seems to me that it has to do with the tranny. do any of you who responded have a manual transmission. my sorta does it too as does my sister's escort (both autotrannies). hence putting it in neutral would solve the "problem" by taking the stress off the engine of holding the transmission back. HTH.

caleb d.

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Originally posted by CSVT1214:
Originally posted by ford zetec2:
after than, what do i do with the 98 short shifter? do I place it in there like it is?

Stick it in your butt and rotate.