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  1. IAExpy

    Totaled - Sell or Scrap?

    Thanks for the help guys. I think for now the plan is to drive the 1996 Windstar my father lent me, pay off the loan on the Expy, and then see about fixing it. The wife just wants me to scrap it this week but I'm trying to hold off.
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    Totaled - Sell or Scrap?

    The engine only has 90,000 miles on it, but I'm fairly sure it's beyond the point of being rebuilt. Maybe not, I'm not a huge car guy yet. I have a friend who's overly confident usually, suggesting we buy an engine from a scrap yard and "just drop it in". I know enough to know it's not a matter...
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    Totaled - Sell or Scrap?

    Alright, it finally happened, and it's all my fault. I did an oil change, made a rookie mistake because I was tired and didn't get the old gasket all the way off the filter, which made my new one pop off while driving. Lots all my oil, and engine seized up before I could get off the interstate...
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    setting idle speed with programmer

    I'm no expert, and maybe this is dumb, but at some point wouldn't you be low enough to no longer be charging the battery, so even at idle you're just sapping battery power?
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    New ideas, need opinions!(:

    there are several spacers available, either on ebay or different websites i'm not going to be too much help on the windows though
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    New Member

    welcome aboard
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    Carroll Shelby

    Sad to hear it. He made a lasting impact on the automotive industry, no doubt.
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    VIN Decoding Assistance

    http://www.decodethis.com/
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    1st Midwest Post

    Suppose someone has to start it. What's up midwest crew?
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    Rancho Shocks are Garbage!!!

    why sell them to another member then? http://expeditionforum.com/showthread.php?t=15218
  11. IAExpy

    High beams + fog lights ???

    Some people just like the look of them on, while others, like myself, appreciate the wider spread of light. I live in a neighborhood with a lot of kids, and fog lights shine under cars better for me so I can see if there are a little set of feet playing in front of a parked vehicle I'm about to...
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    High beams + fog lights ???

    I know on the first gen they stay on when you "pull" the highbeam, but go off when you "push" it. I believe there is a mod I've read about on this site, but I can't remember the catchy name for it.
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    265 70 17 tires, set of 4, Wisconsin

    tire rack surveys are terrible http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Dueler+H/T+D684+II&partnum=67SR7HT684IIV2
  14. IAExpy

    All Repairs

    I'm a VERY novice home mechanic, but between my buddy who is a hobby mechanic and I we are able to do most things. Changed plugs, did GOTTS mod, installed a brush guard, few electrical mods all done ourselves. I took it to a shop to replace the trailing arms because I didn't have the tools.
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    PinStripe Removal

    do you need to do anything to protect the paint under, or is the pinstripe over the clear coat?
  16. IAExpy

    PinStripe Removal

    in for answer
  17. IAExpy

    Latest dyno results

    everytime i start to feel good about my truck.... j/k very nice
  18. IAExpy

    Sct?

    I have an SCT, didn't notice much power increase with the stock 93 Octane tune, but with 89 Octane tune and reasonable driving I did get about a 3mpg gain. Haven't done a custom tune from anywhere yet though, these are just stock to the machine.
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    New Owner

    Welcome to the forum. Slick looking ride.
  20. IAExpy

    High Flow Filter - Install

    I see what you're talking about, I thought he just had a chrome grille insert... i don't have that on mine, so no worries here
  21. IAExpy

    High Flow Filter - Install

    in for answer to this as well, because i have a similar set up
  22. IAExpy

    Power Loss at 50mph

    I don't know about my gears, I've never changed them and I have no reason to believe the original owner did either, so whatever is stock. It does seem to help a little bit when I turn overdrive off, but there is still a significant power drop.
  23. IAExpy

    Power Loss at 50mph

    Wide Open, I mean it may be closer to 55mph, but it's certainly not 70mph or anything like that.
  24. IAExpy

    Power Loss at 50mph

    No shaking or sputtering, I can hear the air still sucking in strong through the Gotts mod. Tires are stock size, so I don't think that's the problem.
  25. IAExpy

    Power Loss at 50mph

    I've got a 1st Gen 5.4, and very few mods other than Gotts Mod, muffler delete, and a SCT 93 octane tune (running 93 octane gas) but this problem seemed to be there before any of my mods. When I'm getting onto the highway, every once in a while I like to re-test my 0-60 time. I seem to have...
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