Hi, Ok so I'm coming back from my sister's house and my 1994 Aerostar van starts to overheat. Then it starts to loose power and then it died. So I blew the darn head gasket. Replaced all the gaskets and got the darn thing put back together and wouldn't ya know it, it won't start. =:( Just my luck. It turns over but won't start. Anyone with any ideas? Please help. Came to far to give up now. Thanks everyone.
2007-04-22 12:57:37 · 6 answers · asked by little chica 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
"Rakel" Thanks for the info, we did do the job ourself and he cleaned the heads really good and looked them over for any cracks. My motor is a 3.0. What are the firing order for those motors? See, he said before he took them off he marked them but when he put them back on it was in a different order than what the book showed. So he went by the book. Any information is helpful. Thanks again.
2007-04-22 13:31:26 · update #1
Did you do this job yourself? If so the firing order on this engine is 1-4-2-5-3-6. Have you verified this to be correct? I'm assuming that your engine is the 4.0L OHV because those are the engines with the kind of issues you describe. Did you leave anything unplugged? Just for your information, those 4.0L OHV engines do have a tendency to crack between the intake and exhaust valves. Did you check the heads closely when it was apart? Did you change the engine oil after the job? Sorry for more questions than answers, but I hope I've provided some information to you which may help you.
Edit: Okay since it is the 3.0L V6, the ignition firing is still the same as the 4.0L. The ignition timing specs. on your vehicle is 10 degrees BTDC +/- 2 degrees. Are you getting spark and fuel? If you are not getting spark, you may have a faulty TFI module (the module on your distributor, just below the cap). Recheck all your electrical connections to make sure you haven't forgotten anything.
2007-04-22 13:14:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There it goes, i think someone answered already.
The firing order of the cylinders is a funny and common mistake.
If the van was running fine before the gasket problem it should not give any problems
Down below there's a firing order of a 1988 Aerostar, should be the same as the 1994 one
2007-04-22 14:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is substantial what motor vehicle it is. in any different case we are able to purely wager: i assume the distributor isn't put in suitable. it would additionally be having the camshaft no longer timed suitable if it is an overhead cam engine. it would desire to be a dozen different issues. verify spark with a timing mild and verify out each and each spark plug to confirm which one is firing on suitable lifeless midsection. it would be numer one, yet that may no longer occurring, on condition that th ecar won't start up. Did you positioned the motor vehicle at the same time or became it completed by a save? in case you probably did the interest, seem interior the instruction manual approximately putting the camshaft, the distributor and different ignition-appropriate subject concerns. If a sop did it. they are not complete with this interest till the motor vehicle runs completely. If somebody worked on the motor vehicle till now the top became bumped off, they might are starting to be some thing incorrect you don't be attentive to approximately.
2016-12-16 12:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to adjust the timing.
or you have the plug wires in the wrong firing order on the distributor cap.
2007-04-22 13:07:29 · answer #4 · answered by bakerone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow you got really unlucky. It must have damaged soemthing else in your engine. sorry i dont know what that could be though.
2007-04-22 13:05:22 · answer #5 · answered by aaronzhunt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
timing is off
2007-04-22 13:02:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