1992 Mercury Tracer MISSING AND SPUTTERRING

1992 MERCURY TRACER
86,598 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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DUDE19572
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I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE CAR STARTED TO RUN FUNNY IT WAS SPITTING AND SPUTTERRING LIKE IT WAS MISFIRING BUT I CHANGED THE WIRES AND SPARK PLUGS AND IT REALLY DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE THEN IT ALSO WOULDN'T GO MORE THEN 35 MPH AND MISSING ALL THE WAY I WAS TALKING TO A PERSON THAT KNOWS A LITTLE MORE THEN I KNOW AND JUST EXPLAINED WHAT IT WAS DOING AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE CATALATIC CONVERTER COULD THIS POSSIBLY BE THE PROBLEM> PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND EMAIL ME BACK ASAP
May 17, 2009 at 7:13 PM
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RASMATAZ
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To rule out the Cat do a backpressure test on the exhaust system. Also check the fuel pressure/MAF/TPS/EGR valve
May 22, 2009 at 7:22 PM