Car stalls won't start

Tiny
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  • 1998 MERCURY SABLE
  • 23,000 MILES
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
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 2:54 AM

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Tiny
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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.
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 3:09 AM
Tiny
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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
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 4:30 AM
Tiny
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Let me know what you find.
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 AT 4:58 AM

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