Runnin'OnEmpty
Explorer Addict
- Joined
- July 20, 2002
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- City, State
- Southeast USA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 Sport
Hi guys, this problem is on another 2000 Sport I recently
acquired (God help me). It's showroom new with about 60K miles, but it has the famous cold start-up miss,
along with a very small loss of coolant. It's the 4.0
OHV engine.
I've changed the upper plenum gaskets, and
noticed it already had a new lower gasket (Fel-Pro),
and the uppers were recently changed also. It's already
got new plugs and wires, so the previous owner has
tried to chase the problem down without success.
When you open the radiator overflow tank, there's a
strong fuel odor, and after shutting the (warm) engine
off, there are small bubbles that percolate up from
the radiator into the tank.
What are your guesses...bad head gasket or cracked
head?
Thanks for any comments,
ROE
acquired (God help me). It's showroom new with about 60K miles, but it has the famous cold start-up miss,
along with a very small loss of coolant. It's the 4.0
OHV engine.
I've changed the upper plenum gaskets, and
noticed it already had a new lower gasket (Fel-Pro),
and the uppers were recently changed also. It's already
got new plugs and wires, so the previous owner has
tried to chase the problem down without success.
When you open the radiator overflow tank, there's a
strong fuel odor, and after shutting the (warm) engine
off, there are small bubbles that percolate up from
the radiator into the tank.
What are your guesses...bad head gasket or cracked
head?
Thanks for any comments,
ROE