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Got engine to crank easily when I jumped both posts on the solonoid. So I then ran a jumper wire from the positive terminal on the battery to the smaller terminal (12v from ingnition) on the solonoid and turned key to start with no luck at all. I replaced the solonoid with one from Advanced...

'91 4door XLT 2wd 4L Automatic. Turned key on, fuel pump wine, turned key engine started, ran for about 3 seconds, shut down. This is not typical but sometimes it does happen. When it does another try and engine cranks and runs fine. However on the second key turn, the fuel pump did not whine...

Update 6/10 My truck has been sitting unused since Monday AM at work. I placed multi-meter on alternator at idle with pos lead (on nut diode with rubber cap on back of alternator) and (neg lead on the alum. body). It read 14.49 volts. Back to battery read 14.44 volts, at idle. Auto...

Will do, this is bizarre, but a shaky ground / cable would make sense. The brake choking it down has me puzzled.

Autozone load tested my original battery after I charged it Saturday Night at 12.X volts Alternator checked at idle at 14.6 volts. I am now officially confused.

Hello, I have been driving my '91 for a year and a half trouble free years! I had an issue this weekend that has me puzzled. Drove '91 XLT to coast(approx 70min drive) for the weekend. No issues while driving but when I got there and shut off truck, 5mins later I couldn't get power lock to...

She Runs!!!! All it needs is brakes fixed and we can see how well it runs on the road!!! Thanks for the many posts of advice. Currency,,,I'm going to keep her.

I told him to swap out the fuel pump and see if it will run. If the motor does not run, I will prob. junk it. If it runs I can move on to the next big thing, I should be able to do the brakes I have put many sets on my old '74 chevy C-10. Although, these rear brakes are ABS I assume they are...

Well, y'all are making me feel a little better. Thanks for your advise. I think he can get a new pump/sender/gas gauge unit in and clean tank for approx $400-500. I hope it will then run and he can tell me more.

This site is a vast library of information. I have learned a lot of information just lurking and reading. I couldn't find anything on an older first gen Explorer that has sat for three years and troubles that accompany that. I posted this question on the 91-9? stock explorer forum. Thanks for...

Hey Guys, I have a decision to make on a '91 Explorer XLT 2WD. My sweet grandmother gave me the title to her explorer it had 77,000mi on it when it was parked about six yrs. ago, it was frequently cranked and kept in a carport until battery died 3 years ago. It has sat hibernating for three...