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    binding front drive

    2001 Exp. 5.4 awd. 156K 1st time...today backing up, wheels turned hard left, felt like it was binding or dragging. felt like the front. Any ideas. shifts fine. turned off the truck started back up, drove forward in a tight circle with wheels turned hard left, hard right. Backed up wheels...
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    off to AZ

    check out Wickenburg area
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    Who has stickers on their Expy and what are they?

    Harley Davidson, Crown King, Thin Blue Line
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    off to AZ

    What part of AZ? it is a big state. I live about 30 miles west of Phoenix. Plenty of easy off road exploring. Just in the Wickenburg area.
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    no start /start check engine lite

    I have a good or somewhat good reader analyzer. No codes everything reads good. I am thinking fuel pump starting to go bad
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    start stall, no start then start

    2001 5.4 155K last week I hard start, check engine lite. Went to Orielys guy hooked up reader, never told me codes just babbled about no speedo reading and not start. did not give me codes. went home cleared disconnected battery, lite out, truck ran fine. Drove about 50 miles locally fueled...
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    no start /start check engine lite

    They did not give me the codes. I think I will splurge on a code reader.
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    no start /start check engine lite

    2001 5.4 Eddie Bauer 150K Hot start.... went to start, fired right up. Stalled. tried starting, too 3 times. Started check engine lite came on. Ran good. Went to Orielys to have codes checked. All sorts of errors, no speed reading, cranking, just nothing to pin point. Went home, disconnected...
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    Gearing options?

    take it out of overdrive
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    Funny article on SUV ownership.

    I was an SUV owner before they were called SUV. I have my first Blazer in 1990. I enjoy going off road with my family. I usually ride my Harley, and use my Exp when the weather is less than good or need to haul something.
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    Leather cleaner / preserver

    check out Griots Garage. on line. also mequires has a good product line. DO NOT use a scrub brush to clean, use a damp soapy sponge.
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    Strange engine noises

    if its coming from the bottom, yes, rod or main bearing, if the torque converter is going bad it might make a tapping or knocking noise, pick up one of the auto stethascopes from the auto parts store. it might pinpoint the noise, also wrist pins might make some ticking sounds also; How old is...
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    1998 Expedition Very Bad Swaying in Curves - Help

    first is your ride factory air ride? Things to think about, shocks, stabilizer links, tires, tire pressures, two wheel or 4 wheel drive, alignment, worn front end parts. These thing do not handle like sports cars, they are heavy.
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    ticking

    Just had it fixed. It was an EGR tube that had a small crack in it.
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    What oil/filter do you use?

    Amsoil and Amsoil or Wix filters. Amsoil because I can go longer between oil changes as well has better protection in the Arizona heat
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    ticking

    I have an 01 with 5.4 Under light accel there is a faint ticking noise. not a lifter or rocker arm type, it goes away once I stop accel. it sounds like a small exhaust leak but it comes from under the hood. I have about 150K on it, oil is full (synthetic). Any ideas.
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    Off road capable?

    I have an 01 4x4 . I also have an 08 Xterra I sold my 89 K5 Blazer a couple of years ago. I must say the Blazer was a pretty much go anywhere ride. Not the most creature comforts or smoothest, but it would go places that I never would think of. The xterra is ok. How off road capable is the...
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    what shocks

    I have a 2001 eddie bauer, 4x4. no lift. I do go off road on a fairly regular basis. I want to upgrade the stock shocks. Suggestions. Thanks Mark
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    running rough

    5.4. In shop now. getting all of CNG removed. only a few hundred, then I will be able to spare back under truck once cng tank removed. According to shop, 4 coil. to be continued.
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    running rough

    Runs like a shit pot in distress. Check engine lite on. Oriley checked said #4 misfire. At idle in gear feels like a miss. When accell it is rough cruising ok. In the olden days I would look for a burned wire on the header or a bad spot in the cap, etc. Help me help me. BTW 140 on clock...
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    Help! Replaced heater core!!

    Did you replace the flasher? it is in the fuse block. Not the same flasher as 4 way flashers.
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    Help! Replaced heater core!!

    Double check fuses and relays. If you did not disconnect your battery when you did the job, good chance you blew a fuse or relay.
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    which trans

    thanks!
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    Waterspot tips?

    use a jewelers loop. what you might very well have are what is known as acid rain spots. Living in an industrial area you will get that. sometimes they are nothing more then hard water spots, or if you used too much car soap. There are products out there to remove hard water spots. But if you...
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    Front end squaring

    most body shops have the specs for the frame. you might need a frame pull.
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