car stalls won't start

1998 MERCURY SABLE
23,000 MILES
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UOFOKLAROCKS
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the car started out going 20 miles or more before it would stall after about 15-20 mins it would restart gradually the amount of travel lessened still will restart after a cool down period last time it happened only drove about 5 miles ran the battery down so i haven't checked it for restarting always seems to happen to my wife so i don't know the exact conditions before it stalls she says it will stutter like once then it dies i have done a lot of research and it seems that it could be a lot of different things any idea what may be the most common cause (fuel pump)
(fuel pump relay) (crankshaft or camshaft sensor)i'm a my wits end any help would be greatly appreciated
Dec 7, 2011 at 2:54 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I would start by checking fuel pump pressure. There are directions on our homepage under the DIY section.

Let me know what you find.
Dec 7, 2011 at 3:09 AM
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UOFOKLAROCKS
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the milage on the car and its components is 230,000 the motor and tranny only have 120,000 as they have both been replaced i can eliminate the crank sensor as i replaced it with a known good one can't test the fuel system until i can get a tester but i will get back with you with the results asp
Dec 7, 2011 at 4:30 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Let me know what you find.
Dec 7, 2011 at 4:58 AM
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