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Changed out thermostat & truck is now skipping...????
I changed out my thermostat and now my 1998 ford Explorer is now skipping when I drive it. I checked all of the vaccum hoses and all are connected, what could cause it to skip?
Skipping means misfiring while idling and/or driving, all sensors and vaccum hoses are connected! Skipping means misfiring while idling and/or driving, all sensors and vaccum hoses are connected!
skipping means misfiring while idling and/or driving, all sensors and vaccum hoses are connected properly!! skipping means misfiring while idling and/or driving, all sensors and vaccum hoses are connected properly!!
Re: Changed out thermostat & truck is now skipping...????
Make sure that all of the sensors are connected. Is the Check Engine light on? Make sure that all of the spark plug wires are still secure.
What do you mean skipping? Is there an ignition miss (e.g. cylinder not firing) or is the ignition cutting out periodically?
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you live in a cold place-the thermostat you replaced may not be good-try another one-or put card board in front of grille,not against radiator that could cause overheating- cheers Denny
Was the spring there when you removed the old thermostat or did it show up when you put the new one in. It sounds like the spring that is a part of the old thermostat broke.
Good Luck.
The usual problem after changing a thermostat, is an air lock. Bleed the air out by loosening the return hose from the core and carefully move the hose a little to allow the air to escape
I had the same problem and changed out the thermostat. The clicking was were the bottom half of the thermostat had actually broken off and was moving in the housing
did you put it in nuetral then switch it, wait a few seconds then put in reverse and back up a couple of feet and nuetral again, i had to do this on my explorer sometimes.
Skipping means misfiring while idling and/or driving, all sensors and vaccum hoses are connected!
skipping means misfiring while idling and/or driving, all sensors and vaccum hoses are connected properly!!
car skips btwn 34-45 mph. was told that it was the transmission. had the whole thing flushed out. hopefully, it will run better after a few trips..
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