Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting Starts but then stalls instantly ???

Hey guys, I just bought a 96 ford contour 2.0 @ police auction. When I first tried to start it, all it did was click... so I tried jumping it - didn�t work. Had the battery checked - was good.


So I replaced that damn starter


Now it starts. But then it stalls.


It kind of makes a high pitched noise when it turns over and it dies instantly.
IF I hold down the gas petal when I start it, it stays on for only as long as I hold the gas petal down. then it dies. When I do this, it like revs up and down while I�m holding the gas petal at a constant rate. The throttle plate moves erratically...

PLEASE HELP!