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From: owner-small-list-digest  ford-trucks.com (small-list-digest) To: small-list-digest ford-trucks.com Subject: small-list-digest V4 #13 Reply-To: small-list ford-trucks.com Sender: owner-small-list-digest ford-trucks.com Errors-To: owner-small-list-digest ford-trucks.com Precedence: bulk small-list-digest Saturday, January 15 2000 Volume 04 : Number 013 ======================================================================= Ford Truck Enthusiasts - Ranger, Explorer, Bronco 2 and Aerostar Visit our web site: http://www.ford-trucks.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe, send email to: majordomo ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe small-list-digest" in the body of the message. ======================================================================= In this issue: FTE Small - ADMIN: New Ford SUV and SUV roll-over protection FTE Small - 94 Explorer w 5 speed manual; speedometer vibrates RE: FTE Small - Wipers FTE Small - Wipers Re: FTE Small - ADMIN: New Ford SUV and SUV roll-over protection Re: FTE Small - 94 Explorer w 5 speed manual; speedometer vibrates FTE Small - Rocker Panels RE: FTE Small - Wipers ======================================================================= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 08:12:31 -0500 From: "DuPont, Patrick" Subject: FTE Small - ADMIN: New Ford SUV and SUV roll-over protection I'm glad they are finally addressing it. I used to have a '91 FORD Explorer and was hit by a drunk driver on superbowl night 1996 (clear dry driving conditions). I was only going about 30mph but was hit so hard broadside that we rolled right over. My 6 month old son and my wife were in the vehicle with me and fortunately there were no serious physical injuries. That truck should have NEVER rolled !! If I hadn't experienced it myself I would never beleive it. I'm an outdoorsman and do my share of off-roading and that truck performed incredibly off-road. Since that accident I've noticed SEVERAL accidents where SUV's (specifically Explorer's) rolled over unnecessarily, in my opinion. I have an 87 Bronco II and I must say it is VERY stable but so was that Explorer. Don't be fooled by how well it performs offroad...guaranteed if I ever have to swerve fast and hard to miss a driver at 55mph I could roll my Bronco II in a heartbeat (the turning radius on that truck is awesome...probably too awesome for high speed quick decisions). It's great having a 4x4 but you have to remember what you're driving and 'drive defensively' when you're out on the roads. Pat == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:06:04 -0500 From: "Raymond C. Gray" Subject: FTE Small - 94 Explorer w 5 speed manual; speedometer vibrates Hi, My 94 Explorer, 5 speed tranny, has developed a vibration in the speedometer reading. Problem sets in around 60 MPH but gets worse at 65 and again at 70. It reads steady for a few seconds, then drops 3 or 4 RPM, then bounces back, maybe pops above the actual speed. Happens all the time above 60 MPH...seems to be just beginning to occur at slower speeds. Without cruise control (CC) the actual speed doesn't change, just the speedometer reading. With CC on, the system reacts to the speedometer fluctuations by trying to maintain the set speed. If indicated speed drops abruptly, CC tries to accelerate quickly back to set speed. If indicated speed pops up, CC drops the throttle to slow down. CC is essentially unusable until I solve the speedometer problem. I've pulled the cable; it's ok. The plastic gears at the tranny end and inside the tranny seem ok. All advice is appreciated. Ray == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:41:09 -0600 From: Mike Harms Subject: RE: FTE Small - Wipers >Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:06:18 +0100 >From: ThomasUcen premiereworld.de >Subject: AW: FTE Small - Wipers >Is that the same wiper control switch that was used on the '93 Aerostars? I >have problems with the intermittent wipers setting. Sometimes it works, >sometimes not. Then I have to toggle the switch to activate the wipers. A >>Joe Merchak wrote: >>RE: FTE Small - Wipers >>Same thing happen on my 99 Ranger as well as my friends. The wiper control >>switch was bad. There is a TSB (Ford says) about it. >>>Can anybody give me some insight to this problem. I have a 97 Ranger with >>>45,000 miles. For the last 6 months my wipers come on without operating the >>wiper switch. Sometimes my washer comes on too. I have intermitent wipers. >>>Sometimes they come on intermitently sometimes they come on at full setting. .... This must be a fairly common problem with stalk mounted switches. The one in my 89 Ranger has yet to have a problem, but the one in my 