1995 Ford Mustang Car stalls

Tiny
KEVSIL2003
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  • 1995 FORD MUSTANG
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 99,000 MILES
Hi, I my 1995 mustang stalls while driving. I first noticed the problem 3 months ago while driving 75 mph on the highway. The problem got progressively worse. 1 month ago the car started stalling at slower speeds (typically in 3rd gear, around 40 mph, and 2,000 rpm). Eventually the car would stall everytime I drove it. It restarted after a minute or two. I took it to two mechanics with no luck. The check engine light comes on briefly when it stalls, but does not stay on. I had the following done and the car ran great for two weeks:

changed: plugs, wires, distributor cap, rotor, ignition coil, ignition module. I also changed the fuel filter.

This week the car started stalling again everytime I drive it. I'm going to change the fuel pump this weekend, but I am not optimistic and don't know where to go from there. Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!


I wasn't sure if I should post a follow up question here or reply to question (so I did both).



Yeah, I'm with you. I'm not a big fan of replacing parts at random either, but I tried getting the problem diagnosed with no luck.

Question: Does it make sense that the problem "might" be the fuel pump when the last mechanic I took my car to replaced the ignition coil and ignition module, which made the car run great for nearly two weeks, but now it's showing the same symptoms as before. Would replacing these parts make the car run better for a while even if the fuel pump was still going bad?
Friday, November 7th, 2008 AT 7:25 AM

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Tiny
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M not one to suggest just replacing parts but a weak fuel pump is the first thing I was thinking of. If you can get your hands on a fuel pressure gauge you could monitor fuel presssure while it was acting up to give you a little better idea of what to look for.
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Friday, November 7th, 2008 AT 7:31 AM
Tiny
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Yeah, I'm with you. I'm not a big fan of replacing parts at random either, but I tried getting the problem diagnosed with no luck.

Question: Does it make sense that the problem "might" be the fuel pump when the last mechanic I took my car to replaced the ignition coil and ignition module, which made the car run great for nearly two weeks, but now it's showing the same symptoms as before. Would replacing these parts make the car run better for a while even if the fuel pump was still going bad?
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Friday, November 7th, 2008 AT 11:00 AM
Tiny
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No it was just coincidence that it ran better, a ignition part is usually good or bad.
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Saturday, November 8th, 2008 AT 6:24 AM

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