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Is this a ford, what year and engine size? I would have to check if this is an interference engine? If so, I'd have to pull the head and check valves and pistons, see if any internal engine damage.
I would say that the choke sensor (or whatever it is called) went bad & isn't telling the computer that it's cold & requires more fuel. Instead of starter fluid, did you try to push the foot feed 1 or 2 times?
Sounds like the fuel pump is going bad...they can be very intermittent before they go out completely...unfortunately..the pump is inside the fuel take and requires much time to replace..also fuel pumps are expensive for these models...another(cheaper) thing may be the fuel filter is clogged up a bit starving the engine of the proper amount of fuel. Have you had the fuel injectors checked, the fuel pressure regulator checked...are you getting the proper fuel delivery pressure...have someone check these things too...
the best for you to do is stop by your local library and get your hands on a Haynes auto repair manual for your car be careful of spraying to much starter fluid in the throttle body it could cause a fire make sure the engine is cold while you spray it and someone else is try starting it wish you the best of luck its cold here in Michigan too.
Had same issue today: as soon as I'd hit a stop sign or just stop it would go like it was on Neutral even though it was in Drive... I though it was the whole transsmition and was resigned to change it completely ($$$) but I took it to an honest mechanic and told me that the 1997 escorts need to be checked on with the hand brake and on Drive (make sure the brake is all the way up) it was missing like almost 1.5 ltrs of Trans. fluid =/ told me to add 1 ltr and to see if it'd stop... it did =D spent not 10 dlrs fixing it... ohh but my transmission fluid was pink going a lil brown sorry to say, you should have it changed along with the filter
computer very rarely go bad it definitely sounds like an internal transmission problem either clutches slipping or a solenoid sticking the o2 will not cause this provlem
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