1999 Mercury Tracer Stop Either Light Sign After About 2 Miles Started Car Being

1999 MERCURY TRACER
109,500 MILES
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when i am at a stop either at a light or stop sign after about 2 miles from where i started from the car being still in gear will start ideling high then low so on & so on it wont stall though & it don't have the power to get up there as fast as it used to it takes longer.
Mar 20, 2013 at 8:18 PM
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sounds like a vacuum leak. have the pcv hose checked as it is the most common failure for this issue

Roy
Mar 21, 2013 at 3:39 AM
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