willie9999
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- 1995 Ford Explorer 2 door
My wife has a 2 door 1995 Ford Explorer. It seems every morning she has a hard time starting her car. We figured out that if we turn the key one notch, before the ignition turns the engine over, you can hear the fuel pump going. After a while the fuel pump stops. When it stops the truck will start up. It's beginning to take longer and longer. This morning she left it for over 5 minutes before she heard the pump stop. But when it did stop, she could fully turn the key and have the truck startup just fine.
If we don't wait for the fuel pump to stop the engine just turns over and over and over, but not startup. Cold or warm weather doesn't seem to make a difference. Its cooling down here in Ohio now but during the warm summer months we had the same problem. It also only seems to occur in the mornings, or after a long time sitting. For example, during the work day she can start up the truck just fine right off the bat. Oh, and, the fuel pump was replaced by a Ford garage a couple of years ago. They said the computer came up with a problem indicating the fuel pump. The Explorer had the same problem before and after the fuel pump change but is slowly getting worse. Any help would be appreciated. My wife is worrying that she won't get to work.
If we don't wait for the fuel pump to stop the engine just turns over and over and over, but not startup. Cold or warm weather doesn't seem to make a difference. Its cooling down here in Ohio now but during the warm summer months we had the same problem. It also only seems to occur in the mornings, or after a long time sitting. For example, during the work day she can start up the truck just fine right off the bat. Oh, and, the fuel pump was replaced by a Ford garage a couple of years ago. They said the computer came up with a problem indicating the fuel pump. The Explorer had the same problem before and after the fuel pump change but is slowly getting worse. Any help would be appreciated. My wife is worrying that she won't get to work.