I have this crazy problem that just started happening with my '97 Explorer XLT SOHC (142k miles).
My home driveway slopes downward toward my garage and when I park the front of the truck is lower than the back. The angle is not too great. I would guess 20 degrees. When my gas tank is about 1/3 to 1/4 full, it's hard to get the engine to start some times and I then have to roll the truck down into the garage to level it out. Then the engine starts right up.
The crazy thing is that this just started being a problem about two months ago. The previous year I had no problems starting it up regardless of the amount of gas in the tank. Unless of course, the tank was almost bone dry.
So, any ideas what this could be? The fuel pump. A pump inside the tank? Any help on what this could be and the approx. cost to fix would be appreciated.
Thank you. derek