I've been messing with cars for a while but I've never dealt with the following symptom:
My Explorer starts and runs strong with tremendous power and drives good. But after about 15 - 20 mins of driving it starts losing power badly and the engines tic-tocs / knocks -- and after a while it'll die and won't start back up. If left alone for a good 30 - 40 mins, it starts again and runs as if there's nothing wrong, no knocking or weakness until another 15 - 20 mins... I must say that the loss of power is gradual, it starts around 8 mins or so, and worsens from there, so does the knock.
I'm drawing to conclude that the vehicle is fuel-flooding, but why the knocking? Anyway, do you support that? If so, what should I look at first? Please throw in your two cents. I own a 1997 Ford Explorer 5.0 Limited Edition 4x4 automatic V8 w/ 160k.
Thanks in advance.
My Explorer starts and runs strong with tremendous power and drives good. But after about 15 - 20 mins of driving it starts losing power badly and the engines tic-tocs / knocks -- and after a while it'll die and won't start back up. If left alone for a good 30 - 40 mins, it starts again and runs as if there's nothing wrong, no knocking or weakness until another 15 - 20 mins... I must say that the loss of power is gradual, it starts around 8 mins or so, and worsens from there, so does the knock.
I'm drawing to conclude that the vehicle is fuel-flooding, but why the knocking? Anyway, do you support that? If so, what should I look at first? Please throw in your two cents. I own a 1997 Ford Explorer 5.0 Limited Edition 4x4 automatic V8 w/ 160k.
Thanks in advance.