Ford Explorer Forum

Hood Latch - What's the trick

I have a 96 Explorer 4door V8. What is the trick to open the hood with a broken hood latch cable?

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posted by toarms_removespam

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Auto-down window

I don't like this drivers' window switch. Is there a way to defeat the auto-down feature and make it work like the othe...

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posted by joe

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My 97' Eddie Bauer Explorer

Recently while driving my truck no more than 26 miles to and from to work my temperature gage will fluctuate to hot. Bu...

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posted by krazy_k_mesha

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91 Explorer, Electrical Problem

My 91 with 126 K miles has a problem with the elctrical system. Volt meter on the dash wanders on the high side. I have...

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posted by paulspencer56

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98 explorer idle problem

I have a 98 explorer with 85k on it I have started to have problems with the idle again. It will not hold a constant id...

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posted by emtpkluck

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Ford's new tire recommendation

I have noticed that Ford is recommending that tires be replaced after six years, regardless of the remaining tread. App...

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posted by sf

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Dealer being reasonable?

Was just hoping that someone might have an opinion as to whether my dealer might be trying to take advantage of me. Dro...

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posted by brownkt

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Headlight bulb wattages

Does anyone know what the default wattages are for the lowbeam headlights and the highbeam headlights? 55w 65w 100w ??...

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posted by noip

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Cruise Control 1994 EB

My cruise control has ceased to function, it was intermittent, now no longer works. The fuse is OK, any other areas to i...

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posted by abbl(nospam)

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New PCM? And will it need the calibration code?

My '98 (5.0 V8) keeps complaining about 'intermittent IAT'. Quite easy to see on a scanner that the temperature reading...

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posted by happy_traveler

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Fuel Reset?

Today I was riding as a front passenger in our 2003 Mountaineer. I noticed about ankle level there is a groove in the p...

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posted by ddpalmer

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Removing Gasoline Odor

About a pint of gasoline was spilled in the far back of my station wagon. Odor remains a week later, although I've put...

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posted by cdubyalee

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Thermostat trouble

I have a 98 4.0l Explorer Sport, I've had 3 thermostat's go bad. I had the last one replaced by the dealership along wi...

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posted by Tech5656

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2002 Ford Explorer

I am looking at getting a used vehicle and get rid of my old truck. I am looking at a 2002 with low miles. Are these go...

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posted by stryped

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06 Explorers?

Any advance info on significant changes planned for the 06 model year? The design is probably frozen by now, and very li...

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posted by cdubyalee

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