foofighter214
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- Summersville, WV
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- 1997 XLT 4WD
Ok folks, I have a 1997 Ford Explorer 4WD with a 4.0 Liter SOHC engine. It will not run. For about a month before it died, every once in a while it would crank but not fire up. I could turn the key off and turn it back on, it would start just fine, and maybe once or twice, it died at a stop light but started right back. I dont know if this is related to the issue I have now or not.
I came outside to go to work one day and it will crank but not start. I checked all the fuses and relays that had anything to do with the fuel or firing systems, I listened to the fuel pump, I could hear it pumping. They all seemed OK so I pulled a plug wire off the coil pack and had my wife crank it over. I could not see or hear fire arcing between the probably inch gap between the plug wire and coil. So I got another coil pack and put on it. Still would crank but wouldnt start.
I decided I didnt want to go any further just guessing so the next morning I hauled it to a local mechanic that I know and trust. He had it for over a month and cant come to a conclusion. He checked to make sure everything is getting power, and wires and connections going to the ECM and other sensors. His computer scanner would not communicate with my ECM to give him codes and readings on the sensors. We have since changed the Crank sensor, and the ECM, and I double checked in the dark and still could not see fire on the coil pack.
Hopefully someone here can help me, Im out of ideas, its too good of a vehicle to junk, I would like to have it running
I came outside to go to work one day and it will crank but not start. I checked all the fuses and relays that had anything to do with the fuel or firing systems, I listened to the fuel pump, I could hear it pumping. They all seemed OK so I pulled a plug wire off the coil pack and had my wife crank it over. I could not see or hear fire arcing between the probably inch gap between the plug wire and coil. So I got another coil pack and put on it. Still would crank but wouldnt start.
I decided I didnt want to go any further just guessing so the next morning I hauled it to a local mechanic that I know and trust. He had it for over a month and cant come to a conclusion. He checked to make sure everything is getting power, and wires and connections going to the ECM and other sensors. His computer scanner would not communicate with my ECM to give him codes and readings on the sensors. We have since changed the Crank sensor, and the ECM, and I double checked in the dark and still could not see fire on the coil pack.
Hopefully someone here can help me, Im out of ideas, its too good of a vehicle to junk, I would like to have it running
