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engine wont start #858000 01/30/04 05:31 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 28 Neshkoro, WI M manute OP New CEG\'er
OP manute New CEG\'er M Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 28 Neshkoro, WI	ok today(i live in Wisconsin and it was -15 out) i tried to start my car for like ten minutes and right when it was just about to start i noticed that the MPH gauge went up to 30 while the RPM's didnt move. I quickly turned my engine off and tried once more...it did the same thing. Im not going to try to start it untill it gets warmer. But would anyone have any idea what would make the MPH move before it started. 96 contour Sport soon to come: Ma Audio system

Re: engine wont start #858001 01/30/04 05:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,145 Durham NC G gearhead98 Hard-core CEG\'er
gearhead98 Hard-core CEG\'er G Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,145 Durham NC	if the speedo went to 30 thats a problem because the speedo is cable driven and that means that something in the trany was moving fast enough to make it do that 98.5 Black SE ATX S&B filter, SVT MAF, optimized SVT TB, mesh grille, removed orange reflectors, painted rear reflector, gutted pre-cats, optimized SVT LIM, 19lb injectors, resonator removed cant afford an svt but lookin for 1 in nc

Re: engine wont start #858002 01/30/04 09:37 PM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 28 Neshkoro, WI M manute OP New CEG\'er
OP manute New CEG\'er M Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 28 Neshkoro, WI	do you think it would be bad enough that it might wreck something to drive 96 contour Sport soon to come: Ma Audio system

Re: engine wont start #858003 01/30/04 09:42 PM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 16 Richmond, VA W wgharper_dup1 New CEG\'er
wgharper_dup1 New CEG\'er W Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 16 Richmond, VA	I had the exact same thing a month ago. Turned out to be the wiring harness. Got it replaced under the recall program, and no problems since. Geoff

Re: engine wont start #858004 01/31/04 01:33 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,459 Atoka, Oklahoma B bentleywarren_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er
bentleywarren_dup1 Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,459 Atoka, Oklahoma	Some of the early 95's were cable driven, but I believe all of the 96's and newer were electronic. I just had a similar problem with my Chevy Silverado. The speedometer would climb when I revved the engine when I was in park or neutral. Shortly after that, the speedometer and tach went wacko, and started bouncing and climbing erratically everytime I accelerated. As it turned out, the problem was a loose ground wire going to the battery. The ground was good enough to start the engine, and run all the lights, but apparently the ground was weak enough that I was getting some kind of surge through the electrical system everytime I accelerated. I don't know if the same thing would happen on a contour, but it's worth looking at. 95 Contour Zetec, ATX (wrecked, sitting in the barn) 95 Mystique Zetec, MTX 2000 Taurus SEL 3.0L Duratec 1994 Crown Victoria LX 4.6 V8 1993 Chevy Silverado 4.3 V6

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