| 93 Explorer 3 questions [message #474457] |
Wed, 12 October 2005 05:41 |
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Hello; I recently got a 93 Explorer with 84000 miles from the original
owner. It is the 4.0 V6.
How many miles are these usually good for? What kind of city and
highway gas mileage can I expect?
The A/C compressor clutch squeals. Can I have it rebuilt or just buy a
new one?
Thanks!
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| Re: 93 Explorer 3 questions [message #474459 ] |
Wed, 12 October 2005 15:29 |
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This engine is pretty strong. I got 185,000 on my '92 and it was
still running well when I sold it. The transmission is another
matter. I had to have the front seal replaced twice when it sprayed
all the fluid out.
Mileage is a tricky question because I don't know how or where you
drive. I got about 16 city miles and 21 highway miles on my '92. You
also don't say whether or not it is 4WD. That does reduce the mileage
some.
Don't know about the A/C clutch, maybe someone else can help.
On 11 Oct 2005 20:41:03 -0700, "Jalopy Bob" <RHattenhauer [at] gmail.com>
wrote:
>Hello; I recently got a 93 Explorer with 84000 miles from the original
>owner. It is the 4.0 V6.
>How many miles are these usually good for? What kind of city and
>highway gas mileage can I expect?
>The A/C compressor clutch squeals. Can I have it rebuilt or just buy a
>new one?
>Thanks!
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| Re: 93 Explorer 3 questions [message #474462 ] |
Wed, 12 October 2005 16:21 |
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take care of the tranny!!!!!!
"Jalopy Bob" <RHattenhauer [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129088463.624953.99570 [at] f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hello; I recently got a 93 Explorer with 84000 miles from the original
> owner. It is the 4.0 V6.
> How many miles are these usually good for? What kind of city and
> highway gas mileage can I expect?
> The A/C compressor clutch squeals. Can I have it rebuilt or just buy a
> new one?
> Thanks!
>
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| Re: 93 Explorer 3 questions [message #474468 ] |
Wed, 12 October 2005 22:58 |
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I have a 92 with 178,000 miles on it. Still runs like a champ.
A concern: The odometers only show 5 digits worth of miles. Lots of SUVs of
that vintage will have rolled past the 100,000 mark. Mine only shows 78.000.
Did you know the original owner? If not did you try checking the VIN on
Carfax or similar?
I hope you got what you think you got.
Trannys have been the biggest problem in that vintage. Radius arm bushings
(part of the front end) also got a lot of attention on this board.
Take a look at the link below. There is a lot of good stuff on it. Bookmark
for future reference.
Charlie
"Jalopy Bob" <RHattenhauer [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129088463.624953.99570 [at] f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hello; I recently got a 93 Explorer with 84000 miles from the original
> owner. It is the 4.0 V6.
> How many miles are these usually good for? What kind of city and
> highway gas mileage can I expect?
> The A/C compressor clutch squeals. Can I have it rebuilt or just buy a
> new one?
> Thanks!
>
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| Re: 93 Explorer 3 questions ----The missing link [message #474473 ] |
Thu, 13 October 2005 02:37 |
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I promised you a link. This time I'll send it.
http://draco.acs.uci.edu/explorer/
">
> Take a look at the link below. There is a lot of good stuff on it.
> Bookmark for future reference.
>
> Charlie
>
> "
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| Re: 93 Explorer 3 questions [message #474479 ] |
Thu, 13 October 2005 16:56 |
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"Jalopy Bob" <RHattenhauer [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129088463.624953.99570 [at] f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hello; I recently got a 93 Explorer with 84000 miles from the original
> owner. It is the 4.0 V6.
> How many miles are these usually good for? What kind of city and
> highway gas mileage can I expect?
> The A/C compressor clutch squeals. Can I have it rebuilt or just buy a
> new one?
> Thanks!
