What did you do to the expy today

[Plati]

2014EL w/5.4. Got home from 3600 mile East Coast round trip. Florida was great ... 90's & sunny. Pool action was legendary! Experimented with 2H vs 4A gas mileage. Seems like 2H gives me 17.1 vs 4A 16.9. Very unscientific test. The Expy with 110K drives like its brandy new and it is a great cruising vehicle. Did not lose any oil and its just starting to take on a slight amber color after 4K miles. The cooled seats are great for Swamp Ass. Sirius rocks. One time interstate stopped traffic in SC, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[scoot0073]

At West Georgia Mud Park in tallapoosa Georgia wife did good in the Mud

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[Plati]

Gave the Expy a thorough cleaning, inside & out - which I always do after along trip. Gotta get all those southern bugs removed. Used an old product to clean, which I find works best. Soap, a towel, & elbow grease. Updated stickers from last trip.

 

[scoot0073]

I know it's not Expedition related but my rig was in the mud too so.[emoji23]

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[Machete]

Bug-B-Gone'd the front end. Love bugs this time of year is crazy....***** little critters.

 

[zfifty]

New rubber for old blue.



Americus Rugged M/T Mud-Terrain Tire - LT285/75R16 126 Q LRE 10PLY Rated × 4
$583.28 Free shipping. Mounting and balancing cost me $15 each.



A little whine at highway speed, but hey its a mud tire. Digging the thunderbolt sidewalls.

 

[Machete]

New rubber for old blue.

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Americus Rugged M/T Mud-Terrain Tire - LT285/75R16 126 Q LRE 10PLY Rated × 4
$583.28 Free shipping. Mounting and balancing cost me $15 each.

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A little whine at highway speed, but hey its a mud tire. Digging the thunderbolt sidewalls.

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Best side walls I’ve seen

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

Intake manifold gaskets and tstat replaced. It wasn't a job that I had any desire to do, so I had my mechanic do it. $400 not including the cost of coolant (which is actually quite cheap at the dealer).

 

[zfifty]

Good deal. I replaced the China intake recently on ole blue for OEM. Time consuming and a pain in the back reaching the rear of manifold. Changed thermostat and plugs also.

 

[zfifty]

One of these would have been helpful.

 

[scoot0073]

Finally washed the mud off

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[Boostedbus]

View attachment 42274 One of these would have been helpful.

My wife actually bought one of those for me a few years back. I never knew they existed until I opened up the one she bought me. It does work great but takes up a good bit of room in the garage storing it.

 

[JExpedition07]

Put another round of new Michelins up front. Let’s see how long I can keep nails out of them

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

Put another round of new Michelins up front. Let’s see how long I can keep nails out of them

I've also had bad luck with tires in recent years. I blew out a Pirelli in the snow a couple years ago - first time I ever blew a tire on an SUV. Then shortly afterwards I blew out two Michelins at once. A couple people stopped and asked: "Don't you have a spare?" I said: "Sure, but I don't have two."

 

[scoot0073]

Went to Iron Mountain off road park in north Georgia and mad what a blast.

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[juan214]

Gave it a break and myself, LOL waiting on parts.

 

[hammerg26]

Went to Iron Mountain off road park in north Georgia and mad what a blast.

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Can a mostly stock Expy make it there?


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[scoot0073]

Can a mostly stock Expy make it there?


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Yes just avoid the 4x4 trails and stick to the UTV trails

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[scoot0073]

I got the rear spare tire cargo area underneath gutted and ready for an external fuel cell so I can delete the factory fuel tank

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[Plati]

2014EL. Noticed I was only 6 miles until empty, so I headed to gas station and put 32.098 gallons of gas in. Almost $100. Need to pay more attention to fuel. The dim and hard to read console display doesn't help ... and never heard any warning beeps? Guess I do have a 32 gallon tank!