1992 ford explorer XLT (help)

DRIFT_BUNNY · 05-22-2004, 03:03 PM

ok i own a 1997 s14 k's aero but this aint about the car its my lil bro we cant get his explorer to turn on.
.its been sitting for 7 months
.has a full tank of gas from 7 months ago
.cranks a turns on for 1 or 2 seconds
.new battery added

thats it i cant think of anything that can be wrong with it because last time it was on it work just find.

im going to empty out the gas and add a fuel injector cleaner just for the heck of it. but i need help!

RallyGT · 05-22-2004, 03:09 PM

yes...get rid of that old gas...through time gas looses the chemical needed to run a car. 7 months should do it. syphon out all the gas and run an engine cleaner fluid through it. then put in new gas.

Chas · 05-22-2004, 03:51 PM

I know the problem, we had the same problem awhile back. Its a Ford!!!!!!

No really, try some fresh gas, look at the injectors, sprarkpulgs, you know, the basic stuff.

Drift For Food · 05-22-2004, 06:20 PM

Haha, I second the Ford problem.

Yeah, gas can go bad. 7 months? Eh, maybe. I'm not sure how much you tried starting it, but it may take a little bit of effort if it's been sitting that long. Some fresh gas will definately help though.

05-23-2004, 04:22 AM

yeah run it for a while to purge all that old gas from it. when i had my honda, before i put new gas in it, it would diesel after i shut off the car because the gas was so shitty. so yeah new gas and add cleaner.

Tighty_wh1tey · 05-23-2004, 05:53 PM

if its been sitting for that long id reccomend an oil change new plugs and all that crap too.

mranlet · 05-24-2004, 07:33 AM

Your gas may have turned sludgey in the injectors and rail (if you're unlucky). Worst case scenario, you may need to replace the injectors, but 7 months isn't that long. Try the new gas and see what happens.

-MR

NsLegacy · 05-25-2004, 01:06 PM

if that doesnt work, it might be that someone hit the kill switch under the passenger dash. i had this happen to me once and it seems that all fords have it. i guess just in case u get in an accident it shuts the engine off. i forgot where it was exactly, but it's only a switch. that might be ur problem too, not sure.

05-22-2004, 03:03 PM	#1
DRIFT_BUNNY Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: japan Posts: 6	1992 ford explorer XLT (help) ok i own a 1997 s14 k's aero but this aint about the car its my lil bro we cant get his explorer to turn on. .its been sitting for 7 months .has a full tank of gas from 7 months ago .cranks a turns on for 1 or 2 seconds .new battery added thats it i cant think of anything that can be wrong with it because last time it was on it work just find. im going to empty out the gas and add a fuel injector cleaner just for the heck of it. but i need help!

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05-22-2004, 03:09 PM	#2
RallyGT Domestic Drifter Join Date: May 2004 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 463	yes...get rid of that old gas...through time gas looses the chemical needed to run a car. 7 months should do it. syphon out all the gas and run an engine cleaner fluid through it. then put in new gas.

05-22-2004, 03:51 PM	#3
Chas Guest Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 2,566	I know the problem, we had the same problem awhile back. Its a Ford!!!!!! No really, try some fresh gas, look at the injectors, sprarkpulgs, you know, the basic stuff.

05-22-2004, 06:20 PM	#4
Drift For Food OMG the ground's white! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 676	Haha, I second the Ford problem. Yeah, gas can go bad. 7 months? Eh, maybe. I'm not sure how much you tried starting it, but it may take a little bit of effort if it's been sitting that long. Some fresh gas will definately help though.

05-23-2004, 04:22 AM	#5
chrisfromda909 Guest Posts: n/a	yeah run it for a while to purge all that old gas from it. when i had my honda, before i put new gas in it, it would diesel after i shut off the car because the gas was so shitty. so yeah new gas and add cleaner.

05-23-2004, 05:53 PM	#6
Tighty_wh1tey Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Victoria B.C Posts: 120	if its been sitting for that long id reccomend an oil change new plugs and all that crap too.

05-24-2004, 07:33 AM	#7
mranlet Smokes Dynamite Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampa, CT, all over the place! Posts: 1,090	Your gas may have turned sludgey in the injectors and rail (if you're unlucky). Worst case scenario, you may need to replace the injectors, but 7 months isn't that long. Try the new gas and see what happens. -MR

05-25-2004, 01:06 PM	#8
NsLegacy Newbie Join Date: May 2004 Location: CT Posts: 1	if that doesnt work, it might be that someone hit the kill switch under the passenger dash. i had this happen to me once and it seems that all fords have it. i guess just in case u get in an accident it shuts the engine off. i forgot where it was exactly, but it's only a switch. that might be ur problem too, not sure.