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This is getting annoying and cold. please help

97greenmonster

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'97 Ford Explorer XLT 5.0
:mad: i had a problem with my blen door, and when my step dad fixed it while i was at work, he didnt put the pin in it, so now i think it froze in the cold position, and its not blowing heat, snow was comming from the vents (it snowed 5-6 or so inches yesterday). and each morning i start up my truck it makes new noises for a second. im really pissed off at this thing, this morning, when i startde it, it sounded like it was breaking ice with in the combustion chamber for like 3 seconds. the other days, it knocked for a few seconds and it ticked for about 5. what the hell is gonig on. i love this truck, and am NOT selling it. but how much is this going to cost to fix. i want to take it ti a shop and see what the hell is going on. any sugestions?:mad:
 



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Hummmm! How about putting the pin back in?
 






Yea, we did that. and i put the best gas in, and it hasnt knocked since so im hoppn that fixes most of it!
 






Usually you dont need the premium gas... maybe you can put one of those gas additives in your gas tank.. The one that gets rid of water/moisture and cleans the fuel system and injectors, etc. Moisture/Water in gas can cause all kids of weird things.

-Tim
 






Yea. i put some of that in about a month or so ago. should it need it already?
 






Usually you dont need the premium gas... maybe you can put one of those gas additives in your gas tank.. The one that gets rid of water/moisture and cleans the fuel system and injectors, etc. Moisture/Water in gas can cause all kids of weird things.

-Tim

HEET is a good one, just get it from a station. Its in a yellow bottle
 






Greenie,
Maybe when you put regular gas, the gas-station might have junk gas there. Do you normally fillup gas at the same station or same gas-brand? Once I filled up at a "cheap" gas station and my car was hesitating a bit. It only happened when I filled at that certain brand gas stations. But now I usually use Costco gas station or Chevron stations..sometimes Tesoro. They have pretty good gas for my cars. No problems with them.

-Tim
 






Yea, ive used this place all the time, never had any problems. and my parents used my truck for about a month, so i dont know where they filled up, but the past 3 times ive gotten gas its acted like that. once it warms up, its fine, but the first start of the day on a cold one is brutal. my iac is going, so that doesnt help, but i cant stand the knocking and the noises. idk, the better gas has helped alittle, runs smother. i know i need a tune up to tho. so idk. probly all those things working aginst me!
 






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