Couple problems

[SpunBearing]

First and biggest to me is:
My signal lights a funky. I can turn them on right and they blink maybe 4 times sometimes less. Left it will only blink on occasion and sometimes none of them work. Could this be the blinker relay or something else?

Second, The car runs fine till warm. When you go to stop it idles rough and with the a/c or heater on it will sometimes die. I haven't gotten it to die yet but the previous owner said it will.

[SpunBearing]

Originally Posted by SpunBearing

First and biggest to me is:
My signal lights a funky. I can turn them on right and they blink maybe 4 times sometimes less. Left it will only blink on occasion and sometimes none of them work. Could this be the blinker relay or something else?

Second, The car runs fine till warm. When you go to stop it idles rough and with the a/c or heater on it will sometimes die. I haven't gotten it to die yet but the previous owner said it will.

BTW it's a 97 Contour GL 2.0 ATX

[glasser3]

we had a problem with the idle on our 98 and nobody could figure it out but it turned out the pully for the alternator was worn and when that was changed the idle problem went away

[SpunBearing]

Originally Posted by glasser3

we had a problem with the idle on our 98 and nobody could figure it out but it turned out the pully for the alternator was worn and when that was changed the idle problem went away

I can check into that, it idles way up on start. Then, it will idle up and down a couple times. I'm thinking possibly the Idle air control valve. Will check that pulley too.

[pre98zetec]

my 96' atx idles to about 1,900 upon startup then idles down and back up a couple times. it's done it as long as I can remember. Rough idle is a common problem with these cars, sometimes mine idles smooth down at 500rpm other times it idles rough at 700rpm.

[SpunBearing]

Originally Posted by pre98zetec

my 96' atx idles to about 1,900 upon startup then idles down and back up a couple times. it's done it as long as I can remember. Rough idle is a common problem with these cars, sometimes mine idles smooth down at 500rpm other times it idles rough at 700rpm.

Don't know how hi mine does but it revs way up on start up, then up and down couple times. It has last couple mornings when I cut the heater on the car will idle way down and rough and die if I'm sittin still waiting on the car to stop the crazy up and down idle.
I hate it when they don't throw a CE light.

I have read tons on the idle problems, I may have to learn to live with it. I didn't know if mine was doing exactly like everyone elses.
Gonna try and clean the IAC and see if it helps any, probly wont but I'm gonna be under the car changeing oil and maybe the tranny oil this weekend.

[SpunBearing]

Originally Posted by SpunBearing

Don't know how hi mine does but it revs way up on start up, then up and down couple times. It has last couple mornings when I cut the heater on the car will idle way down and rough and die if I'm sittin still waiting on the car to stop the crazy up and down idle.
I hate it when they don't throw a CE light.

I have read tons on the idle problems, I may have to learn to live with it. I didn't know if mine was doing exactly like everyone elses.
Gonna try and clean the IAC and see if it helps any, probly wont but I'm gonna be under the car changeing oil and maybe the tranny oil this weekend.

I don't have a tach in mine

[pre98zetec]

Originally Posted by SpunBearing

I don't have a tach in mine

ahh ya i keep forgetting that i swapped the cluster in mine, mine never came with a tach either. Sorry

[SpunBearing]

Originally Posted by pre98zetec

ahh ya i keep forgetting that i swapped the cluster in mine, mine never came with a tach either. Sorry

lol, what did you get the cluster from?

[pre98zetec]

Originally Posted by SpunBearing

lol, what did you get the cluster from?

96' mystique, all 4 cylinder mystique came with clusters with tachometers. If you get one make sure it's out of a 4 cylinder, and its a 96-97 and not a 95. A V6 cluster will not work.

[SpunBearing]

Originally Posted by pre98zetec

96' mystique, all 4 cylinder mystique came with clusters with tachometers. If you get one make sure it's out of a 4 cylinder, and its a 96-97 and not a 95. A V6 cluster will not work.

K, gotta hit a salvage yard tommorow. I will see if they got any there..........