"Richard Minami" wrote:
> Could it be a fuel filter? I think there's one on the '94s...
> (I'm
> mechanically challenged as well) But it sure sounds like the
> same symptoms
> as my parent's old '82 Ford van. It died on the freeway while
> I had the
> pedal down. I was able to quickly throw it into neutral and
> restart the
> engine and pop it back into drive. We didn't have a problem
> for the rest of
> the drive. But a friend suggested the fuel filter. We had it
> changed a few
> days later and never saw the problem again.
>
> My '94 Explorer factory battery lasted 10 years! I couldn't
> believe it, so
> I checked all my records and couldn't find any new battery
> purchase. There
> is a chance that I lost it, but I don't think so. I guess it
> has to do with
> Seattle's mild winters and pleasant summers. Life has been
> hectic, and I
> just never thought about it. It always fired right up. Last
> year on what
> turned out to be the coldest day of the winter, it still
> cranked but had a
> hard time. Got the battery replaced the next day. I wonder
> how much more
> "borrowed time" I could have sqeezed out of that thing!
>
> Richard Minami
> 2005 Explorer XLT Sport 4x4
> 1997 Coleman Yukon
>
>
> "redcat" > wrote in message
> news:1_529132_bc2b0957018a10ddc372a36d655b9b93@aut oforumz.com...
> > Even though the Fuel pump relay has been replaced, sometimes
> the car
> > won’t start. So we do the “take the relay out to cool off”
> stuff, and
> > then it will start.
> >
> > The bigger problem is that at times the engine will die
> while I’m
> > driving. The battery light comes on and the rpm goes to
> zero as the
> > engine cuts out completely. I’ve been fortunate to be able
> to
> > manuever it safely to the side of the road although the
> power steering
> > won’t work at that point.
> >
> > It can be very dangerous and happens without warning. It
> happened
> > last week when I was driving on a highway at a constant
> 55mph and was
> > 60 miles into the trip…. then it happened twice in one day.
> The first
> > time I was doing 40mph and only 8 miles from home, got it
> restarted
> > and to my destination where the car sat for 3 hours. I was
> on the way
> > home and it died when slowing down for a stop sign and only
> 3 miles
> > into my return trip.
> >
> > I usually let it sit for a minute or two and try to restart.
> If that
> > doesn’t work, I do the relay thing mentioned above.
> >
> > The mechanics are mystified. They cannot pinpoint the
> problem. I’m
> > afraid to drive it any distance unless my husband is with
> me.
> >
> > I looked through a lot of the postings, but didn’t see
> anything
> > specific about this. Any insight would be greatly
> appreciated!
> >
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Well, now......that could be another possibility. We did have a new
battery installed and had the cables checked (mechanic said they
didn’t need to be replaced). The car ran fine and then, on Saturday,
it died again. Same drill, take the relay out for a few minutes and
then put it back in and the car starts. We are going to take it back
and get the cables replaced after all. Will also have them check the
fuel filter. Thanks for the input!