Finally got my Expedition

[Traveler]

Well, besides the hood that needed to be painted (the dealer agreed to repair it prior to my purchase), the Eddie had what looked like white water spots all over the driver side. The dealer was supposed to fix those as well but didnt do so. So I got to spend Saturday afternoon with buffer in hand. Got the spots off of it but it took some effort. I'm really curious what would cause spots like that. So embedded that it took a buffer to get them off.

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[cmiles97]

I'm always amazed at how a 12 year vehicle in a non rust belt state can still look great. Here I wouldn't even consider looking at one because of rust issues.

Congratulations on finding one is such great shape.

 

[eburnside]

Well, besides the hood that needed to be painted (the dealer agreed to repair it prior to my purchase), the Eddie had what looked like white water spots all over the driver side. The dealer was supposed to fix those as well but didnt do so. So I got to spend Saturday afternoon with buffer in hand. Got the spots off of it but it took some effort. I'm really curious what would cause spots like that. So embedded that it took a buffer to get them off.

Mine got that from being parked in the sun next to a leaky sprinkler at a city park in southern cal. Whatever water they used made water spots all over the passenger side and it took me days of buffing by hand with 3M buffing compound to get it looking decent again.

 

[Traveler]

A co-worker and I came to the same conclusion today... Water with a big concentration of minerals.

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[Traveler]

Thought I'd post a couple pics I recently took while we were at a rest stop in AZ, just south of Prescott.
Tows very nicely. [emoji16]


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[Mackenzie Gans]

I always loved the two-tone with the tan bottom, wish mine had that! Looks fantastic!

 

[JExpedition07]

I always loved the two-tone with the tan bottom, wish mine had that! Looks fantastic!

Eddie Bauer trim package comes with the Pueblo Gold moldings, King Ranch has them as well. They are more outdoor/ country flavored trim packages whereas the Limited is more of a city flavor trim.

 

[Mackenzie Gans]

I wanted to get one with the gold on the bottom, with black or blue on top it looks amazing. I just didn't have the patience to wait! It looks so elegant with the two-tone paint job.

 

[JExpedition07]

Mine is Black and Pueblo Gold. My favorite on the Eddie Bauer is the Dark Copper Metallic and Pueblo Gold.

 

[Traveler]

I do like the dark copper. But I'll stick with the blue.

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[Dorzak]

I do like the dark copper. But I'll stick with the blue.

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I am generally not a fan of two tone, but I like the blue over tan.

 

[11lariat]

LoL thanks, I'm going to do a test run on my Explorer first, and if that works out I'm climbing up on the Expy.

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Just don't get any on your hootus

 

[Traveler]

LoL... Yea... I've read that famous thread.

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[kyleaaronburkett]

We have the same clear coat issue with ours... We got our expy about 11 mo ago as a private sale. Had to change the fuel pump and have a mysterious coolant leak, but, ours is towing really well too! We put 20k miles on it and counting- setting at about 147k at the moment. The clear coat and paint on the hood and the roof are both worn out. I love the power though and it's been good to us so far!

 

[Traveler]

Nice looking rig. I'm hoping to upgrade to a bigger trailer once the Expy is paid off.

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[kyleaaronburkett]

Nice looking rig. I'm hoping to upgrade to a bigger trailer once the Expy is paid off.

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Thanks! I'm in the same boat. I'm looking forward to adding upgrades to my Expy if I get my trailer paid off hahahahhaha

Youre rig is looking great too, hopefully she treats you well in all your adventures

 

[Traveler]

LoL well considering I used to pull the camper with a 20yr old 5.0 Explorer, this pulls like a deam. Promised the wife no upgrades... But I think it needs a bigger radiator and tranny cooler (AZ summers). Maybe a better fan.

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[Mean_Dean]

LoL well considering I used to pull the camper with a 20yr old 5.0 Explorer, this pulls like a deam. Promised the wife no upgrades... But I think it needs a bigger radiator and tranny cooler (AZ summers). Maybe a better fan.

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Don't think of them as upgrades, they are safety enhancements to ensure years of trouble free driving and towing!

 

[Traveler]

I had the grill off recently and had a chance to get a good look at the transmission cooler. Two things I noticed.
1) it looks like the bracket that holds it in place could hold a bigger (taller) cooler. I'm Wondering if Ford used the same bracket in the bigger F-250s and/or 350s to hold bigger coolers. If so, has anyone looked into finding a cooler from a similar year truck that is bigger, that will clip into this mount?
2) looks like I have a minor leak.

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[ExplorerTom]

On my 2000, I swapped in the trans cooler from the 6.0L diesel. It was a monster. Probably going to swap another one into my 2014.

I have an UltraGauge monitoring trans temp. It’s getting the temp from the OBDII port and I believe the sensor is in the valve body. The other day, it was a pretty warm day (for February). It was about 55 degrees. Doing some normal suburban driving (some stop’n’go but 45-55 mph driving between lights) and wasn’t towing. I saw temps of 205 degrees. My 2000 also ran warm. After I put in the 6.0L cooler in, it rarely got over 175. Mostly stayed around 150 degrees.