1994 Mercury Cougar p0174

1994 MERCURY COUGAR
300,000 MILES • 4.6L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MRTRACY
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when i stop at redlight or stop sign eng.just stops,no running rough, just stops like i turned off the eng.the veh will start up as soon as i crank it. after a week of this a DTC pops up"p0174". so far i changed the fuel filter,cleaned MAF as best as poss.sprayed brake clean around eng.to check for poss.vac leak. cleared the code.problem still there. any thoughts? please dont say headgaskets!!!
Jan 17, 2014 at 12:39 PM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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Jan 17, 2014 at 7:09 PM
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HMAC300
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check fuel pressure with a gauge sounds low. autoparts rent the gauge.
Jan 18, 2014 at 7:14 AM
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