1996 Ford Aerostar engine knocking when cold

1996 FORD AEROSTAR
240,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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LARRYWP
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this is a 3.0 , it runs smooth but knocks badly when it is cold . I have changed the oil pump . And it still would knock the first time started each day for about a minute or two.The temp guage would fluxuate up and down when driving so I changed the thermostat . It now does not get to the halfway mark on the temp guage and continues to knock much longer . then once it quits I try driving and after a couple blocks knocking starts back up.Seems that it quiets when at full temp and resumes when it drops back down. ( the knock sounds like valves,Lifters,or rocker arms.But I can hear it like it is in the exhaust . Could this be a injector or cadilatic converter problem ? Please help . Thanks
Apr 3, 2010 at 8:52 AM
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[quote:28d7ff4bbe="larrywp"]Engine Mechanical problem
1996 Ford Aerostar 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 240000 miles

this is a 3.0 , it runs smooth but knocks badly when it is cold . I have changed the oil pump . And it still would knock the first time started each day for about a minute or two.The temp guage would fluxuate up and down when driving so I changed the thermostat . It now does not get to the halfway mark on the temp guage and continues to knock much longer . then once it quits I try driving and after a couple blocks knocking starts back up.Seems that it quiets when at full temp and resumes when it drops back down. ( the knock sounds like valves,Lifters,or rocker arms.But I can hear it like it is in the exhaust . Could this be a injector or cadilatic converter problem ? Please help . Thanks[/quote:28d7ff4bbe]
Apr 3, 2010 at 8:55 AM