1997 ford explorer sport starting problem

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militaryguy - 26 Apr 2004 15:44 GMT

I have a 1997 Ford explorer sport and every so often it want start... then
it will start up....the engine will turn over but nothing the longest it
did this was for a week ...I call to have it towed to the dealership, the
guy got here and it started right up go figure....they checked it out and
found nothing wrong...I hate to get rid of it because I like it and I dont
want to pass that problem on to someone. It only has 78,000 miles and
still looks new if anyone has had the same problem plese let me
know....(THANKS)

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Big Shoe - 26 Apr 2004 16:18 GMT

Just a guess - Have you tried pressing on the accelerator? If the
idle air control valve is stuck shut, it will not start unless you
press down on the gas.

>I have a 1997 Ford explorer sport and every so often it want start... then
>it will start up....the engine will turn over but nothing the longest it
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>still looks new if anyone has had the same problem plese let me
>know....(THANKS)

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GClough - 27 Apr 2004 21:15 GMT

My wife's sport had a similar problem; changed fuel pump relay, and it
went away!

> I have a 1997 Ford explorer sport and every so often it want start... then
> it will start up....the engine will turn over but nothing the longest it
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> still looks new if anyone has had the same problem plese let me
> know....(THANKS)

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mrkennyg - 27 Apr 2004 23:11 GMT

I had the EXACT same problem, twice on my 1997.

Have the CRANK SENSOR replaced. It's probably a $300 fix, and its a
gamble replacing it without knowing *for sure* that this is the
problem. But the dilema you face is that your dealer will not ever be
able to diagnose the problem unless it happens exactly to him while
its at the shop. Since this is an intermittent problem, the chances
are VERY low that the truck will decide not to start when it is at the
shop. Meanwhile, you'll be paying the mechanic to look at the truck
and tell you there's nothing wrong.

It's a gamble replacing a part that you don't know for sure is broken
- but your symptoms are exactly the same as mine and changing it now
will save you money in the long run.

> I have a 1997 Ford explorer sport and every so often it want start... then
> it will start up....the engine will turn over but nothing the longest it
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> still looks new if anyone has had the same problem plese let me
> know....(THANKS)

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ECMS96 - 28 Apr 2004 02:15 GMT

had the same problem on my 97 sport,,,turned out to be a crank shaft sensor and
cam shaft sensor

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