# 1998 Ford Escort 4 Cyl - Engine Bucks

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-escort-4-cyl-engine-bucks/22017>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escort, rough, engines, ford\
**Created:** [November 12, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-escort-4-cyl-engine-bucks/22017 "2008-11-12T19:39:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![robertkeirstead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e99b99/32.png) [@robertkeirstead](https://community.cartalk.com/u/robertkeirstead)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-escort-4-cyl-engine-bucks/22017/1 "2008-11-12T19:39:11Z")

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When driving about 25 - 35 miles an hour lifting your foot off the gas pedal causes the engine to kind of buck and surge… the solution seems to be let the engine finally get back to idle and the press the on the gas pedal and it’s ok…

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**Author:** ![skeez-o\_the\_clown](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/skeez-o_the_clown/32/3088_2.png) [@skeez-o\_the\_clown](https://community.cartalk.com/u/skeez-o_the_clown)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-escort-4-cyl-engine-bucks/22017/2 "2008-11-15T02:21:58Z")

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is it standard?

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**Author:** ![robertkeirstead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e99b99/32.png) [@robertkeirstead](https://community.cartalk.com/u/robertkeirstead)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-ford-escort-4-cyl-engine-bucks/22017/3 "2008-11-15T17:58:11Z")

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Yes… 5 speed transmission with 4 cyl engine… Bob