"Frank" wrote:
> Phoneous,
> I have a 96 Explorer 5.0L V8. Although your layout is
> different, it looks close enough to mine to assume the valve's
> location is the same. In your third picture look at the nut
> that is approximately three inches down from the end of your
> transmission check dip stick and directly in front of it. That
> is the top nut which attaches the EGR valve to the extreme
> corner of your intake manifold on the passenger side as shown
> in your picture(On mine there is also a lower attaching nut.).
> The nut is also right next to your EGR vaccum control valve.
> This is the round black plastic unit with the six slotted
> cutouts, which from your picture is approximately two to three
> inches to the right of the red wire. Assuming that your EGR
> valve is at least visually the same as mine, there should be a
> plastic EGR valve sensor attached to the back of your EGR
> valve with an electrical cable attached. If you are going to
> clean it only you might want to buy a new gasket for your
> re-installing it. If you still have trouble identifying it I
> suggest a visit to your Ford and ask to examine one. Good
> luck.

So, thats not my EGR valve circled in the first picture? Ill have to
look again but I couldnt find anything that resembles the description
you gave me. Can you take a pic of yours?