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Old 12-27-2005, 03:34 PM
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Re: 98 Ford Windstar PO171 code

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Originally Posted by Fordina
We may possibly do just that. My husband is very mechanically-minded though -- just hasn't spent much time under the hood of a car, in particular, as this is the first older car we have had that's had these problems. He said that if I was able to pull up step-by-step instructions via this website as to how to fix the problem, then he would give it a try. He's very eager to learn auto mechanics, and it would be extremely helpful to save the money, if possible....
To make sure on my 2001 that is was a vacuum leak I sprayed
Ether,, all around the intake while engine was running and it DID
rev up every time!! (sprayed at intake to plenum)
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