Yep! I wish the guy would've told me. Now I get to go buy another intake instead of having the shop take care of it when I worked there.uhhhh certainly. Unmetered air entering the engine will make it run like.... well, not good.
Time to think about an explorer intake; the 95- early 97 has all the EGR passages, late 97-2001 don't. Either way it is a simple swap. The most difficult part is scraping all the old gasket material off the heads and manifold mating surfaces.Update: Crack is Whack!
I started poking around the engine bay in order to locate the orange ground wire for the HEGO sensors. In attempting to diag codes 41 & 91 I wanted to start at the most obvious place first; the ground wire. While I did find the ground wire, the leads on my meter are not long enough to span between it and pin 49 on the ECM in order to test continuity and ohm resistance. However, I did find the following:
Passenger side front...
Pretty sure I know who did this, but I already fired him a while ago! Anyhow, this would probably cause some air/fuel problems eh jrichker?
The intake already is an explorer unit, so we are on the same page. The lower seems fine and is already ported so I'm looking into an upper with EGR right now.Time to think about an explorer intake; the 95- early 97 has all the EGR passages, late 97-2001 don't. Either way it is a simple swap. The most difficult part is scraping all the old gasket material off the heads and manifold mating surfaces.
Yea, I've had enough "fun" for awhile.You get all the fun...
Avoid using Scotch Brite for removing gasket goo - See https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=scotch+brite+for+gasket+removal for a collection of horror stories...The intake already is an explorer unit, so we are on the same page. The lower seems fine and is already ported so I'm looking into an upper with EGR right now.
I'm trying to avoid R&Ring the lower because of said gasket scraping...and my heads are aluminum so its a bit more risky.
Lol! Thank you for the heads up. Since I'm at home I am doing things by hand. I removed the upper yesterday. Today, I removed the TB and spacer from the upper. I cleaned the gasket material by spraying it with brake clean (softens it up), then using a scraper. If I have a stubborn patch I will use 120 paper REALLY lightly on the spot making sure to only remove the gasket. I finish the process with acetone and a clean rag on the surface. Its simply not clean until it's acetoned!Avoid using Scotch Brite for removing gasket goo - See https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=scotch+brite+for+gasket+removal for a collection of horror stories...
Boy O Boy do I hope you are right. This car has been a meat grinder from day 1.I think the new upper intake is going to solve the vast majority of your issues.
What I read about Scotch Brite applies even more to sand paper. A razor blade scraper and acetone or MEK is just about the best that you can use to clean off the old gasket material.Lol! Thank you for the heads up. Since I'm at home I am doing things by hand. I removed the upper yesterday. Today, I removed the TB and spacer from the upper. I cleaned the gasket material by spraying it with brake clean (softens it up), then using a scraper. If I have a stubborn patch I will use 120 paper REALLY lightly on the spot making sure to only remove the gasket. I finish the process with acetone and a clean rag on the surface. Its simply not clean until it's acetoned!
Got it. Thank you, sir.What I read about Scotch Brite applies even more to sand paper. A razor blade scraper and acetone or MEK is just about the best that you can use to clean off the old gasket material.
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While I'm waiting on my parts I'd like everyone to know: SEM interior paints -spitting their way through your interior since inception.
That's good to know. Yet, my can was brand new! I even shook it prior to painting until my arm fell off. Then, I kept clearing it upside down whenever it seemed to spray slow.yep. when the can gets to about 1/3 full, it's like a kid who ate too much pie for dinner.
If it matters, we use some SEM paint products at work.That's good to know. Yet, my can was brand new! I even shook it prior to painting until my arm fell off. Then, I kept clearing it upside down whenever it seemed to spray slow.
This has happened to me, to various degrees, with EVERY can of SEM I've ever tried. Once those spits/pukes come out you try to paint over them, and it seems to work for a minute...until it pukes again right as you're about to finish!
Yes, that vac line on the replacement actually sinks the ship. The two fittings cannot be switched out because 1) the holes are different sizes, 2) the fitting on the replacement is rusted/seized.All I see different is the vac hose on the plenum side (and what looks like an overly chamfered hole). Shouldn't really be a big deal since you'll probably have to do some replumbing with vacuum anyway
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