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#244 of 269 Re: FORD EXPLORER START ISSUES [cookfam] by miky64

Jan 28, 2012 (1:46 pm)

Replying to: cookfam (Jan 04, 2012 6:41 am)
i have a 1997 explorer lt trac con 4 dr it seems my sebser on the door light st ys on for about 20 mins or more .it seems to kill my battery .and then sometimes it goes out .did u ever have a problem with a funny noise in the left front wheel .it seems if u are going 80 kms its not to bad but when u it ,100 kms.its bad can it be a bearing fr sitting .and wear is the sencer for the dome lights .can u help .mat be able to set it .thanks mike

#246 of 269 possible ground? by rob911

Feb 15, 2012 (7:14 pm)

i have a 95 ford explorer with 4.0 liter motor.ive replaced plug wires 5 times and plugs 3 times.used belden wires last time and autolite platinum plugs.runs great for an hour or so then misses really bad like its missing 2 cyl. im stumped now.what could cause this??

#247 of 269 Re: possible ground? [rob911] by nvbanker

Feb 17, 2012 (4:40 pm)

Replying to: rob911 (Feb 15, 2012 7:14 pm)
No check engine light or other lights on? When you take the old plugs out, what's their condition? Wet? Oily? Carboned up? One set of new cables would do it, so stop changing those. How many miles are on it? The 4.0 is a damn good engine, even if abused, it will last a long time.

#248 of 269 hey by rob911

Feb 20, 2012 (7:31 pm)

no check engine light.plugs look fine when i remove them.cleaned the air idle control.when its first cranked up it runs like a new explorer.has 1000000 miles. can be running great and stop to get gas an cut it off then it misses.idled it for 2 hours one day before it started missing. after putting several plug wire sets in noticed i could see sum spark in wires.used wire covers for last set of beldens put on. the running great at start then swithing to bad miss is whats throwing me off.

#250 of 269 Explorer 2004 Blinker with an attitude... by laura2004explr

Mar 05, 2012 (6:16 pm)

I have put 140K miles on my 2004 Explorer. Among the usual issues over the years, it now has blinkers that have decided to work only when they want to. When they are not in the mood to blink, they just stay on. Cold, heat, use, length of time car has been on; there seems to be no common factor. Any ideas?

#251 of 269 Charging System Indicator on by aschramek

Mar 12, 2012 (1:01 pm)

2007 Sport Trac V8 4.2L warning system periodically indicates "check charging system". I had the alternator bench checked at a local parts store, but with several attempts they cannot get it to display a failed test.
 
I know that the alternator works (at least most of the time because the battery stays charged) and might just periodically fail (diode stuck open?). I'd hate to replace the alternator just to find that the system indicator is actually triggered by some other component.
 
Has anyone had similar symptoms and found a different cause of the problem?

#252 of 269 Re: Explorer 2004 Blinker with an attitude... [laura2004explr] by nvbanker

Mar 18, 2012 (7:25 pm)

Replying to: laura2004explr (Mar 05, 2012 6:16 pm)
You need a new blinker switch, goes in your fuse panel and looks like a small tin cup. Pull it out, put in a new one.

#253 of 269 2004 Ford Explorer sport trac by rzaruiz

Mar 26, 2012 (10:38 am)

I've never been a Ford person but since i married into one i have no choice but to try and see if there's anything i can do. I recently purchased new tires for my husbands truck and went to a Ford Dealership to have the car aligned. I was told this truck couldn't be aligned because there was a part that i needed to install in order to align it. The part runs around $200 to $300 per tire. I may be a woman but I've been maintaining my car for a long time and I've never been told this with my truck or car. Not sure if its a Ford thing but has anyone else been told this with their truck?
 
 

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