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1997 Mercury Cougar XR-7 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall
Posted to Ford Driveability on 4/25/2002 11 Replies

installed the 3.8l v-6 about 3 months ago. the engine was a 30,000 mile junk yard [...] initial start up,the engine did not want to run. it would turn over and misfire and spudder. we carb cleaned it and got it to run, but it would bog down at full throttle. f...

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car Vehicle Data

1997 Mercury Cougar XR-7

VIN 1ME1M6242V
Engine3.8 L / 6 cyl / GAS
Trans4-speed Automatic (Electronic)
DeliveryFI / SEFI
EmissionsOBD-II Compliant
SymptomsPoor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall
OccursIdle, After a Hot Soak, Intermittently

Trouble Codes

P0300Multiple Misfire Detected
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car Vehicle Data

1997 Mercury Cougar XR-7

VIN 1ME1M6242V
Engine3.8 L / 6 cyl / GAS
Trans4-speed Automatic (Electronic)
DeliveryFI / SEFI
EmissionsOBD-II Compliant
SymptomsPoor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Stall
OccursIdle, After a Hot Soak, Intermittently

Trouble Codes

P0300Multiple Misfire Detected