameter piece of PVC pipe. It has to be a length of actual PVC pipe, not a 3" coupler. I needed to cut it to about 4" and then take a belt sander...
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    Expedition Towing Capabilities

    Yeah they won't rent trailers to explorers because of the firestone scare in the late 90s/early 2000s or whenever it was. They are idiots.
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    2nd Gen Strut Options

    At near 120k on the original suspension, my ride is surprisingly smooth. No idea if the original owner ever had them replaced though, never really cared to look at them too closely, I was just excited to see springs instead of air springs when I looked at the car initially. Those Suncore...
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    Expedition Towing Capabilities

    I've towed multiple cars and trailers with my 03. You have to make sure yours has the tow package though. Easiest way is to just look at your trailer plug and see if its just the small 4 pin or the big circle 7 pin. If you have the 7 pin you have the tow package. One reason I jumped so fast...
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    Mobil 1 ATF in 2004 expy?

    Jeez where did you get that closeout? Any left? Do they ship? Link? I did mine about 25k ago with $3/qt Autozone Mercon V and I thought that was a good deal. I did the power flush too where you toss the trans cooler feed line in a bucket, leave it in drive and have a friend add fluid...
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    basic/best couple mods for '03 5.4 mpgs

    Good read. Has anyone had the stock Y pipe replaced and if so how much did the shop charge to do it and does it help gas mileage at all? I've had cats get clogged before and with having 4 of them on this truck... Headers... yeah shorties are going to be a waste of money just like they are in...
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    Supercharger options by generation?

    Start with and On3 2V Mustang turbo kit and modify it for the truck? Headers should clear, obviously things will have to be massaged/re-routed and re-welded but the big 5.4L combined with the characteristics of a turbo would be pretty cool. There is definitely plenty of room for it. If...
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    can anything be done to better the fuel milage on my 3rd gen?

    Best I ever did on the 2V was 17mpg and that was on old plugs and tires on a really really long road trip. At the expense of a little MPG, I would not run 5w20. My 5.4L used at least a quart of oil between changes and had a slight tick before I switched to 5w40 (yes 40) Rotella T6. Nice and...
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    2003 manual in PDF form FREE, FREE, FREE

    Damn... THANKS! Now to email it to myself and abuse the work printer. Wish we still had the $10k mega printer that did spiral binding... :(
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    My Attempt On Custom Headlights

    This looks damn good, kudos for doing it right instead of just installing HIDs in the stock housings like all the ricers out there.
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    Lightning Supercharger swap into an 04 Expi write-up

    Any more info on how the Expy is running with this done? I had someone randomly interested in buying my 95 Cobra the other day and got to thinking if I sold it I could put some of that money into finally doing this.
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    Road Trip Worthiness

    Took ours on a 5 hour each way trip up into the blue ridge mountains in August and it was fine. I changed EVERY fluid including the diffs, transfer case, the trans using the transmission cooler line disconnect trick to bleed the torque converter, oil and fresh coolant. Way overboard but I had...
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    2005 Eddie Bauer

    I paid 12.5k for my 03 with 78k miles on it and all the options you listed plus no bubbling and all pieces there and mint. I know this was an older post and I really hope you did not get raked over the coals on that... Hell for 15k you can get a 03/04 Navi loaded under 80k miles. Sent from my...
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    Height Leveling on an 06 limited

    Either your springs are worn out or you don't have the weight distribution you think. If you absolutely must have a leveling system then consider trading for an expy or navi that has the air springs. Or just go all out and get an Excursion and never have issues towing again lol. Sent from my...
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    Anyone heard of the "Q-chip" which helps improve MPG?

    20 mpg, even highway out of a V10 is a complete lie. I can see it maybe somehow if he had the 5.4 in there (they came with them too) but that is still a huge stretch. And the PSD motors are known to get 20+mpg with super dutys. My co-worker's 6.0L powering a F-250 supercab was getting 21 MPG...
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    what transmission do I have?

    You mean R470W right? There is a 4R75E that went in the 2005+ models. Towing package has nothing to do with the tranny, it involves other stuff. The 4R70W is pretty stout regardless although I will be upgrading to the 4R75E when/if my stocker blows because it is simple, cheap and it is a...
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    Please help diagnose drivetrain/engine noise

    The truck does not make any noise when coasting, the noise is RPM dependent so I do not think it is a wheel bearing. If all the stuff I do this weekend does not fix the issue I will do the other 3 hubs though. Like I said I already did the front left and that wasn't it. Yeah it only takes...
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    Probably asked a million times, anyone do a true dual setup for Expos?

    Duals are much easier to run on the 1st gen vehicles. Just up over the axle and out. I have a crazy muffler shop near here that I will call up and see how many expos the've done with the IRS, if any.
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    2011 Expedition Navigation vs Garmin Nuvi

    This forum is dead. Try fordexpeditionforum.com or www.ford-trucks.com Both are livlier and at Ford-Trucks the F series guys and basically everyone else can chime in too since the nav is pretty standard in all models IIRC.
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    2011 Expedition Navigation vs Garmin Nuvi

    This forum is dead. Try fordexpeditionforum.com or www.ford-trucks.com Both are livlier and at Ford-Trucks the F series guys and basically everyone else can chime in too since the nav is pretty standard in all models IIRC.
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    Please help diagnose drivetrain/engine noise

    I have coilovers thank god, no air suspension. This is exactly what happens: -Engine sounds fine at idle, I rev it to 4k and no noise besides engine -Put in gear and starts off quiet and normal sounding -At appx 20 mph and ONLY under the lightest throttle I get a noise like a wheel...
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    Please help diagnose drivetrain/engine noise

    It is 4WD, mileage says 14mpg, I get about 400 miles a tank. I keep it in 2WD anyway, when I did put it in 4W high, it kicked back like it should on dry pavement. Sound does not go away or change when it is in 4WD but I will check that out again since it is raining like crazy and now would be...
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    Please help diagnose drivetrain/engine noise

    It would be nice but its either a U-joint, old/dirty fluids or a big ticket item. Not the bearings, CV joint boots are all intact and no movement there. Maybe an engine or trans mount could be bad? Trans shifts totally fine, 4WD works fine, no slippage in the rear or anything. No idea...

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