My wife's 1997 Ford Escort, 2.0L hesitates (almost wants to stall) when coming to a stop. Other than that the car is OK. About 80,000 miles on it. Any ideas would be helpful.
Thanks Hank?
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97 ford escort stalling...
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clean iac
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I used to have a 93 escort 1.9Fi. There was a vacuum leak that caused it to want to stall when stopping. I seem to remember it was a hose at the top end of the engine that had a small hole due chaffing against the hood, I think it was the crankcase breather tube. It went out at 92K miles, the replacement lasted until I sold it at 196K 7 years later.
I found the leak by running my hand over the various hoses until the idle improved. Duct tape fixed it until I got to the dealer. New tube, $27. Seem to remember the PCV valve was housed in one end of the tube. Worth checking out.
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check the spark plug wires if you are using the cheapest brand this car will not go for it very long it will hesitate at a red light or if you are idling the car I have one my self