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  1. Hamfisted

    Air conditioning

    Do you have any other repair shops in your area that you can take it to ? The dealerships have a lot of overhead expenses that require them to charge higher than reasonable rates.
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    Inner Tie-Rod End

    Yeah I use a big 16" Crescent wrench on it. Never have to worry about it coming loose either LOL.
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    Bar's Leaks to mend a 5.4L crossover coolant leak at intake-head joint?

    The best thing for people like that is a AAA membership ....
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    Windshield Washer item

    Multi hose size check valve. So fluid only flows one way. Keeps the line filled. You can pick one up at Advance Auto if you have one in your area. Or Amazon.
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    Converting Lighting to LEDs

    You can replace your stock hazard flasher relay for an LED flasher relay to eliminate the hyperflash. The LED relay will work with either incandescent or LED bulbs. For the headlights I would recommend an HID bulb in the 4300 temperature range, rather than an LED bulb. The beam pattern from LEDs...
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    Broken spark plug !

    You can try it for a short while and let us know. Spray some Liquid Wrench penetrating oil into the sparkplug well to try and free it up too. I haven't really heard of anybody trying this method. But hell, it could work. .
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    Broke bolt for coil pack?

    Just for future reference .... Pull the intake off. Spray some Liquid Wrench on the broken bolt. Use a left hand drill bit to drill a hole into the broken bolt. If it doesn't come out while you're drilling you can use an extractor in the hole to screw it out. Left Hand Drill Bit Set on Amazon...
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    Oil cooler

    Ford Triton Motor Oil Cooler Removal Video How To - Oil Cooler Removal / Replacement You'll need a deep 14mm Hex / Allen Bit For the "bolt" center retaining fitting. .
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    A Question About Washer Fluid

    You don't see any washer fluid running out of the passenger side rocker panel area right ? It's a common failure point for the rear tubing to rot and break apart along that rocker panel cavity and siphon off all the washer fluid from the tank. You might do a quick check and access the tubing at...
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    Help with solution for cargo space, and front seat.. 2005

    Ugh.... yeah. Hopefully you're a pretty good craftsman, and mechanic. There's no bench seat for the front, and that rear floor you're just gonna have to create something. Any service records with it? Like when the timing chain and phasers were replaced ? .
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    Loud rattle.

    Like a rod bearing ? What oil are you using ?
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    Raining coolant

    Pull the intake manifold off to reach the bolts. Other than that it's not too bad. Very common coolant leak area on the Triton motors. Coolant Crossover Gasket Set at Rock Auto Intake Manifold Gasket Set at Rock Auto .
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    GD part number tail light pigtail

    It doesn't look too bad off. Did you put a test light on each terminal to test it ? If it really is bad you might end up go to a salvage yard and cutting out what you need. Motorcraft Plug on Amazon .
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    Raining coolant

    Ok. Your best bet is to get yourself a coolant system pressure test kit and pressurize the system with the motor off and use a bright flashlight to find your leak while it's under pressure. Coolant System Pressure Test Kit on Amazon .
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    Raining coolant

    Do you smell a coolant smell inside the cabin when you turn the AC blower up ? Like a heater core leak ? With a flashlight, do you see coolant in the engine valley ?
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    Raining coolant

    Have you opened the hood and looked ?
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    2004 ford expedition start

    Your security LED isn't high speed flashing right ? (That LED in the middle top of the dash ). If it was rapid flashing when you tried to start it that means it doesn't like the key you're using. Try a different key. Or you can check the fuel pump inertia safety switch back there in the left...
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    2000 Expedition 5.4 throwing codes for all 4 o2 sensors. Sensors already replaced and still throwing code

    You had no fault codes before you replaced the oxygen sensors right ? Sounds like a damaged harness or harness plug pins. 2000 Expedition Oxygen Sensor Wiring Diagrams .
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    Drop fuel tank using tie downs?

    That would be money well spent. If you haven't done it before, and you're wrestling almost 200lbs over your head and trying to actuate quick release fuel fittings. I would buy him a pizza too. .
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    Looseing little Coolant with no leak

    Get a bright flashlight and look all the lines over. Rear heater lines, everything. It doesn't sound like it's a big leak. No coolant reservoir overflow right ? You can pressure test the coolant system and it might help find a small leak. Coolant System Pressure Test Kit on Amazon .
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    Fixed and cleared codes P0174,P0401,and P0406 but........

    The EGR may be functioning fine. But if he didn't clean out the throttle body passage that the EGR attaches to, you will still have the low airflow rate that was triggering your P0401 code and the check engine light. Did he say he pulled the EGR valve off and cleaned out the throttle body...
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    2006 Ford Expedition Crank, no start with a lot of diagnostics...

    That really sucks. Are you sure they ever replaced the factory fuel pump ? The price on the Motorcraft pump isn't too bad. You most likely won't have problems with the installation and the fuel quantity sender will work correctly. I've had problems in the past with off brand senders not...
  23. Hamfisted

    Rough idle stall

    How many miles on it ? Did you get any service records or a Carfax with it ? You could still go back and talk to them and maybe trade it for something else? Otherwise you're pretty screwed. It's nothing cheap to fix. What oil did you put in it? If you put 5w-20 in it and then it got worse, I'd...
  24. Hamfisted

    Outter tie rod rubbing inner lip of driver rim

    Did you buy both upper control arms at the same time ? Were they labeled Right/Left side, or just by part number ? Are you certain you put the correct upper control arm on the correct side ? Did you compare them with the old one you took off ? .
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    Codes p0174 and p0401

    Well the P0174 is a vacuum leak of some sort on the driver's side of the motor, and will contribute to bad gas mileage. The P0401 is a restricted EGR air flow, usually caused by a sooted up EGR passage in the elbow there on the throttle body itself. The throttle body and elbow have to be removed...

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