Recent content by Bob Morse

I found it like you said. If I change it and pull a vacum on the system. ( I have the gauges and vacum pump) Will I need to recharge the oil or just the freon. I know changing the comp or accumulator requires recharging the oil but does pulling a vacum require it.

Is the valve availabe as a part or only on a new manifold. I do remember seeing a short port on the hose block on the compressor.

I have a 2001 Sporttrac. The A/C has been leaking after running the heater. After taking it to a shop they said the pressure relife valve had some problem and was leaking. Due to a problem with the extended warrenty they have not fixed it yet. I have searched but do not find a pressure...

Have looked for the elbow but where it is supposed to be is a rigid plastic hose on the 2001.

When the outside weather is cool or cold the enginge stuters and tries to die unless you keep the rpm above 1000 for a few min then it idles fine. if it idles to low the engine dies and sets error code 171 and 174. Clearing these codes from the computer clears the CEL until the rpm drops on a...

I have started it driven and stopped around 5 times since clearing it. For a total of around 50 miles. Thanks for the comments.

I have a 2001 sport trac that had the CEL come on. The codes were a 174 and a 171 pending. I checkec the vacum and sensors. I then cleared the codes using a code scanner. The CEL is nowoff and has not come back on after driving several miles. Does this mean the condition has cleared (lean...

I have a 2001 (early model) Sporttrac that the CEL just came on. It has a 174 (bank 2 lean) and a pending 171 (bank 1 lean). The Autozone clerk said this is an O2 sensor. Would this be correct? He also said there are 3 on the vehicle - 2 before Cat Con and 1 after. Is this also correct...

I have a 2001 ST that I am installing the 6 CD radio head unit from a 2002 ST into. The radio works fine and I also have the subwoofer (factory one) from the 2002. My ST does not have the harness for the subwoofer. Does anyone know of a manf that makes a full harness that goes from the radio...

I have a factory radio head from a 2002 ST it is the internal Pioneer 6CD changer version. Does anyone here know if it will by chance play MP3 cds?