Plugs & Wires
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Plugs & Wires
I know it's petty but I'm curious too. 
I just put some new plugs and wires on my 93 Explorer XLT (V6 ohv).
Circumstances have now suggested it best to stop putting money into this old girl
and move on.
I can't spend a lot of money so I'm looking at a 98 (V6 ohc). It's got 186,000 kms on it and I'm doubting anyone would have changed the plugs and wires prior to a trade in and I'm pretty sure the dealers not going to offer them up.
Does anybody know if the plugs or wires are interchangeable between the OHV and the OHC 4 liters?
I figure if I'm going to retire my old truck I might as well grab the parts off it I've recently put on.
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BigM555
I just put some new plugs and wires on my 93 Explorer XLT (V6 ohv).
Circumstances have now suggested it best to stop putting money into this old girl
and move on.I can't spend a lot of money so I'm looking at a 98 (V6 ohc). It's got 186,000 kms on it and I'm doubting anyone would have changed the plugs and wires prior to a trade in and I'm pretty sure the dealers not going to offer them up.
Does anybody know if the plugs or wires are interchangeable between the OHV and the OHC 4 liters?
I figure if I'm going to retire my old truck I might as well grab the parts off it I've recently put on.
Thanks
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I'm not sure about the plugs and wires but I'm just curious--if the NEW Explorer has 186K miles on it how many does your OLD one have?
I understand about not wanting to put more money into the old Explorer. I have a '91 and a '92 and for what I spend on parts alone (each) I could lease a brand new one. I'm just not sure if the new one's will make it through the mud and all.
I understand about not wanting to put more money into the old Explorer. I have a '91 and a '92 and for what I spend on parts alone (each) I could lease a brand new one. I'm just not sure if the new one's will make it through the mud and all.
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Originally Posted by therealulysses
I'm not sure about the plugs and wires but I'm just curious--if the NEW Explorer has 186K miles on it how many does your OLD one have?
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Yeah, Bob has it right. I posted in km's (I'm a Canuck 
). The 186,000kms on the new (to me) Explorer is about 115,000 miles.
To answer your question though the old 93 has about 293,000 kms on it. Or, just over 182,000 miles. To my knowledge it still has the original engine and tranny in it and they're both running strong. It's the body that's falling off it. That's my own fault too. Canadian winters aren't especially kind to our vehicles. An annual rust check is pretty much mandatory. I failed to do that for a couple of years
and now I'm paying for it.
I went and signed the deal for the 98 today so I guess I'm on the hook now.
Still curious about the plugs and wires though.
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). The 186,000kms on the new (to me) Explorer is about 115,000 miles.To answer your question though the old 93 has about 293,000 kms on it. Or, just over 182,000 miles. To my knowledge it still has the original engine and tranny in it and they're both running strong. It's the body that's falling off it. That's my own fault too. Canadian winters aren't especially kind to our vehicles. An annual rust check is pretty much mandatory. I failed to do that for a couple of years
and now I'm paying for it.I went and signed the deal for the 98 today so I guess I'm on the hook now.
Still curious about the plugs and wires though.
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If the engine and trans in the 93 is still good, why don't you sell it for parts? If you pull the wires and plugs off it, you will lose any credibility with respect to the condition of the engine and trans.
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Hey marragtop,
Yeah, I've thought about that. I still have the old wires and they worked fine before I pulled them so I can swap them back without losing "credibility".
I've certainly thought about parting out the old truck and will likely try but I'm not sure what I'd get out of it anyway.
I can't imagine there is that much demand for such a late model vehicle with so many miles on it. I can tell somebody the engine and tranny have always been good but I suspect with almost 300k on it they're still going to be skeptical.
I really am a little heart broken. If it weren't for the body I'd put the money into brakes, ball joints, and a gas tank (leaking) to keep it on the road.
I suspect what's going to happen is my buddy and I will scab what we can off of it, I'll sell the remains to a wrecker for $100 bucks and they'll scab the remainder off it and sell the pieces for $1000. I know they'll ask $200 a piece for the automatic hubs alone.
I'm coming to terms with it though.
BigM555
Yeah, I've thought about that. I still have the old wires and they worked fine before I pulled them so I can swap them back without losing "credibility".
I've certainly thought about parting out the old truck and will likely try but I'm not sure what I'd get out of it anyway.
I can't imagine there is that much demand for such a late model vehicle with so many miles on it. I can tell somebody the engine and tranny have always been good but I suspect with almost 300k on it they're still going to be skeptical.
I really am a little heart broken. If it weren't for the body I'd put the money into brakes, ball joints, and a gas tank (leaking) to keep it on the road.
I suspect what's going to happen is my buddy and I will scab what we can off of it, I'll sell the remains to a wrecker for $100 bucks and they'll scab the remainder off it and sell the pieces for $1000. I know they'll ask $200 a piece for the automatic hubs alone.
I'm coming to terms with it though.
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It's a shame the IRS changed the vehicle donation rules this year. Last year I donated my '91 Explorer and took a $4500 tax write off. Can't do that any longer....
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Well, fortunately I'm in Canada and can still get a tax credit for donating a vehicle. It's not a bad idea.
I've found a local charity that will provide a receipt for "fair market value". Not really sure what that will be for the old girl.
It's a 93 Explorer XLT 292,000 kms, engine, tranny, transfer case, hubs all still good. Driving it to work and back tomorrow then go to pick up the new one.
The body is pretty rough around the bottom. Drivers side rockers are toast, passenger side is rough. Some rust around all the wheel wells and a nasty hole near the gas cap (I see this is pretty common). None of the rust spots go through to the interior.
Some one honestly could still safet it but I'm sure it would need brakes, ball joints, a windsheild (crack across it) and a new fuel line (leaking).
It's loaded with options (old ones of course).
Based on the edmunds.com site it seems this would qualify as "rough". they're appraisal system says about $770 US. That's about $924 CDN. considering a wrecker is only likley to give me 150-200 bucks for it the tax credit might be worth it.
Anybody else know how this works?
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I've found a local charity that will provide a receipt for "fair market value". Not really sure what that will be for the old girl.
It's a 93 Explorer XLT 292,000 kms, engine, tranny, transfer case, hubs all still good. Driving it to work and back tomorrow then go to pick up the new one.
The body is pretty rough around the bottom. Drivers side rockers are toast, passenger side is rough. Some rust around all the wheel wells and a nasty hole near the gas cap (I see this is pretty common). None of the rust spots go through to the interior.
Some one honestly could still safet it but I'm sure it would need brakes, ball joints, a windsheild (crack across it) and a new fuel line (leaking).
It's loaded with options (old ones of course).
Based on the edmunds.com site it seems this would qualify as "rough". they're appraisal system says about $770 US. That's about $924 CDN. considering a wrecker is only likley to give me 150-200 bucks for it the tax credit might be worth it.
Anybody else know how this works?
bigM555
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I'm not sure how it works in Canada, but in the US (up until this year), if you estimated the 'value' of it under $5000, there wasn't any official appraisal needed. I suggest you find out how the tax laws work in Canada. You may or may not need an official appraisal depending on how much you are estimating it's value. Also, I suggest you use Kelly Blue book value (kbb.com). I'll think you will find the value well over $770. Good luck.
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