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  1. joethefordguy

    what trans?

    this is all it says for my VIN: Trans Order Code 44E Trans Type 4 4.0 min 4.0 max Trans Description Cont. Automatic w/OD that's it. i looked that up long ago. then I looked up "44E". still got nothing.
  2. joethefordguy

    what trans?

    what transmissions did Ford put into the 2004 Expy police package with 4x4 and tow package? I know the 4RW70 was used, any others?
  3. joethefordguy

    Consumer reports Expedition is trash?

    "...a by product of the diesel like design..." can you expand on the "diesel like design"? that sounds fascinating.
  4. joethefordguy

    SCT Tuner review

    so here's what I learned: the stock tunes are ONLY the three octane settings. There are not "performance, tow, or economy" tunes available from the SCT Livewire. those are custom tunes you buy from a programmer. the device does NOT come with ten tunes. It will hold ten custom tunes if you buy...
  5. joethefordguy

    Gotts Mod **Pics**

    i wish I had kept a great article I'd once found on this. it turns out the relevant metric is the volume of air the engine needs to fill on every intake stroke. As long as there's at least that much available, with some constraints on pressure, then there is no "restriction" on the intake side.
  6. joethefordguy

    Gotts Mod **Pics**

    good luck getting a documented answer on that one...
  7. joethefordguy

    What to look for when buying a gen 2 expy

    deleted - I already posted this once...
  8. joethefordguy

    What to look for when buying a gen 2 expy

    2005
  9. joethefordguy

    Dealer wants to buy my Expedition back from me

    i got one like that once on our Ford. I asked for double the market value. never heard another word.
  10. joethefordguy

    Bilsteins and spring seats...

    where can I buy popcorn for this show?
  11. joethefordguy

    Tranny temps

    I've only had mine for just short of 2 years, from 96k miles to 106k miles. i use it as a DD. the tranny in my 2nd gen police package never goes over 200, but then I've never towed, either. my first goto for any tranny issue is always a fluid change. FWIW.
  12. joethefordguy

    Raptor Steering Wheel Install

    depending on costs; I'd do it just for the paddle shifters. I think they're the best thing since sliced bread. I don't even have to be racing to like them. duh.
  13. joethefordguy

    Who has a Magnaflow catback?

    which magnaflow muffler? they offer 14 for my Expy... https://www.magnaflow.com/collections/performance-muffler
  14. joethefordguy

    My Stock EB Expy to Overlanding 4X4 Build

    I'm in the same boat you're in. I've been able to fit 33.8" tires on the stock suspension, which alone provided 1.1" of lift over factory ground clearance. I'm holding off on suspension work until it's time to buy new tires again. I've got a tuner, which was less than a value add, and I'm...
  15. joethefordguy

    How many miles on your 2nd Gen Ford Expedition?

    update - the front suspension has been repaired with HD moog components, the wiring and vacuum issues are resolved, the larger tires are installed (33.8") Nittos, the brakes are fixed, I got the tuner (reviews posted elsewhere; generally a waste of money so far in large part of because of awful...
  16. joethefordguy

    Cheep struts!!! Motorcraft. Rockauto

    i cannot imagine any reason for grinding off serial numbers that would justify buying them.
  17. joethefordguy

    Replaced Tires.. Game changer..

    I've had Michelins and Goodyear Wranglers almost exclusively my whole life. love 'em. the kevlar Wranglers were incredible rock crawlers in the Texas hill country; and the Micheline rain tires were great on our highway battlewagon Mercury Gran Marquis. I did have firestones a couple of times, by...
  18. joethefordguy

    Consumer reports Expedition is trash?

    I have to agree with Expedition Dave: "reliability means ... never left me stranded." I got my first car in the mid '70's- a 1963 corvair. then i got a buick with an aluminum block V8. then i had chevys- a police sedan, a pickup truck, a vega.... don't ask. and so on. some observations: an...
  19. joethefordguy

    2008 Expedition and Marvel Mystery Oil

    Marvel Mystery Oil is one of many marketing scams that at best, do no harm. For example, "The lubricant was used as a fuel additive in a Lycoming aircraft engine which was specifically cautioned against oil additives (Service Instruction No. 1014M, which also stated its use would void the...
  20. joethefordguy

    Forscan question

    Thanks
  21. joethefordguy

    ForScan Tweaks - 2015+

    my 2004 is an SSV; it has no such control. If I want it to idle, I leave it running and walk away, or just sit back and read a book. As far as i can tell it will idle forever; probably because it has super duper heavy duty extra cooling radiator and tornado fan installed as part of the police...
  22. joethefordguy

    ForScan Tweaks - 2015+

    FWIW... My 2004 XLT has a control next to the lights on the dash that will turn down brightness for all interior lights, and then just turn them off. This is an SSV, but I've had that same control in all my cars. I've liked to use it because it ensures I won't have some errant light bulb left...
  23. joethefordguy

    Forscan question

    still no answer?
  24. joethefordguy

    What year is your expedition?

    2004
  25. joethefordguy

    SCT tuner

    sorry to be so dense - the older I get the more i need crayons. so, 5 star wrote a tune that SCT flashed onto your livewire tuner? really stupid question - I thought the tunes were something we loaded onto our devices without vendor assistance? using the vendor software, like the SCT Updater...

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