I'm not having a heck of a lot of luck on a Ford forum either,so I'll put this out there. I've got that 2002 Explorer that got dropped off in my yard and I've been fooling with it from time to time trying to get it running. When I first start to crank on it,it starts right up then dies in about a second. It still has spark after it dies,but won't even fire on ether. If it sits for 30-45 minutes,it'll fire for a second again.
I put a new crank sensor on it and it didn't make any difference. This morning I went out early to do chores before the rain started and I noticed the reflection of a red light blinking in the low center of he windshield. The light must be down in the front of the dash.
That got me wondering if there's some anti theft device that's malfunctioning? There's no manual in the darned thing anywhere,but the wife's Explorer Sport Trac is the same year and same engine,so I read that. It tells how to code a new key for the anti theft,but not how to trouble shoot it or bypass it. The battery has been out for a year,so unhooking a cable to reset the computer would be a futile attempt. Anybody want to share in the mystery by floating an idea out there?
I put a new crank sensor on it and it didn't make any difference. This morning I went out early to do chores before the rain started and I noticed the reflection of a red light blinking in the low center of he windshield. The light must be down in the front of the dash.
That got me wondering if there's some anti theft device that's malfunctioning? There's no manual in the darned thing anywhere,but the wife's Explorer Sport Trac is the same year and same engine,so I read that. It tells how to code a new key for the anti theft,but not how to trouble shoot it or bypass it. The battery has been out for a year,so unhooking a cable to reset the computer would be a futile attempt. Anybody want to share in the mystery by floating an idea out there?