Changed starter now it wont stay running

ROSIEDOL

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1996 FORD PROBE
6 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
98,350 MILES

Good morning. Help! We changed our daughters starter in a 1996 ford probe wow what a job that was, but it start hooray, now when we put it in gear and start out its okay for a few hundred feet then it starts to rev real high the rpms go up and down crazily then it stalls out. If we let it sit an idle its ok for a few minutes then the idle goes up then down the stalls. Any ideas we need to send her back to college soon and money is extremly tight so we are trying to get to the source and don't know where to start
thank you for your help
rosiedol

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KHLOW2008

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Recheck components around the area where work was performed.
Look out for dislodged hoses (vacuum leakages), disconnected wires etc.

Is the Check Engine Light indicating?

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Friday, July 15th, 2011 AT 2:33 PM

ROSIEDOL

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Thank you for answering. The engine light was on for months before this starter issue it needs an oxygen sensor that my husband hasn't put on yet LOL. I went out this morning and checked all connections and hoses, the big black air cover is loose because - someone whom shall remain nameless- but male - broke the snaps
this morning I started it and let it idle for a while about two minutes then wnt under the hood and pushed on the gas throttle and it stalled I repeated the steps and agian push on the throttle under hood and it did the same thing stalled out and I noticed it almost sounded like suffacated, sorry about the terminology. I am much better with children
any ideas
thank you