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    Have a Question for those who have towed

    Towing Hi I tow a Fleetwood Niagara Popup with relative ease with my 98 EB. The unladen weight of the trailer is about 3200lb, so add a good 300lb or more when we are heading out somwehere. My wife likes to be prepared ! I've read any number of forums etc where many will swear that its...
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    98 expedition Heater problems

    Sounds wild but.. Hi I'm probably way off but these are similar symptoms to coolant getting into the engine via a cracked block or such like. Does the engine run rough ? How's your oil look ? Is it getting like a creamy look on the filler cap ? Is there excessive steam in the...
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    Heater Core Bypass

    Hi I've never actually had to remove either the front or rear core but I have flushed them out for partial blockage/restriction. Not really helpful to you I know but I did isolate one or the other by clamping off hoses to localize the flush process. I figured out which was the feed or return...
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    Whine Noise

    Yeah but.. I have an F150 we keep for a 'beater' and it has the same whine you're talking about. A damned annoying one ! Anyway, I took it into my mechanic and he gave me a pained expression and said "So what, all tritons' pumps do that eventually". It must be an involved job to get that...
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    anyone know whats wrong here?

    Or valve seals Or valve seals Burning oil has a particular odor. Any way to test ? A bad case of worn rings or valves seals produces freakin' clouds of thick smoke! and it stinks. Especially when you rev the engine.
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    Heater blowing warm air

    Time for a flush ? Hi It could well be one of those problems, but have you considered doing a reverse flush on your coolant system ? Its a job as disliked as changing out the Expys spark plugs but equally worth the effort. I've experienced similar problems and after changing out a...
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    1999 odometer goes blank, then comes back

    Poor connections My Wife's 99 Navigator has the same odometer problem. Shop says its the instrument cluster at fault. Caused by just age, poor connections develop over time and cause intermittent problems. They said if I felt cheap.. and adventurous I should remove it, trace the...
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    Door Ajar

    WD40 not good Hi Forgive me if you already know but the reason we find WD40 to be a temporary lubricant is because its designed to be temporary ! W-ater D-ispersant formula 40 is what the name is. It took the manufacturers forty recipes to get it right. Its supposed to be used to dispel...
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    Tranny Fluid Change

    Just had mine flushed Hi I had mine flushed and refilled with full synthetic. The shop said it pays to have this re-done every 30,000 miles with ford trannys. They pump in fluid laced with a solvent, run it for a while to let it remove gum/varnish etc then drain and re-fill with new. They also...
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    Good Winter Tires

    My choice Hi About this time last year I researched the same as you and couldn't come up with better than these - Goodyear Fortera TripleTred...
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    Cleaning the Expy

    Lens cleaner for the LCDs I'm a computer tech so experience has shown me that Lens Cleaner for eyeglasses works best for cleaning LCD screens and plastics with no damage risk. NEVER use anything like Windex or similar, they strip the anti-glare coatings off the screen over time. Also...
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    Replacing rear wheel bearings

    Does this help ? Did a little Googlin' http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_replace_the_Wheel_Bearing_Rear_ford_expedition
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    All new shocks on a 98

    Oct 2010 I just replaced all 4 shocks on my '98 5.4 Vin L Expy 2/4/all wd (with air suspension) A relatively easy project but I thought I'd share the experience for those of you who would like to know.. I enjoy being able to read about projects before attempting one so I'm giving some...
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    Motorcraft.....Motorcraft.....Motorcraft

    I heard this before I asked an ex full time Ford mechanic (works for himself now) if my Expy would run any better or worse if I put Bosch double platinum plugs in there. He insisted that I should use Motorcraft Quote "because they were specifically designed for the engine and anything else...
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    Front end hums

    Mud deflectors ? This may sound simplistic and you probably already looked but are any of your wheel arch, water and mud deflectors (dunno what they are really called by Ford) hanging free and rubbing the tire and then when you make your turn you move the tire off it ? One of my little...
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