stat again will constantly crank?

1999 MERCEDES BENZ ML430
178,000 MILES
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DNDYE
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Car will start and run when idling for period of time will die when going to stat again will constantly crank till shut it off. has ran up till today. got in started drove ten min down road left on came back out and had like died.

Let it set for 9 hours started up just fine ran ten min down road turned off and it started right back up. drove the ten min back and let it set died and tried to start and it will only constantly crank till turn key to off position
Apr 6, 2012 at 1:21 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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i would have the fuel pressure checked. it may be a bad fuel pump.

also, get the cat converters tested with a vacuum test to make sure the engine can breather properly.

Roy
Apr 6, 2012 at 2:01 AM
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