Next week, yes. After that, who knows...

That's fine, just let me know

 

Wanted to see if any of you had any experience with the 3.0L Escapes? My wife has an 05, was running great all weekend until after I filled up in Vegas to head home. I'm guessing the fillup is just coincidence. One the way home, first place we pulled off, the engine was running rough at idle. It is worse when in gear and under load than it is in neutral. Comes off of idle fine, no hesitation, or lack of power. After stopping a couple times on the way home, it is taking longer and longer to start each time we start it. Seems to be running rich and smell of raw gas in the car. Sounds to me from research tonight that it might be a coil pack. Any thoughts? Going to hookup the computer tomorrow and scan it after I get home.

 

You actually stopped on the way home? Must be getting soft in your old age

Did you check out the Escape forum?

Escape & Escape Hybrid - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

There's a 3.0 forum too, but it doesn't get much traffic:

3.0L V6 - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

 

That's where most of my research is from. Figured I'd post hear to see if any of our guru's had anymore personal knowledge. Kind of a shot in the dark until I scan it tomorrow any way. Either way, it needs the plugs done so I'll probably just do all the coils and plugs any way. Now I just need to find a car trailer to tow it home with this weekend, don't want to risk having any issues continuing to drive it.

 

Hit Ron up. I think he's storing his over in Tustin.

 

This is to good not to share.
Careful kids....bad language.


I decided it was a little to blue.
It was a tug of war between a Chevy and a Dodge diesel. The Dodge pulled the Chevy all over a parking lot over curbs and stuff. Probably scared the heck out of the Chebie dude.
Its on You Tube if you want to see it.

 

Someone in Texas also published it to the club's "joke" section.

I didn't find it to be a joke, and certainly not funny. Irresponsible is a better descriptor.

For what it's worth, I think the video gives all of us oil-burners a bad name with the general public.

Just my pair-o'-pennies.

Pop

 

Yeah, at first I thought "stupid rednecks".
Then I thought better and pulled it.
It was just rude.

 

I have the same engine in my hand-me-down commuter car. The one weak link in the fuel/air system is the IAC valve. And it does not reliably throw a code when it gets sticky. You can try cleaning it, or a new one is around $100 or less. Easy to R&R.

 

Coulda been a lot more than someone's pride damaged in that vid ...did you see the chain wrapped around the tow ball?

 

Thats what I thought was gonna happen.

 

My thoughts exactly. Anyone seen JR's tail gate lately?

 

Thanks Trey for bringing back that painful and humbling memory...

No, I haven't heard from JR since...

I need to get the Annual Pismo G2G out there, I bet he'll check in then.

 

Turned out to be the EGR valve. It was stuck open. Got it cleaned up as good as I could in the dark and the car is purring for the moment. Going to look into a replacement tomorrow to have on hand.

 

I saw that video today, just reality TV of a different sort.

What did they think was going to happen? I say if you're stupid enough to chain your rig up to somebody elses' (sp?) for a tug-o-war, you deserve to get dragged around a parking lot like the Chevy guy did. Then he was mad when it was over? Duh!