1995 Ford Contour Sputtering and Hesitation

157,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JACKIEPOP
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When I start my car in the morning, it hesitates for awhile until it's warmed up. When I give it gas, it hesitates and doesn't want to go. Lately it's started sputtering when I'm stopped and my foot is on the brake. If I put it in park when stopped, the sputtering stops. Also, it sputters occasionally when I'm going uphill. Besides these problems, the car has been running fine. I'm stumped.
Oct 25, 2008 at 12:54 PM
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BMRFIXIT
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Sounds as a bad spark plug wire and or a vacuum leak
check it for tune up and check the coil

need manual CHECK IT @
https://www.2carpros.com/kpages/auto_repair_manuals.htm
Oct 26, 2008 at 11:19 PM
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