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take it to a mechanic for a diagnostic DO NOT CUT ANYTHING

try changing the oc sensors that worked for me

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Q: If a 1996 Mercury Mystique GS is idling up and down and starts to die at a red light and there is no idle adjustment should the gas pedal cable be shortened?
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