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pattik
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Aug 2, 2007, 4:09 PM
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Hello, I have a 1998 mercury mystique. I've had the timing belt replaced twice last month because a bad pulley was shredding it. Now the pulleys have been replaced, and the belt looks good, but the car is starting to pick up speed by itself. I also hear the same tinny-sounding rattle I heard the last time the belt went bad. Now a different mechanic says it sounds like the idle motor is going bad, but the car is still safe to drive. Can an idle motor really increase acceleration when the car is in gear? And can this really be two different problems? Help!
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bschanz
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Aug 7, 2007, 12:29 PM
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The tinny noise, may be the exhaust heat shield underneath the car. Sounds silly, but it happens. the pickup in speed, I have no clue. Yoy may want to run it in to the shop and see if they can replicate your symptoms.
Good luck,
Ben
Ben
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