1997 Ford Contour Engine wants to stall

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LINDYTHORN
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Engine Performance problem
1997 Ford Contour 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual
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My daughter's Ford Contour has been acting up for about the last 3 months. When she is stopped at a light and the clutch is in, the engine acts like it will stall and then surges to compensate (she does not do this with the gas pedal) and she can smell gas, almost as if the engine is starting to flood. Mechanics can't seem to find and fix the problem. The last one said it was because she needed freon for her A/C. She got it back today, (after paying $60 for freon she didn't want) and the problem still exists.
May 20, 2008 at 3:13 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Have the idle air control valve/motor,throttle position sensor and EGR checked out-
May 20, 2008 at 3:24 PM
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