KUlmer
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- City, State
- Twinsburg, Ohio
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '97 Sport 4.0 SOHC
Hey Gang,
Well, it's cold in NE Ohio again and my '97 Explorer Sport (4.0 SOHC) 4x4 is giving me starting fits again. I hope someone can help please.
Two winters ago this started where my Ex wouldn't start on really cold mornings only(below 10-15 degrees). Dealer replaced the IAC and all was good.
The next winter (last year) it did it again a couple of times. I pulled the IAC once and brought it in to the house to warm it up. A neat trick I learned here, thank you! That seemed to work. Took the vehicle in and the dealer replaced the IAC again. They also suggested that the battery might be weak so I replaced it. A week or so later the car wouldn't start again. By the time I got home from work that evening, the Explorer was fine (but my Mustang was really pissed about having to go out that morning). Anyway, that was the last of the cold weather for the year so all was good.
Fast forward to this morning. As I was afraid when I looked at the 18 degree reading on the thermometer, the Ex wouldn't start. It cranked really hard and sputtered a couple of times, but no start. No noticable exhaust if it fired on those sputters. No time to monkey with the IAC this morning. Had to go wake the Mustang up to get me to work (not a happy car). By the time I got home this evening, it started ok. It cranked for a few second more than usual, but sarted up kinda rough and ran fine afterward. The only thing was that the exhaust smelled really, really bad for awhile. I shut it down and then started it and it started right up.
The dealer's main culprits last winter were the battery and the IAC (both got replaced). The only code they found was a flood condition. Probably because I was trying anything in my desparation and pumped the crap out of the gas pedal. (Hey, it used to work on my old '73 Gran Prix.) Actually, I think I read here that if it is an IAC problem, slightly depressing the gas might help. I guess I over did it. Anyway, they couldn't find anything else.
Could it be another IAC? Everything I've read in previous posts makes this sound like an IAC problem. The symptoms lead to that, but this current IAC has less than 10k miles on it. Anybody have any other thoughts? The winter has just started, I really don't want to buy snow tires for the Mustang!
Thanks as always for your thaoughts and help!
Sorry so long.
Ken
Twinsburg, Ohio
Well, it's cold in NE Ohio again and my '97 Explorer Sport (4.0 SOHC) 4x4 is giving me starting fits again. I hope someone can help please.
Two winters ago this started where my Ex wouldn't start on really cold mornings only(below 10-15 degrees). Dealer replaced the IAC and all was good.
The next winter (last year) it did it again a couple of times. I pulled the IAC once and brought it in to the house to warm it up. A neat trick I learned here, thank you! That seemed to work. Took the vehicle in and the dealer replaced the IAC again. They also suggested that the battery might be weak so I replaced it. A week or so later the car wouldn't start again. By the time I got home from work that evening, the Explorer was fine (but my Mustang was really pissed about having to go out that morning). Anyway, that was the last of the cold weather for the year so all was good.
Fast forward to this morning. As I was afraid when I looked at the 18 degree reading on the thermometer, the Ex wouldn't start. It cranked really hard and sputtered a couple of times, but no start. No noticable exhaust if it fired on those sputters. No time to monkey with the IAC this morning. Had to go wake the Mustang up to get me to work (not a happy car). By the time I got home this evening, it started ok. It cranked for a few second more than usual, but sarted up kinda rough and ran fine afterward. The only thing was that the exhaust smelled really, really bad for awhile. I shut it down and then started it and it started right up.
The dealer's main culprits last winter were the battery and the IAC (both got replaced). The only code they found was a flood condition. Probably because I was trying anything in my desparation and pumped the crap out of the gas pedal. (Hey, it used to work on my old '73 Gran Prix.) Actually, I think I read here that if it is an IAC problem, slightly depressing the gas might help. I guess I over did it. Anyway, they couldn't find anything else.
Could it be another IAC? Everything I've read in previous posts makes this sound like an IAC problem. The symptoms lead to that, but this current IAC has less than 10k miles on it. Anybody have any other thoughts? The winter has just started, I really don't want to buy snow tires for the Mustang!
Thanks as always for your thaoughts and help!
Sorry so long.
Ken
Twinsburg, Ohio