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1997 Ford Contour Base 4dr Sedan

1997 Ford Contour
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Front Wheel Drive, 4 Door Sedan, Compact
24 mpg city / 33 mpg hwy
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June 10, 2011, 7:30 pm

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Question: Car starts but dies after a couple minutes?

The car starts and runs smoothly but after a few minutes it just dies as if you turned of the key. No rattles or missing before it dies. Check engine light comes on and is code P0320 Ignition distributor engine speed input circuit malfunction.Car tuned up about 2,000 miles ago and I tried the ingnition coil but still have the sam eproblem. Any Ideas


 
 



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