1997 ford contiour getting fuel spark and air but smell fuel when trying to start it why and why won't it start broke down due to a coolient hose needing replaced

Asked by Dylan Jul 13, 2015 at 03:19 AM about the 1997 Ford Contour 4 Dr GL Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Fixed hose still won't start but I'm
smelling fuel fixed gap on plugs

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Paul answered 9 years ago

Did you check the timing, did you perform compression test, did you check fuel pressure are you getting 12 volts?

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1997 ford contiour getting fuel spark and air but smell fuel when trying to start it why and why won't it start broke down due to a coolient hose needing replaced 1 Answer

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