Our 93 ford explorer has been a real champ in the last two years that we have owned it. It has been very well cared for with only 72,000 miles... but lately we have noticed two things. When the car first starts cold (IE: First start of the day) the car runs fine, but when put in reverese, will die immediately, and run fine once restarted. Secondly, (and the biggest issue) is when sitting and idleing (doesnt matter if its cold or warm) the engine goes up and down from 500-600rpm which makes the idle pretty rough. Also, when starting from a dead stop to accelerate, you press the peddle and the car seems to "hesitate" for a few seconds before finally accelerating. Does anyone have any idea as to what may be the issue?
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17 years ago