indianmade1
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- City, State
- Mobile, AL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 94 Explorer
I have read all the post I can find and done all the research I know how to do, but I just am not having any luck getting my Explorer running again.
The Explorer is old, but it has been faithful. Unfortunately, now that it has decided not to work, it has been sitting since September 2013.
For quite some time I had a problem with the fuel relay overheating and it would just shut off. I replaced the relay several times, but could not find the source of the overheating problem. One day it died and the fuel pump had to be replaced. Did not fix the overheating problem of the relay.
Several months later the small wire attached to the positive battery terminal was smoking when I tried to crank the Explorer after it died.
We replaced the wire, but it still would not crank. The next step was to replace the solenoid, still no change.
My friend decided the fuel pump had to be the problem and replaced it again under warranty. Still no change.
Replaced the started next. We got some life out of it, but that was quickly short lived.
Finally, another friend checked the relays and fuses again. This time we found that the EEC fuse was blown. Replaced it and thought the problem was fixed. Third time we tried to start the Explorer we got crank but not start.
Finally figured out that the EEC fuse would blow every time the ignition was turned on. We double checked all the ground connections but could not find a problem.
By the time it was all said and done we replaced the started, alternator, crank position sensor, the speed sensor, and tried a different coil pack and new battery. Both battery cables replaced. Every fuse and relay in the box has been replaced multiple times. When the fuel pressure is checked fuel comes out the hole. Spark plugs are in so tight I am afraid to try to force them out.
Finally ran out of money and patience.
Why not take it to a professional or pull codes or use a mutlimeter. Because I divorced my mechanic, whose friends are "too busy" to help, I am broke, and don't have a clue how to follow a wire diagram using a tool with two probes and a number screen.
Yes, we checked the fuel inertia switch and it is on.
The Explorer is old, but it has been faithful. Unfortunately, now that it has decided not to work, it has been sitting since September 2013.
For quite some time I had a problem with the fuel relay overheating and it would just shut off. I replaced the relay several times, but could not find the source of the overheating problem. One day it died and the fuel pump had to be replaced. Did not fix the overheating problem of the relay.
Several months later the small wire attached to the positive battery terminal was smoking when I tried to crank the Explorer after it died.
We replaced the wire, but it still would not crank. The next step was to replace the solenoid, still no change.
My friend decided the fuel pump had to be the problem and replaced it again under warranty. Still no change.
Replaced the started next. We got some life out of it, but that was quickly short lived.
Finally, another friend checked the relays and fuses again. This time we found that the EEC fuse was blown. Replaced it and thought the problem was fixed. Third time we tried to start the Explorer we got crank but not start.
Finally figured out that the EEC fuse would blow every time the ignition was turned on. We double checked all the ground connections but could not find a problem.
By the time it was all said and done we replaced the started, alternator, crank position sensor, the speed sensor, and tried a different coil pack and new battery. Both battery cables replaced. Every fuse and relay in the box has been replaced multiple times. When the fuel pressure is checked fuel comes out the hole. Spark plugs are in so tight I am afraid to try to force them out.
Finally ran out of money and patience.
Why not take it to a professional or pull codes or use a mutlimeter. Because I divorced my mechanic, whose friends are "too busy" to help, I am broke, and don't have a clue how to follow a wire diagram using a tool with two probes and a number screen.
Yes, we checked the fuel inertia switch and it is on.
