pmitchell72
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- Casselberry, FL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1991 Ford Explorer XLT
I finally joined this forum because I have been reading it for years. Some great advice and knowledge!
Now.....I have a 91 Explorer only 120,000 miles. In October 09, I had a rebuilt transmission put in. Recently I think I'm getting electrical/transmission issues. The battery gauge will go a little erratic and my X feels like it wants to stall at stops. It also slugs through the gears.
The tranny guys scanned it and got codes 85, 95. Something to do with canister purge and fuel pump circuit open, fuel at lean limit. Nothing with the tranny.
My mechanic, working on this car for years, noticed it had vacuum leak (bad grommet). He took he it for a ride and said it ran fine for him. I pick it up and it starts doing the same thing. But that's it. Sometimes starting it up, it will run fine (no battery fluctuations/tranny runs through gears fine) but other start ups, it will run like crap.
Last weekend, I decided to look at it myself. I used my multimeter to test the battery and alternator. Shut off 12.65V while running did not get over 13V. So I figured it was the alternator. Had it bench tested at a local auto parts, it was good.
I am taking it back to my mechanic and hopefully it acts up for him. But from this forum there could be a lot of causes from battery cables to fuel pump relay, EEC relay, mass air flow sensor...etc...I just don't know how much more $$$ I can drop into this 91 X.
Now.....I have a 91 Explorer only 120,000 miles. In October 09, I had a rebuilt transmission put in. Recently I think I'm getting electrical/transmission issues. The battery gauge will go a little erratic and my X feels like it wants to stall at stops. It also slugs through the gears.
The tranny guys scanned it and got codes 85, 95. Something to do with canister purge and fuel pump circuit open, fuel at lean limit. Nothing with the tranny.
My mechanic, working on this car for years, noticed it had vacuum leak (bad grommet). He took he it for a ride and said it ran fine for him. I pick it up and it starts doing the same thing. But that's it. Sometimes starting it up, it will run fine (no battery fluctuations/tranny runs through gears fine) but other start ups, it will run like crap.
Last weekend, I decided to look at it myself. I used my multimeter to test the battery and alternator. Shut off 12.65V while running did not get over 13V. So I figured it was the alternator. Had it bench tested at a local auto parts, it was good.
I am taking it back to my mechanic and hopefully it acts up for him. But from this forum there could be a lot of causes from battery cables to fuel pump relay, EEC relay, mass air flow sensor...etc...I just don't know how much more $$$ I can drop into this 91 X.
