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- Joined
- May 10, 2021
- Location
- Ogden Utah
A couple of years ago I bought a V10 4x4 Excursion with just under 200k miles on it. I'm discovering it's personality quirks. 275-78x16 commercial tires and 3.73 gears.
1. The rear window squirter doesn't work, but I can hear the pump working and loading up when I "activate"
2. The radio and other non essential electrical shuts off randomly.
3. Recently I was pretty heavily loaded and was doing a long climb from Kansas city to get up to the I80, was in cruise control and the engine shut off, all other electrical was working. Waited about 2 or three minutes and it started up with no other problems.
4. I've replaced the front sway bar links and bushings, All of the leaf spring bushings need to be replaced, and there is no rear sway bar.
5. I had an SPD Y pipe installed and my mileage went from the low 14's to the high 15's at an honest 80 mph 3000 mile round trip northern Utah to Kentucky and back.
6. Recently my excursion was tracking and rutting badly on any defect on the road, I had all of the steering links greased and now it's almost a completely different vehicle. ( bought all the parts) to redo the entire steering system except the steering box.
7. The rear suspension has what look like double overload springs and a pair of anti hop (?) slapper springs, they look kind of like hot rod traction bars. Mechanic wants to put F350 springs in. I don't want to lift, this is my road trip vehicle.
8. I really haven't a clue as to how to operate the 4x4 system. I think the locking hubs are stuck. I've used the auto system and it worked fine, but just recently tried the locking hubs and after disengaging I now have what sounds like a supercharger whine, and now the transmission lurches when shifting. The auto system has always worked fine in the snow over the last couple of years. I've got a limited slip rear differential
9. I've put 33k miles on my Excursion without any trouble which means it has 233k miles on it now with ZERO trouble.
10. My next immediate project is to replace the serpentine belt, tensioner and idler pulleys.
11. I seem to be getting some pretty noisy timing chain indication.... ( Don't want to do that myself)
12. I love my Excursion and at the same time I'm beginning to wonder how far down the rabbit hole this vehicle will take me if I let it.
Suggestions ?
1. The rear window squirter doesn't work, but I can hear the pump working and loading up when I "activate"
2. The radio and other non essential electrical shuts off randomly.
3. Recently I was pretty heavily loaded and was doing a long climb from Kansas city to get up to the I80, was in cruise control and the engine shut off, all other electrical was working. Waited about 2 or three minutes and it started up with no other problems.
4. I've replaced the front sway bar links and bushings, All of the leaf spring bushings need to be replaced, and there is no rear sway bar.
5. I had an SPD Y pipe installed and my mileage went from the low 14's to the high 15's at an honest 80 mph 3000 mile round trip northern Utah to Kentucky and back.
6. Recently my excursion was tracking and rutting badly on any defect on the road, I had all of the steering links greased and now it's almost a completely different vehicle. ( bought all the parts) to redo the entire steering system except the steering box.
7. The rear suspension has what look like double overload springs and a pair of anti hop (?) slapper springs, they look kind of like hot rod traction bars. Mechanic wants to put F350 springs in. I don't want to lift, this is my road trip vehicle.
8. I really haven't a clue as to how to operate the 4x4 system. I think the locking hubs are stuck. I've used the auto system and it worked fine, but just recently tried the locking hubs and after disengaging I now have what sounds like a supercharger whine, and now the transmission lurches when shifting. The auto system has always worked fine in the snow over the last couple of years. I've got a limited slip rear differential
9. I've put 33k miles on my Excursion without any trouble which means it has 233k miles on it now with ZERO trouble.
10. My next immediate project is to replace the serpentine belt, tensioner and idler pulleys.
11. I seem to be getting some pretty noisy timing chain indication.... ( Don't want to do that myself)
12. I love my Excursion and at the same time I'm beginning to wonder how far down the rabbit hole this vehicle will take me if I let it.
Suggestions ?
