mikec557
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- Oregon City, OR
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- 2000 XLT
I read some posts on this issue, but my situation seems a little different; almost all the posts talked about decelerating on a downhill with CC on; and at lower speed. I have a 2000 Explorer XLT (v6). Driving home from central Oregon I had the cruise control on, set at about 67mph. I'm on a slight uphill incline and the RPMs just drop away. the engine doesn't die, but I lose all power and pull to the side of the road. The engine continues to run, but as I try to give it gas it just bobbles along at about 500 RPM. I'm not sure, but it felt like the gas peddle may have been lower on the floor than usual but I may have just imagined that.
I kept the engine running and raised the hood. No sounds of a vacuum leak and no smells of gasoline. I got back in the car and same thing, give it some gas and it bobbles and the RPMS won't raise any higher than 750, and that's an effort to raise from 500.
Eventually the motor dies. I shut the key clear off, turn it back on and the engines spins to life and behaves normally. I run the Rs up and down a little and it acts like nothing is wrong. I keep the Rs at about 1500 and drop it into Drive thinking that if I could just get moving I can get back to civilization. I was worried that if I tried to just start off at the normal lower RPM the bobble and dying would start all over again. Tranny and rear wheels do there thing and I'm driving away just like nothing every happened. I drive 75 more miles home.
I always use the cruise control, always set it around a fat 65mph and I've driven this road a 100 times. I've had the car for 10 yrs and put over 100,000 miles on it (have 124,000 on it now), it has never died like this. I didn't dare experiment with the cruise control on the way home because I'd rather get home than cause it to die a second time. Not sure how long its been since I had a tune up and new plugs, maybe at 60,000? I'll have to look for my receipts. I will experiment around town tomorrow, but do you guys have any thoughts or suggestions.
Thanks in advance
Mike
I kept the engine running and raised the hood. No sounds of a vacuum leak and no smells of gasoline. I got back in the car and same thing, give it some gas and it bobbles and the RPMS won't raise any higher than 750, and that's an effort to raise from 500.
Eventually the motor dies. I shut the key clear off, turn it back on and the engines spins to life and behaves normally. I run the Rs up and down a little and it acts like nothing is wrong. I keep the Rs at about 1500 and drop it into Drive thinking that if I could just get moving I can get back to civilization. I was worried that if I tried to just start off at the normal lower RPM the bobble and dying would start all over again. Tranny and rear wheels do there thing and I'm driving away just like nothing every happened. I drive 75 more miles home.
I always use the cruise control, always set it around a fat 65mph and I've driven this road a 100 times. I've had the car for 10 yrs and put over 100,000 miles on it (have 124,000 on it now), it has never died like this. I didn't dare experiment with the cruise control on the way home because I'd rather get home than cause it to die a second time. Not sure how long its been since I had a tune up and new plugs, maybe at 60,000? I'll have to look for my receipts. I will experiment around town tomorrow, but do you guys have any thoughts or suggestions.
Thanks in advance
Mike