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  1. Thermo

    Painted Stock Grill and Headlight Surround

    Chad, no, it will not come off as 1 big piece. You end up working bit by bit. not the fastest job, but if you are worried about the paint sticking, it is the only way to go unless you can get your hands on a pre-painted one like what came on the EBs or the other limited edition X's.
  2. Thermo

    Brake lights work, tail lights dont

    mmrseed, keep in mind that the tail lights on the truck have 2 filaments in them. You can relate it to the 4HI and 4LO settings in your truck. They use a lot of the same things, but yet, they are different too. I would first start with trying to put in new tail light bulbs atleast on one side...
  3. Thermo

    Painted Stock Grill and Headlight Surround

    Chad, I did the same thing on my truck. Granted, I took a more difficult way in an attempt to give the paint something better to grasp on to. I too my grille and then use a heat source and the chrome peels right off after striking it with a little bit of heat (you can see the chrome release...
  4. Thermo

    converting kc daylighters to hid's

    Plavin, go to google and do a search on "converting KC daylighters to HID" and you will get tons of websites that will have dos and don'ts for the conversion. The big things I see are 1) you will more than likely need to by extension cables to allow remote mounting of the ballasts, and 2) you...
  5. Thermo

    Expy without body side mouldings

    You mean something like this:
  6. Thermo

    1st Gen PLUGS and COPs replacement - what did you buy?

    Captain, I have done the plug change on my truck twice (at 60K and at 120K miles). At 60K I decided I was going to spend a few extra bucks and get the Bosch +4's. While in my truck they ran fine, there was not improvement in performance, even when compared to the 60K mile worn factory plugs...
  7. Thermo

    converting kc highlighters to hids

    See my comments in the General Area.
  8. Thermo

    converting kc daylighters to hid's

    Plavin, I have not done this myself, but thinking about what it would take, the big thing will be how you turn them on. Hopefully you are turning on the HIDs a pair at a time, if not one at a time. The reason why I say this is that each of those bulbs are going to have about a 40 amp surge...
  9. Thermo

    Torsion keys? 2" lift?

    Jay, yes, there is about a 2" rake from the factory. As the truck ages, it is probably now around a 1" rake or so. Twist the bolts for the keys a little bit and see what you get. Just don't go more than about 3 full turns on the bolts without moving the truck about 3 feet. As you twist the...
  10. Thermo

    one mirror turn signal out

    C&M, if the turn signal in the left front of the truck is working along with the left rear turn signal, then you problem lies in the wiring or the mirror housing. So, check that first. If it is inside the mirror, then I would next remove the bulb and use an electrical tester or multimeter and...
  11. Thermo

    Torsion keys? 2" lift?

    FordandPolaris, you are correct in that you will get 2 inches of lift in the front and 3 in the back, but that is a 2/3 lift, not a 3/2 lift. Slight difference. In the case of the Expys, you have to ask yourself what look you are going after. If you are wanting to level out the truck, then...
  12. Thermo

    Has anyone tried to make the Gotts mod "Ram Air"?

    I think the amount of cold air that you are going to get is going to be minimal unless you can put a scoop on the end of the dryer hose so you are trying to push a 12x12" opening into the 4" dryer duct. Even then, make sure the tubing is straight as an arrow. Any bend and you are cutting down...
  13. Thermo

    Electric fans

    jay, 2 main things you need to keep in mind. The bigger one is a magical number of 3000 CFM. Whatever fans you get, you need to have a total air flow of atleast 3,000 CFM. Getting less can lead to overheats in adverse weather (ie, 100+F days). The second thing to keep in mind is the style of...
  14. Thermo

    Electric fans

    Jay, when I installed my setup, I bought some aftermarket 14" fans (Derale) and then wired them up myself. When I did the mod (over 10 years ago), there were no real kits that you could use that make it a straight forward swap. If you want to know more on this, let me know.
  15. Thermo

    turn signal fuse

    Moe, not to ask a silly question, but do you like to adjust your steering column up and down a lot (like raising it to get in/out of the truck and then lowering it when you go to drive to get it to a comfortable position)? if so, your problem lies in the steering column. The wires there are...
  16. Thermo

    Idling problems

    Celtic, re-read my post. #4 is the one on the far back on the passenger side. Replacing is not difficult per se, but don't be in any rush. You will want your 8mm socket, a 6" expension, your 1/4" socket driver and I recommend laying on top of the radiator (so, do this when the motor is cold)...
  17. Thermo

    Idling problems

    Celtic, odds are, you didn't do anything abnormal to the motor by letting the gas tank get so low. I routinely run my truck down to 10 miles or less. No issues. What I would tell you to do is to find a highway entrance that you can do a long, hard acceleration. Ideally if you have to go...
  18. Thermo

    Are doors the same between years?

    All 1st gen X doors are the same. So, you are good there. LIke was mentioned, only the Supercrew front doors will work on the Expy. All other F-150 doors are completely different and will not work.
  19. Thermo

    Fog lights with Running lights

    Both plugs (the main plug has the brown wire, the small 2 wire plug has two wires in it, both are white wires with a black stripe) are plugged directly into the headlight switch.
  20. Thermo

    Rear Gear Ratio?

    Jay, like was mentioned, look on the door tag under "AXLE". You should see either an "H" followed by a number or an "L" followed by a number. From there, you can get on the internet and search on "ford axle code XX" where XX is the code you found in the door jam. You will find out more info...
  21. Thermo

    Fuse number for check engine light? (97 Exp 4X EB)

    Auction, yes, there is a light for the A4WD, but not for the 2WD position. It may be that you put the bulb in wrong or something else "simple" happened. Honestly, I would not worry about it. Unless you use the A4WD a lot, it is going to be tons more work than it is probably worth. For me, if...
  22. Thermo

    Fog lights with Running lights

    Jay, I am not sure where the write up is, but if you follow this general guideline, this will get the job done. - remove the headlight switch from the dash and unplug the 2 connectors on the back of the headlight switch. - with the headlight switch on a table, disengage the 2 (maybe 3?) clips...
  23. Thermo

    My 1st Gen's MPG, you?

    Plavin, based on your truck, do you have the 9.75" rear end or the 8.8" rear end. If you have the 8.8", no tow package. If you have the 9.75", then odds are you have the tow package.
  24. Thermo

    My 1st Gen's MPG, you?

    The Expys came with 2 tanks possible. If you have a 4x4, then it has a 30 gallon tank, regardless of the motor. If you have a 4x2, then depending on whether you have the 5.4L or the 4.6L or the trailer towing package or not, you may have the 26 or the 30 gallon tank. For the most part, only...
  25. Thermo

    Expediton cutting out while driving?

    svalencia, check your power wires running between the alternator back to the starter solenoid and the wiring between the battery and the main fuse box. If you have a wire that is damaged and it is starting to short out to the body of the truck, it will cause what you are seeing. It should be...

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