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Ford Tempo The Ford Tempo is an American-built two-door coupe and four-door sedan produced by the Ford Company from 1984 to 1994. It was the successor to the Ford Fairmont, and was replaced in 1994 by the Ford Contour. The Tempo was part of a rejuvenation by Ford to offer more environmentally friendly, fuel efficient, and more modern styled models to compete with the imports.

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Old 04-21-2008, 09:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Unhappy Ford 1992 tempo won't start help

okay so a few days ago i was driving in my tempo then, i turned off my car got our and went and grabbed something to eat...

came back tried to start my car i didn't work, i sat there for 10 min then cranked and it started

3 hours later went to my house turned off the car then, came back out an hour or two later and it did the same thing... so i sat there 10 min it started

next day went to friends house leave car at friends house come back get in it doesnt start, then i left it there over night

next day open the door start the car it cranks right up

the next day go to the gas station i have to leave there cause it won't crank

next day i went back to the gas station it started right up


later that night i went to work from 4-11 left work and started my car, then forgot my hat and stuff turned off the car ran back in then come out and it won't start at all its been 2 days

we have a new starter relay, new transmission, new transmission belt, all the electronics work, i have gas, transmission fluid, oil, coolant, wires on battery are clean and the car STILL WON'T START SOMEONE HELP ME SOON just email me or something
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Old 05-08-2008, 05:50 PM   #2 (permalink)
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somtimes by the battery theres an round thing called the celinoid. sometimes an wire on there comes lose red one with right angle.try that ....seems after hot running it happens .plus this car is prone to bad gas.if you get bottom crap from gas station its shuts down easy.re fill with high octane and bottle of stp water remover.might work better.
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Old 07-02-2008, 09:43 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Replace the ignition switch I had the same problem and I think that solved it.
The switch is on the right of the stearing wheel at the base it should be a $10.00 part and takes about 1.5 hr to replace. any more help
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