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wildman30
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Jan 13, 2007, 5:50 PM
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I have a 1991 Ford Explorer with around 299,000 km's. It was left 1 evening in the bitter cold night unplugged and since has not been able to start. I have tried boosting and currently have it plugged in for the past couple days with a battery charger on it.
I will only crank over and over with the occassional backfire. What does that mean and what do I have to do to get this vehicle operational again? Where do I look for my problem?
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 13, 2007, 6:20 PM
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You can try starter fluid but reassemble the air cleaner as fire protection.
This vehicle has about 166,000 miles on it if I did the math right. That could open the book to lots of problems?? T
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steve01832
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Jan 14, 2007, 6:14 AM
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If the starter fluid doesn't work, you will need to do the basic tests. Hook a fuel pressure guage up to the test port on the fuel line, install a spark tester in one of the plug wires, install a noid light in one of the fuel injector connectors. Crank the engine, you should see around 35- 40 psi fuel pressure, spark at the tester, the noid light should blink. Post back and let us know what you don't have and we can go further.
Steve
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wildman30
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Jan 14, 2007, 12:45 PM
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Thanks for the advice.
I was able to get a spark from the spark plugs and wires. I heard the fuel pump start when I turned the key on. Every know and then I get a whiff of fuel so I know its going, maybe even possibly flooding it.
Could that be a problem, it was accidentally flooded and it got into the oil and now its got no friction?
Another area just noticed was with the battery. It was on a charger all evening and plugged in since the weather is -40c. I noticed their is ice on the top of the battery. Could I have drained the battery too much and it froze before I got a charger on it? The battery didn't hold much charge after we cranked it today to check what was working. It appears low again. How does one know if thats a problem? I have a newer battery that I plan to try in there to see if this battery will work.
We are convinced the timing belt slipped when we last started it though.
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Jan 14, 2007, 1:35 PM
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Battery should not freeze if charged. A dead battery can freeze and be damaged but a charged one should handle -40C but not car likes those temps, T
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wildman30
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Jan 14, 2007, 3:12 PM
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Ok I had a chance to check my block heater and discovered I was wasting my time for the past several days. It turns out my Explorer is just frozen because my block heater is not working. I have made arrangements to get that done immediately and hopefully that is all that is wrong.
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Jan 14, 2007, 8:05 PM
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It doesn't normally ever get that cold where I live but a block heater sure would help. Just 150 miles north of me it does and I'm shocked anything runs at those temps! T
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wildman30
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Jan 14, 2007, 10:12 PM
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Well up here in Manitoba, Canada we are in the deep freeze currently and thats what we are getting for temps. Once I get the block heater changed I should be good to go.
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Jan 15, 2007, 12:18 AM
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Kitty and I say "Stay warm!" T 
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