sounds to me like your choke is not setting properly you should hve it checked. your choke is not setting properly just replace your choke component or you can try disconnecting the battery and see if it resets itself just remember that when you do this it resets the mapping sensor and you will need to adjust this by taking the car for a half hour drive so that the mapping sensor has a chance to reset all aspects of your driving habits this 97 Mercury will do that when you take it for the test and reset drive
If your engine revs when you start it, you might be turning the key too far in the ignition. It is also possible that you are letting it warm up for too long in cold weather.
There is no power steering in a Mercury Villager at start up in cold weather due to a failing pump or low fluid. Fluid becomes much thicker in cold weather and is much harder to pump.
The starter is located on the front side of the transmission in this model of the Mercury Cougar. If you need to work on it make sure the transmission is cold so as you do not burn yourself.
1w30 in warm weather, 5w30 in cold weather
They seem to freeze a little in cold weather.
i think that it is determined by the position of the sun. cheers-rhys stannard 10DL
Mercury doesn't have any kind of weather except the fact that Mercury is to hot facing the Sun and to cold on the dark side
Faulty ECT (engine coolant temperature) sensor. Replace it.
Cougars live in a variety of habitats from the bitter cold taiga to the hot deserts and hot, humid rain forest. They have no single weather as they have no single habitat.
Cold weather typically starts in the fall months of September, October, or November, depending on the region.
Your model should have a motor plug. If you plug it in to the wall outlet in cold weather overnight, you should have no problem to get it to start.
Check your thermostat. Looks like it is stuck open and needs replacing. That could be why your engine is running cold. Atleast its not stuck in the closed position.