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    I've had some dealt with a heater core problem like that with a 93 Explorer, thankfully Ford put an access panel under the dash to make changing that one easy enough. So far oil and water levels are perfect, nothing "strange" coming from the tail pipe, and the heat is still working like always...
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    I'm keeping a check on the water, oil, and tailpipe every time I crank it after sitting for more than a few hours now, just to be safe.
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    After running her all weekend, I believe the sealant fixed the problem. It sat for about 16 hours Saturday and fired right up no problems.
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    WOW! I put some Barr's Head Gasket and Coolant Sealant in this morning, so far so good. Still in the testing stage though, I'll let y'all know the results.
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    The battery and starter are both good. It's not the fact that there's water and vapor coming from the tail pipe, but that all of sudden it's a lot more than usual, and a lot more that there should have been for a 70 degree day.
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    It takes about 9 hours of sitting for it to act up when trying to crank. The theory I've heard from a couple of shade tree mechanics is there's a small leak in the gasket around on of the water jackets, allowing a small amount of water to leak in to one of the cylinders.
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    I have a 1998 Expedition, 5.4, 4 wheel drive. Yesterday she cranked and drove to work perfectly. After work, I turned the key and it sounded like it turned over maybe half way, then something sort of hung. Let off the key for a few seconds, tried again, same thing. Tried a third time, initially...
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