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sparkmystro
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Dec 14, 2010, 7:36 PM

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I have a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. It is a 4.7L V6. It has 156,008 miles. It will not hold and idle when the temperature is below 40 and now it will not even start. It turns over just fine but will not start. Could it be the fuel injector or maybe ice in the gas line?

Hammer Time
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Dec 14, 2010, 7:54 PM

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I seriously doubt it's ice in the fuel but you can change the filter to eliminate that possibility. that's the only place it could be. You need to use a fuel pressure gauge to determine the exact fuel pressure when the problem is occurring.

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sparkmystro
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Dec 14, 2010, 7:58 PM

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Ok. Is this a tool I can rent from a local Auto Parts store? How do I do this exactly?

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Dec 14, 2010, 8:05 PM

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Yes, you should be able to rent a gauge. There should be a service port on the fuel rail to hook it up to with the proper Ford adapter.

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sparkmystro
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Dec 14, 2010, 8:07 PM

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Ok. I will try that first. Is there any other possible things I should look at?

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Dec 14, 2010, 9:52 PM

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While your renting the gauge have the parts store pull the codes for you to see if there is any stored DTCs

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