>
I've read many posts claiming over 300,000 miles with the original engine
and a couple over 350,000. Many of these engines needed new heads and/or
head gaskets and probably most needed a new intake manifold gasket (or at
least retorquing) but I've not read of valve or engine bearing problems
outside of a few posts who said they had the engine rebuilt but I'm
wondering if it was really necessary. I have 199,999 on my '91 and it still
runs great but the trans (second one) is leaking. I also have a '92 with
273,000 miles on it and it runs a little rough when I first start it up and
has a few clunks while driving and shifting that I need to fix but still
runs strong and just recently passed the "Enhanced" California smog test.
If you keep up with the repairs they usually go a long, long distance.
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| Re: 93 Explorer 3 questions [message #474489 ] |
Fri, 14 October 2005 01:47 |
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The original owner is a family friend. But I Carfaxed it just to be
sure.
The miles are legit. He gave me all the receipt for the the repairs
including
very recent radius arm bushings. I like the way it drives. It feels
substantial.
The little Blazers feel like tin cans in comparison.
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| Re: 93 Explorer 3 questions [message #482682 ] |
Fri, 14 October 2005 15:19 |
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Sounds good to me. Drive happy.
Charlie
"Jalopy Bob" <RHattenhauer [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129247264.991967.93390 [at] z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> The original owner is a family friend. But I Carfaxed it just to be
> sure.
> The miles are legit. He gave me all the receipt for the the repairs
> including
> very recent radius arm bushings. I like the way it drives. It feels
> substantial.
> The little Blazers feel like tin cans in comparison.
>
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| Re: Re: 93 Explorer 3 questions [message #482687 ] |
Fri, 14 October 2005 21:36 |
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"" wrote:
> Sounds good to me. Drive happy.
>
> Charlie
>
>
> "Jalopy Bob" <RHattenhauer [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1129247264.991967.93390 [at] z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> > The original owner is a family friend. But I Carfaxed it
> just to be
> > sure.
> > The miles are legit. He gave me all the receipt for the the
> repairs
> > including
> > very recent radius arm bushings. I like the way it drives.
> It feels
> > substantial.
> > The little Blazers feel like tin cans in comparison.
> >
I got my 92 about a year ago with 65k miles (from dad). It’s got about
78k miles on it now. My biggest issue has been the brakes. I think the
lack of mileage had allowed moisture to get in the brake system
somehow...even though he lives in the desert. I eventually had to
replace virtually all the components, except the brake lines. Along
the way I’ve flushed the system several times. I also recently had to
replace the u-joints when a severe vibration developed almost
overnight. They were powdery dry. Oh, and shortly after I got it, I
had to tighten the front wheel hub spindle nut. (4WD) They were very
loose. And finally, yes I’ve replaced the radius arm bushings too.
None of this was very difficult.
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| Re: 93 Explorer 3 questions [message #482689 ] |
Sat, 15 October 2005 01:08 |
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Brakes were a weak point on my '92. Had to replace rotors and pads
several times. I think the brakes were a little on the small side for
the weight of the vehicle. Later models were much improved (got
85,000 on original brakes on my '99).
On 14 Oct 2005 15:36:54 -0400, sjwoody
<UseLinkToEmail [at] www.autoforumz.com> wrote:
>"" wrote:
> > Sounds good to me. Drive happy.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> > "Jalopy Bob" <RHattenhauer [at] gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1129247264.991967.93390 [at] z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> > > The original owner is a family friend. But I Carfaxed it
> > just to be
> > > sure.
> > > The miles are legit. He gave me all the receipt for the the
> > repairs
> > > including
> > > very recent radius arm bushings. I like the way it drives.
> > It feels
> > > substantial.
> > > The little Blazers feel like tin cans in comparison.
> > >
>
>I got my 92 about a year ago with 65k miles (from dad). It’s got about
>78k miles on it now. My biggest issue has been the brakes. I think the
>lack of mileage had allowed moisture to get in the brake system
>somehow...even though he lives in the desert. I eventually had to
>replace virtually all the components, except the brake lines. Along
>the way I’ve flushed the system several times. I also recently had to
>replace the u-joints when a severe vibration developed almost
>overnight. They were powdery dry. Oh, and shortly after I got it, I
>had to tighten the front wheel hub spindle nut. (4WD) They were very
>loose. And finally, yes I’ve replaced the radius arm bushings too.
>None of this was very difficult.
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