Recent content by CraigK

Waaay too many problems with this vehicle. Get rid of it - sell it to me! 2. Probably shifter motor (clean or replace), but if that doesn't work, perform the module diagnosis from Tech section on this site (excellent article). If bad module, they are available cheap $10-$25. (already posted)...

Try disconnecting the O2 sensor. Yes, I know it's new. Just might be worth two minutes to verify it's A-OK. CraigK

I'm not familiar with this bolt, but can you not drill it out? CraigK

"Also I popped a tire off the bead in a mud hole and re beaded it on the trail so im sure there is mud and water in it." Did you have the "death wobble" before or after you put mud and water in your tire? Front tire? "Death wobble" or death vibration At what speed(s)? CraigK

Your parking spot at work is marked by a pattern of fluid stains . . .

Your annual insurance premium is higher than the book value of your vehicle . . .

Try this link: http://broncozone.com/topic/1563-window-motor-fix/ I think the 89's are the same . . . CraigK

This is a common problem with a relatively easy fix (i.e. I did it). As I recall, you just have to replace some broken pieces (not usually the gears themselves) in the window gearbox with 1/4" nuts, and it's fixed basically forever. Yes, you have to drill out and replace rivets, but that's...

Others can confirm, but I think this rusting through of the frame rails on the right side (only) at the spring bracket is fairly common. When I changed my right side coil bracket, I saw rather alarming rust-through of the frame on my '87 BII. I just bolted the new bracket on and ignored it, and...

Guaranteed write-off. That's the problem with restoring these things. I was offered $800 "book value" for my '87 BII with 123,000 miles. Your best scenario is to fight them over the value (use receipts for all your parts/work and values from AutoTrader etc. - the longer you go without...

Cracked head. So many otherwise nice 2.9's with this problem. (Reason I ended up with an Explorer after my BII was damaged.) Sometimes hard to diagnose. - too much/white exhaust smoke - exhaust smells slightly sweet - low coolant level - interior heater intermittently hot - emulsion in...

Real Mileage / My Experience I have an 87 BII which, running well but with a weak auto tranny and 3.73 gears, is currently getting about 16.5 mpg average for a mix of town, country road and highway driving, mostly fall and winter, and includes a limited amount of 4x4/snow driving. My "new" 1994...

How about this price for a BII...

Yes. I thought it was a bad module, but the used replacement I picked up did the same (no light). I went back and tested the connectors going into the control unit again (as per the directions in the Tech section). This time I noticed a power drop (below 12V) on the power lead that I hadn't...

Looks like I have to replace the ESCM in my BII, and will have to get one from a junkyard. I have found several listed on various jy search sites, but not from my specific vehicle. Does anyone know: What years and models of vehicles have an electronic shift control module that will be...