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  1. Tom Aldridge

    Gas mileage

    My 04 EB 2x2 with 5.4L 2V 3.73 gears, gets 8-9.5 around town and 17-18 hwy. If I drive around town like I have an egg on the accelerator, it MAY get close to 10.5. I don't get Ford in this area. This mildly tuned engine should get much better econ. I had a 2001 Suburban 4x4 GMT800, 3.73 gears...
  2. Tom Aldridge

    Leaking from ‘Oh sh*t’ bars

    IF you have a sunroof, clogged drain is likely the issue. My 04 EB does this exact thing if I don't clean the channel and drain holes frequently enough. Looked into the leak with a borescope and I see that water runs over the channel edge and makes its way over the headliner and down the A...
  3. Tom Aldridge

    Tree sap removal

    I have successfully used 3M PN 8984 since I worked in a body/paint shop work back in the 70s. It is apparently still used in about all body and paint shops. This is NOT consumer strength so you must pay attention but it's quick to dissolve sap and, used properly, safe for solvent and water...
  4. Tom Aldridge

    '05 power driver seat won't move

    Check to see if this applies to your truck. https://workshop-manuals.com/ford/expedition_4wd/v8-5.4l_sohc_vin_5/body_and_frame/seats/power_seat_motor/component_information/technical_service_bulletins/all_technical_service_bulletins/05-18-14/sep/05/interior_drivers_power_seat_will_not_move/ My...
  5. Tom Aldridge

    Missing under acceleration

    You might get one of the OBD2 interfaces and use Forscan to get a better view of what's going on.... see misfire counts and cyl, read stored codes, etc. My Gen2 5.4 has a Cyl 4 miss under certain conditions and it's behaved as you describe a few times when in closed loop but before ECT is fully...
  6. Tom Aldridge

    Headlight Replacement Suggestions Please-2000 XLT 4X4 Sport 5.4L

    +1 on keeping the OEM style. Some of those housings with rows of LEDs or other 'bling' just look silly, IMO....but, to each their own. I have used DEPO brand housings for years with good luck. They're not the least expensive but they are generally much less expensive than the factory housings...
  7. Tom Aldridge

    Keys missing a chip

    Lots of aftermarket Ford keys have a little hole in the head section, usually an oblong hole in the side of the key head, to hold the chip. The keys I've seen had the hole close to the metal shaft of the key. This hole is intended to hold the chip in a little plastic holder. A friend received...
  8. Tom Aldridge

    Switchback led foglight

    I've had a pair in my 2004 EB for a couple years. Brightness and pattern wise they are fine. They can get out of sync occasionally (one is white, one is amber) if they are flashed too quickly. When it occurs, switching the fogs off for a full second and back on gets them back to the same...
  9. Tom Aldridge

    How many miles on your 2nd Gen Ford Expedition?

    2004 Eddie Bauer 5.4 My cousin bought it new in 2004 and I inherited it in 2018 with 42,000 miles. Currently has 46,000. First Ford I've had since 1982, a 1969 P code Galaxie, 428CI Police Interceptor, that was the best Ford I ever had. Responses seem to have problem/service history so...
  10. Tom Aldridge

    Let’s settle this, what is it?

    Don't know exactly what Ford is doing in software to transfer drive to front wheels under no-slip conditions in this application but the clutch type transfer cases have some amount of friction in the clutch packs so there will be some amount of drive if the front differential is engaged, or the...
  11. Tom Aldridge

    headlight replacement options

    If you are going for aftermarket, you might check to see if DEPO brand is available for 3rd gen Expy. I've purchased that aftermarket brand for several vehicles over the years and have been quite satisfied. None of them required resealing, the adjuster mechanism wasn't the flimsy stuff that is...
  12. Tom Aldridge

    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot "Features" Thread

    At the very least, FoMoCo could provide one of those many step procedures to disable this type of feature, like the Seat Minder disable procedure in the Gen2/Gen3 Expy. You gotta REALLY want to do it so can't be said it was done unknowingly.
  13. Tom Aldridge

    What is your average MPG?

    2004 Eddie Bauer 5.4, 2WD, 52K miles 9-10 city, 17 hwy 14 avg

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