2000 Ford Escort ROUGHT IDLE

2000 FORD ESCORT
99,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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JAMESMAY6
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CAR RUNS GOOD, BUT IDLE IS ROUGH. SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ONLY HITTING ON 2 OR 3 CYLINDERS.
AND GETS WORSE WHEN HEADLIGHTS AND OR HEATER IS ON. A LITTLE GAS AND THE CAR SMOOTHS OUT. NEW PLUGS AND WIRES, AND
COIL PACK.
Nov 16, 2009 at 10:42 AM
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STACIETHESTRANGE
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Check the intake hoses, especially near the oil stick. I had the same thing happen to me a year ago and it was a small hole in my air intake tubing that caused a rough idle that eventually developed into a major stalling problem.
Dec 24, 2009 at 4:23 AM