1999 Mercury Cougar

1999 MERCURY COUGAR
94,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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KENWORTH9143
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i just got this car and it sounde like a big vacuume
leak. took apart and found a hose hade blowed off.
the hose rn from the back of the engine to a valve on the engine block. the valve has two lines going to it. istuck the line back on and test drove blowed it right back off put clamps on the hose and drove. the trans started shifting hard. what in the world colud it be?
Jun 4, 2010 at 10:01 PM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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may need to replace those lines as they are probably old and stretched.
Jun 4, 2010 at 10:27 PM
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