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Car Idling rough then stalling.

Tiny
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I have a 2000 Ford Focus. Over the weekend, my son and I changed the spark plugs. Now, when the car is in park and idling, it slows down and dies in about a minute or two. Same thing when I am stopped at a red light. I changed the spark plug wire set, not much better. When travelling, the car runs well. Could I have a bad spark plug or perhaps I gapped the spark plugs wrong? The car did not do this before changing the spark plugs.
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Monday, December 6th, 2010 AT 3:32 PM

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Tiny
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Check to make sure you didn't disconnect any vacuum hoses. Also, check to make sure no wiring was disconnected.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
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Monday, December 6th, 2010 AT 3:34 PM
Tiny
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Gap is a possibility
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Monday, December 6th, 2010 AT 4:40 PM
Tiny
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Legitimate007 is correct. If you are concerned that the plugs may not be gapped properly, that would be a good place to start checking.
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 AT 1:34 PM
Tiny
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Thanks joe
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 AT 7:58 PM

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