Engine shuts off while driving

1994 MERCURY COUGAR
145,659 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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WELCH86
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The car will run for a while then it shuts off and then it won't start for a couple of hours. I replaced cap, button, plugs, wires, and fuel filter. thought it was fuel pump, but you can hear it running.
Jul 25, 2010 at 4:44 PM
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KALE LAWRENCE
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Did you fix this? What did you do?
Feb 17, 2022 at 8:49 AM
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KASEKENNY
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Looks like this question was from over 10 years ago so it is unlikely they will respond.

However, if you are having the exact same issues the likely cause is a crank sensor issue.

Here is a guide that will help with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/symptoms-of-a-bad-crankshaft-sensor

Basically, the sensor tells the rest of the ignition system when to fire the plugs. When it fails it can take a little time before it allows the engine to start again.

I attached the info from the manual that will help with replacing it. Clearly this is a guess at this point so let us know any other details that you have on your issue.

If it is a different vehicle then listed above, we should get a new post started.

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/new

Please see the info attached and we can go from there. Thanks
Feb 17, 2022 at 5:12 PM
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KALE LAWRENCE
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thank you.
Feb 18, 2022 at 9:13 AM