Ford 2.5 engine

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Ford 2.5 contour, does not start when hot and wamred up, starts when cold

[carriedi]

what year is your contour?

when it doesn't start warm, try holding the gas pedal to the floor after it doesn't start at first. Holding the pedal to the floor will tell the computer to shut off the fuel. (wide open throttle (WOT)) If it starts to get running then take your foot off the gas. If it starts this way then your engine is flooding when it is warm. Too much fuel. I would check the coolant temp sensor. If it isn't getting the correct signal to the computer like an open circuit it will read as freezing cold and dump fuel.

have the car scanned to verify the coolant temperature.
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.if that isn't it let me know and we will go from there