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Ok, I'm at a loss here. Some guidance would be appreciated. My '03 XLT Premium with 174,000 miles has really started acting up in the last week. About a month ago, I noticed after starting it would idle at about 2000-2500rpm. Sometimes it would do it, sometimes not. As of last week something...

Tried to PM the PDF's, without them stored on a server somewhere, I can't send a file in a PM. I did copy and I'll paste the text here. Painting the Cladding Black by Tom R. I have a Silver Birch ST and wanted it to be not like all the rest out there. I originally wanted the Cladding painted...

Over the years, people have asked about the Cladding paint project. I wrote this one up sometime in 2004 and I know hundreds of people and more have referenced it just by emails I have responded too. Since MYST went away, so did all my projects, or the photos did. Hopefully these jpegs of the...

The hose that was at fault was an original stock oem elbow hose. What you see in the picture above is a temporary troubleshooting fix to see if it corrected the problem. Haven't gone by the Ford dealer to get the "proper' one yet.

Saw that post on the forums a couple weeks ago, not really my issue & I ruled it out after previous examinations of the elbow didn't show any cracks or any other hoses with leaks. Plus, my truck wasn't throwing any codes. The one on the forum had a split that opened up once warm and they were...

Finally got it all resolved. The IAC was dirty, but not the culprit of the rough idle. Cleaned the MAF, Throttle Body and IAC. Fired up the engine and now it was idling at about 2500rpms??? Stumbling problem was still there. Then I was really scratching my head and shut the engine off and...

Vic, the rattle was fixed, it was the catalytic converters disintegrating. That issue is fixed. The idle fluctuation is still a problem. I paid the shop to clean the entire air intake path, fuel induction and components including the MAF, the Throttle Body and the IAC. After looking at it...

Thanks for the replies. Making progress, we found the source of the rattle... seems the two catalytic converters on the "Y" pipe coming off of the headers have disintegrated on the insides and a lot of that honeycomb material wound up accumulating in the 3rd cat body with some bigger chunks...

Still haven't resolved the issue. Ford dealer wants 25+ hrs of labor to change the timing belts and tensioners and that's before adding in the parts cost. They did clean the entire fuel intake system including the Idle Control Valve. I took it to another auto shop that I know does the...

Just had my 2003 XLT with 160,000 miles serviced and now have some idle and noise issues. First off, what was done... Brand New Platinum Spark Plugs, - Brand New Motorcraft Spark Plug Wires, - Oil change with Semi-Synthetic Oil (First time using a different brand than the one I always...

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Rick, I got mine from Rusty at Spartan Lincoln Mercury via an eBay auction for $105.00 back when Rusty was a site sponsor. I have no leads on where to get them now. www.egrusa.com is the website for the manufacturer. They still have them listed for the Sport Trac as part number 753324. You might...

There is most probably a connector behind the dash that the foglight switch should plug into already. I can't imagine there being a different wiring harness, one for vehicles with and one for vehicles without the foglights. I would try to look at a wiring diagram or physically look up...

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Same issue with both of my seats, push the button, the indicator lights and nothing ever happens for heat. Checked the fuses, and they are fine. Any suggestions, is there a specific way to see if the heater elements are dead, continuity maybe? It's strange that both seats quit working.:(

LaRue, you have an e-mail.

The roof bars are the same ones from Ford, described as the Elliptical Crossbars... "Cross Bars Original Equipment, Eliptical, Set of (2) 1L2Z-9855100-AA 2001-2003 $107.96" as listed under the accessories section of the fordpartsfast.com website, also a ST site sponsor. The pads...

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