bruce119
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- '93 Explorer
Hi I just found this forum looks quite active. I have a 93 Explorer 2wd and just love it. I got about 234,000 miles on it. Typical maintenance problems and a few more. I will post my problem below and I think there is another place to post problems I will take a look and post there also.
So my problem rite now is I think a fuel problem. The fuel gage stopped working about 2 years ago. No problem I use the miles and fuel up every 200 miles no problem. Yesterday the truck was going down the road and the truck died wile driving at about 40mph. My first thought was I ran out of gas but I only had just over a 100 miles on that tank. So I was lucky to coast into a gas station and put $10.00 in. The truck started I thought problem solved I must have forgot to reset the mileage or something. So I drive the 2 miles home with out a problem. Now this morning I start up and go just over a mile truck dies again. I pull off in a lot and try to start and the trucks start rite up. I pull back on the road and it dies again in about 100 feet. I am able to cast into a restaurant have breakfast. There about 30 minutes start the truck to head home go about 2 miles and it dies again just short from home. I pull off and try to start rite away truck starts and this time I only go about 100 feet and dies again I am able to coast to my driveway.
So I am trying to figure the problem. It sounds fuel related to me and the longer the truck sets after it dies the longer it runs. Any thoughts I am trying to get a real good idea before going to the shop. I am a back yard mechanic but it's Florida and HOT and I'm getting a little old. I am thinking best case a fuel filter and maybe worse fuel pump.
Anyone with experience to these symptoms.
Thanks
Bruce from Florida
So my problem rite now is I think a fuel problem. The fuel gage stopped working about 2 years ago. No problem I use the miles and fuel up every 200 miles no problem. Yesterday the truck was going down the road and the truck died wile driving at about 40mph. My first thought was I ran out of gas but I only had just over a 100 miles on that tank. So I was lucky to coast into a gas station and put $10.00 in. The truck started I thought problem solved I must have forgot to reset the mileage or something. So I drive the 2 miles home with out a problem. Now this morning I start up and go just over a mile truck dies again. I pull off in a lot and try to start and the trucks start rite up. I pull back on the road and it dies again in about 100 feet. I am able to cast into a restaurant have breakfast. There about 30 minutes start the truck to head home go about 2 miles and it dies again just short from home. I pull off and try to start rite away truck starts and this time I only go about 100 feet and dies again I am able to coast to my driveway.
So I am trying to figure the problem. It sounds fuel related to me and the longer the truck sets after it dies the longer it runs. Any thoughts I am trying to get a real good idea before going to the shop. I am a back yard mechanic but it's Florida and HOT and I'm getting a little old. I am thinking best case a fuel filter and maybe worse fuel pump.
Anyone with experience to these symptoms.
Thanks
Bruce from Florida
