Recent content by Robert Howell

I'd be hitting the auto wreckers, finding OEM or NOS interior parts would be difficult now. I've seen quite a few 2nd gen in the wreckers up north here. I wonder if the explorer has the same part?

Thanks Eddie, I just have to find them in Canada. (haven't looked yet) I offered to get the wife something new this year, she told me she would prefer if I fix the 01 up a bit instead. She hates new cars, nothing appeals to her. I may end up doing all polyurethane upgrade on the entire front end.

No problems with the 2009 but the 2001 is on it's 4th set and even that one is knocking again. Tempted to just use steel spacers instead of bushings

Check to heater wire for voltage, also plug one in at a time and look for voltage drop. I don't know the circuit off-hand but if you get the same fault across two sensors at the same time I suspect they are parallel wired off of the same circuit. A short in one can cause an over current to be...

Both at the same time is a warning bell. I would be looking at the heater circuit for faults even if you do replace the sensors or even unplugging one at a time.

Jack the body, remove the mount, sandblast the area, weld in a 16 or 14 gauge sheet metal patch, undercoat and away you go. 3K is highway robbery. If you were local I would weld it in for a bottle of dark rum and a 12 case of Guinness.

Agreed. Hard to beat Rugers M77.

Good point Eddie, from wheel bearings can make a God-awful vibration.

The brilliant move on Ford's part was to make the hanger bearing non-serviceable

Nice new surprise. This is easier to navigate. Needs some colour though. Haha

Please add some pictures and a write up on the supercharger upgrade. I really want to add one to my STA and would love to hear about your experience

The DC chargers use a high speed switching chip and step down transformer to get 5 volts. This creates noise on the AM frequencies.

Thought of an engine swap, the 5.0 isn't worthy to me. I would rather the blasphemy of fitting a LS-6 and stand alone ECUs/harness. Can't believe I just typed that

The cap, a hose leak to the tank (hose failed or a connection is leaking air) or the tank is plugged.

Sounds like you PVC hose issue mixed with cam tensioner issue