Stalls at idle there is a rattle in the engine sounds rough

1999 FORD GHIA
261,000 MILES • 4.0L • 6 CYL • RWD • AUTOMATIC
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ZEPHYR CROSLEY
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I was driving it around all day did not miss a beat i was putting my foot down and flogging where I could, but I was not thrashing it too hard. I turned it off and it was running fine went to start it and it stalls at idle and it stalls in drive regardless of my speed. any idea what it could be? it has a four liter Tickford engine in it.
Aug 7, 2017 at 8:57 AM
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Hello,

It sounds like you have a vacuum leak that is keeping the engine from idling. Here are a couple of guides that will help you do some simple test so we can get the problem fixed.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-an-engine-vacuum-gauge

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/stall-at-idle

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-catalytic-converter

Please run some tests and get back to us we are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
Aug 9, 2017 at 11:37 AM
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