94 Taurus was replaced once under warranty at 35,000 miles and now at 80,000 it's starting to act up again. From the way my Taurus one is acting there must be some poor mounting surfaces in the knob as it tends to wiggle around the center point now which seems to cause intermittent contacts internally. (Have to wiggle it a bit to get the washer to come on). == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:43:31 -0800 From: rgstein pacbell.net Subject: FTE Small - Wipers >From Joe Merchak -------------------------------------------- I have a 97 Ranger with 45,000 miles. For the last 6 months my wipers come on without operating the wiper switch. My reply ---------------------------------------------------- There are four devices that can activate the wipers: 1. The wiper switch 2. The washer section of the wiper switch 3. The wiper/washer computer (yes, there is one) 4. The wiper-parking switch that's built into the wiper motor I've noticed that Ford has been exceptionally diligent about cutting their switch costs to the bone, especially when the user switch activates a solid-state relay of some sort. In other words, the switch is designed only to handle the smallest of electrical loads, electronic style, and feels failure-prone to me. From what you wrote, I'd suspect a short in the switch itself or in associated wires, especially from abrasion or a ham-fisted mechanic: check that wiring. Don't forget the same switch's washer circuit, which runs the wipers for a few sweeps. This is a masterpiece of stupidity, which immediately starts the wipers before fluid hits the glass ensuring that you'll scratch the windshield. This was compounded in my Aerostar by the addition of a fluid "pulsation chamber," which in turn delays the spray even more. Whatever do these people use for brains? Richard == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 18:59:08 CST From: "James Steele" Subject: Re: FTE Small - ADMIN: New Ford SUV and SUV roll-over protection I guess I'm missing something here. If you drive an SUV, you are driving a vehicle which is higher (taller) than the average vehicle. After all, that's one of the things we like about them, right? Taller vehicles generally have a higher center of gravity, except in extreme circumstances (Hummers, etc). A higher center of gravity means that the vehicle is more likely to roll over. Simple physics. (Of course, when you consider a side-impact crash, you have to consider the force applied by the impact, which, if applied BELOW the center of gravity, may dramatically increase the likelihood that the SUV will roll over.) Some vehicles compensate by increasing the width of the vehicle (actually the distance between the outside of the wheels on a single axle. Compare the rear view of an Explorer, for example, as compared to a Jeep Cherokee. The Cherokee is wider and lower and will almost always have a lower center of gravity and be less likely to roll over than the Explorer. Either of them is much more likely to roll over than the average car. "You pays your money and you takes your choice." By the way, by no stretch of the imagination do I consider myself an expert in the areas of physics or higher math. I am a survivor of a 70 mph side impact while driving an S-10 Blazer, and yes, it did roll over, several times. >From: "DuPont, Patrick" >Reply-To: small-list ford-trucks.com >To: "'small-list ford-trucks.com'" >Subject: FTE Small - ADMIN: New Ford SUV and SUV roll-over protection >Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 08:12:31 -0500 > >I'm glad they are finally addressing it. I used to have a '91 FORD >Explorer >and was hit by a drunk driver on superbowl night 1996 (clear dry driving >conditions). I was only going about 30mph but was hit so hard broadside >that we rolled right over. My 6 month old son and my wife were in the >vehicle with me and fortunately there were no serious physical injuries. >That truck should have NEVER rolled !! If I hadn't experienced it myself I >would never beleive it. I'm an outdoorsman and do my share of off-roading >and that truck performed incredibly off-road. Since that accident I've >noticed SEVERAL accidents where SUV's (specifically Explorer's) rolled over >unnecessarily, in my opinion. > >I have an 87 Bronco II and I must say it is VERY stable but so was that >Explorer. Don't be fooled by how well it performs offroad...guaranteed if >I >ever have to swerve fast and hard to miss a driver at 55mph I could roll my >Bronco II in a heartbeat (the turning radius on that truck is >awesome...probably too awesome for high speed quick decisions). It's great >having a 4x4 but you have to remember what you're driving and 'drive >defensively' when you're out on the roads. > >Pat >== FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ______________________________________________________ == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 19:04:02 CST From: "James Steele" Subject: Re: FTE Small - 94 Explorer w 5 speed manual; speedometer vibrates Raymond, If I were you, I'd take a closer look at those gears in the transmission. I had the same problem you describe, except in my '88 Mustang (basically the same transmission). Unfortunately, I replaced both the cable and the speedometer head without success before deciding that the trouble was the plastic gears. Damn Ford for using anything made of plastic in such a location!! (By the way, would you believe that Ford used a plastic bearing cage for the front wheel bearings in the Mustang?) >From: "Raymond C. Gray" >Reply-To: small-list ford-trucks.com >To: small-list ford-trucks.com >Subject: FTE Small - 94 Explorer w 5 speed manual; speedometer vibrates >Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:06:04 -0500 > > > >Hi, > >My 94 Explorer, 5 speed tranny, has developed a vibration in the >speedometer >reading. Problem sets in around 60 MPH but gets worse at 65 and again at >70. >It reads steady for a few seconds, then drops 3 or 4 RPM, then bounces >back, >maybe pops above the actual speed. Happens all the time above 60 >MPH...seems to >be just beginning to occur at slower speeds. > >Without cruise control (CC) the actual speed doesn't change, just the >speedometer reading. > >With CC on, the system reacts to the speedometer fluctuations by trying to >maintain the set speed. If indicated speed drops abruptly, CC tries to >accelerate quickly back to set speed. If indicated speed pops up, CC >drops >the throttle to slow down. CC is essentially unusable until I solve the >speedometer problem. > >I've pulled the cable; it's ok. The plastic gears at the tranny end and >inside >the tranny seem ok. > >All advice is appreciated. > >Ray > > >== FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ______________________________________________________ == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 20:09:37 -0800 From: Adam McLaughlin Subject: FTE Small - Rocker Panels Okay, here comes a stupid question. I just got my james Duff rocker panels in for my 1988 BII. In the box came all of the panel pieces, and 56 screws. That makes 28 screws to a side, but I didn't get any instructions with the parts. Does anyone know of the best pattern to put the panels on with the screws? I can only drill once, so I need to measure twice, and obviously I have never done this before! Thanks, Adam == FTE: Uns*bscribe and posting info http://www.ford-trucks.com/faq.html ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 23:52:09 -0500 From: "Joe Merchak" Subject: RE: FTE Small - Wipers The wiper controll the is mounted on the steering column. The switch contains wiper switch and washer. This is what Ford replaced. Take your truck to Ford, they will know exactly what is wrong. My dealer said they are having about a 40% failure rate across Ford's complete line of products. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-small-list ford-trucks.com [mailto:owner-small-list ford-trucks.com]On Behalf Of rgstein pacbell.net Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 2:44 PM To: small-list ford-trucks.com Subject: FTE Small - Wipers >From Joe Merchak -------------------------------------------- I have a 97 Ranger with 45,000 miles. For the last 6 months my wipers come on without operating the wiper switch. My reply ---------------------------------------------------- There are four devices that can activate the wipers: 1. The wiper switch 2. The washer section of the wiper switch 3. The wiper/washer computer (yes, there is one) 4. The wiper-parking switch that's built into the wiper motor I've noticed that Ford has been exceptionally diligent about cutting their switch costs to the bone, especially when the user switch activates a solid-state relay of some sort. In other words, the switch is designed only to handle the smallest of electrical loads, electronic style, and feels failure-prone to me. From what you wrote, I'd suspect a short in the switch itself or in associated wires, especially from abrasion or a ham-fisted mechanic: check that wiring. Don't forget the same switch's washer circuit, which runs the wipers for a few sweeps. This is a masterpiece of stupidity, which immediately starts the wipers before fluid hits the glass ensuring that you'll scratch the windshield. This was compounded in my Aerostar by the addition of a fluid "pulsation chamber," which in turn delays the spray.... To access the rest of this feature you must be a logged in Registered User Of Ford Truck Enthusiasts
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