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- Oak Ridge, TN
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- Ford
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- Transmission
- Automatic
The last week has been nothing short of a pain in my ass.
I have come to the conclusion that my Explorer hates me.
To begin with, I have had some overheating problems that needed addressing. I decided I would fix that stuff once and for all and not look back so Friday I went and got a new radiator, water pump, electric fan, and adjustable thermostat. I replaced all of that stuff Fri. evening as well as a new cap and hoses. Cooling system done.
Go riding Sat. morning and find out my hubs are still giving me problems. I took them apart 4 or 5 times on the trail and ended up putting the locking collar in and packing the hub with rocks, then putting the face on. I had 4wd. Had to tear it all back apart after the ride to dig it all back out so I could drive home. Went to James Duff and got new hubs later that day. 4wd done.
Ever since I done the SAS I've had a soft brake pedal. I figured since I've done so much work this weekend, might as well fix the brakes too. Gravity bled the system, pedal still soft. Bled the traditional way (3 times), pedal still soft. Replaced both rear wheel cylinders (front were new when axle was put together) then bled 2 more times. Still soft. Unhooked booster and pedal was hard as a rock. So hard that I was going to drive around the block but got scared getting out of my driveway because I was pulling on the steering wheel to put more force on the brake pedal. Hooked booster back up and BAM! soft again.
Went back out to do some more work on the brakes today and the damn thing won't start! It turned over for several tries but never started. Then it acted like the battery died from trying to start it. I hooked jumper cables to it but it never would do anything. Guage on the dash shows I got juice but starter sounds like dead/weak battery. I even took the battery out of my Jeep and put in it but nothing. I'm done for today, just had to rant for a second while dinner is cooking.......
..........I think something is burning
I have come to the conclusion that my Explorer hates me.
To begin with, I have had some overheating problems that needed addressing. I decided I would fix that stuff once and for all and not look back so Friday I went and got a new radiator, water pump, electric fan, and adjustable thermostat. I replaced all of that stuff Fri. evening as well as a new cap and hoses. Cooling system done.
Go riding Sat. morning and find out my hubs are still giving me problems. I took them apart 4 or 5 times on the trail and ended up putting the locking collar in and packing the hub with rocks, then putting the face on. I had 4wd. Had to tear it all back apart after the ride to dig it all back out so I could drive home. Went to James Duff and got new hubs later that day. 4wd done.
Ever since I done the SAS I've had a soft brake pedal. I figured since I've done so much work this weekend, might as well fix the brakes too. Gravity bled the system, pedal still soft. Bled the traditional way (3 times), pedal still soft. Replaced both rear wheel cylinders (front were new when axle was put together) then bled 2 more times. Still soft. Unhooked booster and pedal was hard as a rock. So hard that I was going to drive around the block but got scared getting out of my driveway because I was pulling on the steering wheel to put more force on the brake pedal. Hooked booster back up and BAM! soft again.
Went back out to do some more work on the brakes today and the damn thing won't start! It turned over for several tries but never started. Then it acted like the battery died from trying to start it. I hooked jumper cables to it but it never would do anything. Guage on the dash shows I got juice but starter sounds like dead/weak battery. I even took the battery out of my Jeep and put in it but nothing. I'm done for today, just had to rant for a second while dinner is cooking.......
..........I think something is burning