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    A Dying Breed

    I wanted the big long Expedition and that's what we bought. Room for us, room for the kids, room for their kids, room for our stuff for the weekend and we'll be comfortable while driving there. I knew the gas mileage wouldn't be equal to the Outlander or even my Coupe. But it's about the same...
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    Expy during quarantine ?

    In VA, if you have a license on it, you have to have insurance on it. I've actually bought a car/vehicle, called my insurance agent to let them know I bought it (and give them the VIN) to get it on my insurance and still had the state contact me to ask me if I have insurance on it when I bought...
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    Expy during quarantine ?

    We look at each other and say, "When was the last time we drove this one, or that one?" And we try to drive something that hasn't been driven for a week or so. I enjoy driving my car more than anything else. Hard not to like something that accelerates, corners and brakes like it does and...
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    Impact of Heavy Duty Tow Package (w/ 3.73 axle ratio) on MPG gas mileage

    Our 2014 has the tow package and 3.73 gears with 4WD. It's an LE. We check mileage every time we fill it up. Around town we get 15 to 16 mpg. If we do a little slow driving (45 mph) on the back roads going to the gym, shopping out on Hull St., to our youngest son's house, etc. We get just...
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    rear end has a loping and feels like bearings but can not see any issues?

    When I've had a rear end carrier bearing problem I've heard growling when I step on the gas or let off on the gas. A change in load will force the carrier towards the side with the worn (nearing failure??) bearings. I had a "lopy" sort of bounce in the K5 Blazer once and it was a knot under...
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    Reclaiming MPGs on Lifted Expedition

    Some of the techs. I worked with over the years were pretty good. Some of them would try something and if it didn't work they remembered it didn't work and years later would speak up and say, "We tried that, it didn't work." But they couldn't tell you why it didn't work. The best ones weren't...
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    Intermittent Wiper not working

    Similar story here. Our 2014 EL had the rain sensor, but it didn't work. I found it was unplugged. I plugged it in and then the intermittent wiper positions didn't work. Unplugged the rain sensor, got the intermittent positions back and ordered a new rain sensor. Installed it when it came...
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    Reclaiming MPGs on Lifted Expedition

    In college we had a very good professor. One so good that when the class schedules came out for the next semester you had to quickly run down to the sign up tables and sign up before his classes were full. He had a plaque on his desk that read, "My mind is made up, so don't try to confuse me...
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    Towing with 13-14 Limited or King Ranch

    Edmunds may not be the expert on Expeditions, but here's some numbers. Down near the bottom of the specs. https://www.edmunds.com/ford/expedition/2014/features-specs/
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    Towing with 13-14 Limited or King Ranch

    I thought the difference was between the short wheel base and long wheel base Expeditions. Longer models weigh more to start with and the tow capacity (as in my owner's manual) is less for it than for the shorter model.
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    09 worn paint pass. Air bag trim.

    My brother=in-law used to know a guy that used a piece of glass to match paints. Spray the color on the glass, let it dry a bit, hold it up/over the paint and see how it looked. Not right? Use some thinner/solvent to remove the paint, dry the glass, clean it, spray a modified color on it and...
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    Changed battery now runs rough and hesitates

    I had a 1990 F150 (I know much older) but every time I changed the battery, or disconnected the battery for some type of work, it would take that truck 2 or 3 days (back and forth to work) to "relearn" how to run smooth. My brother bought it new in 1990 and told me it had always been that way.
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    Craftsman tool opening new Factory in Texas

    The nice thing about Craftsman tools was being able to drive over to Sears and get them replaced. Two things happened that drove me away from Craftsman tools. 1. the screw drivers and sockets were brittle (wrenches, too, but I only broke a couple open end wrenches over the years, more...
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    This seems to cover a lot of people on here.....

    OP, since it's important for you, can we see your filled out survey?
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    2014 Expedition EL transmission question

    Oh, so it's trying to start out in 3rd, not starting in 1st and shifting through 2nd to get to 3rd where it can't go any higher? Darn, never had a Ford automatic before (F150 was a 5 spd. manual) and the Chevys use 1st/2nd/3rd if not in 4th (OD). At least the IROC and the 83 Z28 do (700r4s)...
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    2014 Expedition EL transmission question

    In Drive, if I let up on the brake the big thing starts to move forward without me pressing further on the gas. If I put it in 3 and let up on the brake it just sits there. I can press on the gas pedal and it will move, but it seems slow/sluggish vs. when in Drive. Normal???? I hope.
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    advantage ford, stuart florida disaster

    Wow. They rebalanced the tires during a tire rotation? Never had that done before. And, the used 2014 Expedition EL we bought last summer continues to amaze us with it's comfortable smooth ride. I've had one full sized Chevy SUV, one full sized Ford PU and still have a full sized Chevy PU...
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    Sheared off transmission pan holt

    Not sure about the Expedition transmission....but, my youngest son stripped out the threads on one of his pan bolts on his F350 the first time he changed filter/fluid. I found a stud in one of my "boxes" of old bolts/nuts and it was a perfect fit. The threads to just about all the way through...
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    How often do you swap out your brake rotors when doing pads?

    Yeah, I only change them due to damage or if the caliper fails (locks up/drags and heats the rotor up.) 05 Silverado has about 125,000 miles on it. Had to put new rotors, calipers, pads and hoses up front last year when the left side caliper locked up. 86 IROC has the original calipers and...
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    Oil Life Reset

    Each vehicle of mine has a small spiral notebook in the console or the glove box. I record the miles, the date, the oil/filter used. All the current road vehicles run Mobil 1 synthetic and get the oil/filter changed every 6,000 miles. The two older Z28's still use regular oil and get...
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    just how far can you go after zero miles to empty

    Not sure about the Expedition and hope to never find out, but....my 1990 F150 4WD specifically mentioned in the owner's manual NOT to let a tank go dry as it could damage the fuel pump (2 tanks in that truck). And, I don't like to let any of mine go much below 1/2 a tank. I may stop more for...
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    oil and filter change

    I use synthetic oil and change it and the filter every 6,000 miles. Mobil 1 is said to last a few thousand miles past that but I just like to change it every 6 thousand. Been doing that, in several vehicles, for years. I have not, yet, seen the oil change reminder in the Expedition. I see it...
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    Expedition on the list of 6 vehicles most likely to reach 300,000 miles

    Not sure about that. Probably variable based on body/interior condition, how much the owner really likes it, how much the owner does in the way of maintenance/parts replacement vs. paying someone else, etc., etc., etc. My 1990 F150 had 251,000 miles on it when I screwed up and traded it off...
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    Rear Passenger Door won't close

    I've seen the latch piece itself pop back into the locked position while the door is open and then not close/latch. It can't with the latch piece in the closed position. When that happens the door won't fully close. WD 40 isn't really a long lasting lubricant. I don't live in the...
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    Under Bumper Air Dam, got to go

    I know from experience that without a similar spoiler my oldest son's 83 Z28 would run hotter without that spoiler. It didn't seem like a big thing at first but after the weather warmed up he complained of it not really coming down to normal temps at lower speeds or in stop and go traffic. We...

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