1992 Mercury Tracer Check engine light

1992 MERCURY TRACER
113,000 MILES
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SHIRLEYS
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I have a 1992 mercury tracer with a 1.9 ltr.engine,i recently took a 250 mile trip,The check engine light came on about 10 times for about 10 seconds each time and when i arrived and put it in park the engine was racing with high rpm's just wondered what that could be ! Thank You
Jun 5, 2013 at 10:55 PM
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High idle is typically caused by a vacuum leak.

There will be a diagnostic fault code stored in the Engine Computer. That will indicate the circuit or system that needs further diagnosis.
Jun 5, 2013 at 11:08 PM