20 Most Recent 1997 Ford Expedition - Page 4 Questions & Answers

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CAN YOU REPLACE THE FUSE? AND START AGAIN. IF NOT TAKE OUT ONE SPARK-PLUG LAY ON THE ENGINE BLLOCK STILL CONNECT TO ITS WIRE; ACTIVATE THE STARTER WHILE CHECKING FOR SPARKS ON THE PLUG. nO SPARK, NO POWER.

the rear fan/ blower motor may have died before you got the vehicle. if it worked for you at one time, the blower usually makes noise before biting the dust, so you can check fuses and relays, as well.

It could be running out the front of the master cylinder into the brake booster. Unbolt MC and ease it back to see if fluid is present. If not, check rear brake drums.

you burned up alot of something,now you need to get a voltage tester and check all wires,replace the solenoid first and then find the fusable links and replace them.

Check your multi function switch(turn switch).

If you are talking about the instrument panel and radio lights, one possibility is a broken panel light dimmer rheostat (This is not the same as the headlight dimmer switch). Try turning it to full brightness. If at some point the lights suddenly come on, that's definitely your problem. If the lights don't come on, it could still be broken. I have seen an older vehicle driven by a person who didn't notice the instrument panel lamps were burning out until the last one went - maybe all you have to do is replace all of the bulbs. :) Also, check the instrument panel fuse. If it's blown, you'll have to track down the wiring problem that caused the fuse to blow. Merely replacing the fuse is just asking for the problem to happen again at the worst possible moment - such as on a dark road on a dark night where there is a known speed trap, when you're low on fuel, and suddenly you're unable to see either the speedometer or the fuel gauge.

Dirty throttle body(inside), idle air control motor(dirty or bad) Clogged air filter, or clogged catalytic converters. Start with the throttle body and air filter.

this is it straight from ford http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/catalog/owner_guides/97exdog1e.pdf

fill master cylinder, start at right rear. the way I do it is make sure cap is back on master cylinder. pump the brakes a few times then hold them. have another person open the bleeder valve at the tires until brakes go to floor. hold them down until bleeder is retightened but be sure master cylinder is not out of fluid. then go to left rear and do the same procedure, then right front, then left front. check fluid and if air is all out there should be brakes. good-day ! THIS IS HOW I HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT ! heres a little trick of sorts. you can change a master cylinder, and if you bench bleed it first. and no fluid is lost from the master cylinder lines you do not need to bleed the whole system. but make sure cylinder is full of fluid before putting on vehicle and all air is out of master cylinder.

when my Expo did that all i did was turned the key around it was a problem with my key i just got a new one and problem solved.

Check that the giant red wire on the starter is connected to the starter and the battery. Then check that the giant black wire on the starter goes to ground. Actually, if there isn't even a click, check the starter relay. And it's fuse. It could also be the ignition switch.

You are not suppost to be able to. I send mine out to a specialist who removes them and installs a aftermarket one that can be used with a relay. Got told this about 2 weeks ago. Hope it helps.

if codes are pending they might no trip check engine light , see what codes mean that are there

Sometimes the dimmer switch can be turned to the extreme end and this activates the interior lights. There is also a control on the light itself to put it into one of 3 settings. OFF all the time, ON all the time, and NORMAL to work with the door opening and closing.

Did you check all the fuses? This may have vaccum operated control system, check all vaccum hose connections at the engine manifold and even the little tubes under the dash board going to the controls. The heater core might be plugged, feel the hoses going to that, both should get hot. Check wire connection on the AC pump clutch.

Lonnie. This is a hard job but heres your answer. I have done this twice myself but it was for heater core replacement the blend door is connected to the heater core assembly. Go to youtube and search "ford expedition heater core replacement". This video is outstanding the guy who made it points to all the hidden screws and bolts. It is an all day job just getting to the heater core. You have to drop the steering column and take off the whole dash to get to the door. both times i did this it took me 2 days. One day to disassemble and the next day to assemble. If you take to dealer be prepared to spend between 900-1200 dollars. The climate door only cost about 20 bucks. God bless you and keep me posted.